Outline
- Commendation, Greetings and Doxology (ch. 16)
Romans 5
1 Therefore, since we have been made right
in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ
our Lord has done for us.
2Because of our faith, Christ has brought us
into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently
and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems
and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.
4 And endurance develops strength of
character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.
5 And this hope will not lead to
disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us
the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ
came at just the right time and died for us sinners.
7 Now, most people would not be willing to
die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a
person who is especially good.
8 But God showed his great love for us by
sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
9 And since we have been made right in
God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s
condemnation.
10 For since our friendship with God was
restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will
certainly be saved through the life of his Son.
11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new
relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of
God.
12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world.
Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone
sinned.
13 Yes, people sinned even before the law
was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to
break.
14 Still, everyone died—from the time of
Adam to the time of Moses—even those who did not disobey an explicit
commandment of God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of
Christ, who was yet to come.
15 But there is a great difference between
Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought
death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of
forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.
16 And the result of God’s gracious gift is
very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to
condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even
though we are guilty of many sins.
17 For the sin of this one man, Adam,
caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and
his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin
and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
18Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for
everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship
with God and new life for everyone.
19 Because one person disobeyed God, many
became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made
righteous.
20God’s law was given so that all people could
see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful
grace became more abundant.
21 So just as sin ruled over all people and
brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right
standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
