Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—
I want to focus today on verse 15. The gist is, essentially, all for one and one for all. Through Adam, we are all sinners. Through Christ, we are all forgiven. Yesterday’s scripture reminded us that we are celebrated when we return, but that those who never stray never lose access to Christ’s presence, a priceless gift in itself.
Romans 5:13 To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law.
The all for one and one for all nature of Christ’s sacrifice–He died for all of us; His grace and mercy is available to all of us–has me thinking about the many, many ways we separate ourselves as human beings. *I* am worthy. You are not. *We* are chosen. They are not. That’s not how God works. Nadia Bolz-Weber once said, “Every time we draw a line between us and others, Jesus is always on the other side of it.”
Romans 5:14 Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come.
Precious Savior, Forgive me when I try to draw lines of division, when I try to establish that I am on “Your” side and those “others” are somehow not. Thank You that You love all of Your creation even those who do not recognize or accept You. Help me to see as You see, to love as You love. Help me. Amen.
Romans 5:15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
Have a blessed day.