Obedience to God and His love for us. (part 4)

Rromans 5:15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. As much as death was in the world, grace was also here through Jesus and in those He calls His children.

Romans 5:16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. And death came to the world not as sin came because of the law, nor did grace come because of the law but it came by justification and freely

Romans 5:17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) And we will receive His gift of grace and righteousness that come because of Jesus. Jesus is what gives us the righteousness to come into God's grace.

This ends the parenthetical comment by Paul on the strength that sin has even when not identified by law yet, but because of Christ we are justified by our faith and this is more powerful than sin and more powerful than the law and has always been more powerful. It's God's way of giving us His grace. When we follow Christ's walk, it is a walk of obedience as shown in the later verses.

Romans 5:18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of onethe free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. And this explains the parenthetical comment by saying that regardless of the law which came into the world to define sin, God's gift of grace justifies us all and protects us.