1. Death Reigned

2. Adam & Christ

3. Adam & Consequences
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned
Romans 5:12

4. Adam & Consequences
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 3:23

5. Adam & Consequences
(For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses,
Romans 5:13-14a

6. Adam & Consequences
even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.
Romans 5:14b

7. Adam & Christ Compared
15 But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. 16 And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification.

8. Adam & Christ Compared
17 For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
18 Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.

9. Adam & Christ Compared
19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous.
Romans 5:15-19

10. Law, Sin & Grace

11. The Law & Sin
Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,
Romans 5:20

12. Sin & Grace
so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5:21

13. Lessons For Us Today

14. Sin has always had consequences.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:13-15

15. Sin has a cost and it has been paid.
but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification.
Romans 5:16b

16. Sin has a cost and it has been paid.
much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
Romans 5:17b

17. Conclusion
1. While man does not inherit the sins of adam, we do have to deal with the consequences of the sin.
2. However, man doesn’t have to pay the eternal price for them, obedience to the gospel allows man to receive forgiveness and a true eternal resting place with the righteous.

18. Conclusion
even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. 19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous.
Romans 5:18b-19