Romans 5:15 But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God… I. TRANSCENDS SIN. 1. In its origin. Sin proceeds from the offence of one man and destroys many; grace proceeds from God through one man, Jesus Christ, and therefore not only reaches many, but abounds. 2. In its operation. One offence brought condemnation, but grace not only counteracts the effects of that one offence but of many others. 3. In its results. One offence brought death, but grace wherever received not only gives back life, but gives it more abundantly. II. IS COEXTENSIVE WITH SIN. 1. It cannot reach further because it presupposes sin. 2. It does reach as far, because the free gift unto justification of life is unto all men, because the many made sinners might also be made righteous. 3. If grace anywhere fails it is not through any limitation of its action, but through the wilful impenitency of man. (J. Lyth, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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