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Sunday School Special : Romans - Lesson 29

Text: Romans 5:18-21
21 January 2024

SENIOR SUNDAY SCHOOL 21 JANUARY 2024

Text: Romans 5

Subject: God’s gracious Gift

INTRODUCTION

1. Comparison

a) Adam
b) The Lord Jesus Christ

2. Contrast

a) Startling difference
b) Significant difference

AN IMPORTANT SUMMATION

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.

19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.

20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,

21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:18-21

ADAM’S SIN

1. It is called “an offense”

2. It is also called “disobedience”

3. Mankind became sinful

4. Condemnation results

5. This is a theological summary of what has been taught

THE LORD JESUS AND HIS SINLESSNESS

1. Through His righteousness

2. His life of full obedience to God

a) He fulfilled the requirements of the law
b) Thus, He could atone for our sins

3. The free gift came to mankind

a) This comes from the grace of God
b) What is required is faith in God and in the Lord Jesus as Saviour

4. This results in Justification

a) Righteousness is imputed to the believer
b) He no longer stands as a sinful person before God
c) He has been fully pardoned

THE LAW

1. This was introduced

a) To curb unrighteous deeds
b) It is not the answer to the problem of sin
c) In reality, sin abounded because of the existence of the law

2. The grim reality of sin

a) It seeks to reign
b) It results in judgment
c) It ends in death

THE GRACE OF GOD

1. Grace is wonderfully provided

a) From the grace of God, sin is forgiven
b) Sin may abound, but God’s grace will abound even more

2. The Reign of grace

a) It reigns through righteousness
b) Through grace we have been saved
c) The salvation God gives leads to eternal life