• The Fact of Original Sin in Adam — Rom 5:12
  • The origin of sin — by one man sin entered the world
  • The result of sin — and death by sin
    • Physical death
    • Spiritual death
  • The universal scope of sin — and so death passed upon all men
  • The universal guilt of sin — for that all have sinned
• We Are All Related to Adam by Nature and All Believers Are Related to Christ by Grace — Rom 5:12-21
  • Analysis ofRom 5:12
    • The universality of sin
    • The origin of sin
      • Through one man sin came upon the whole world
      • Sin entered (invaded) the world
        • Sin enters
        • Sin is active
        • Sin rules
        • Sin changes man's nature
          • Depraved
          • Corrupt
          • Unrighteous
          • Governs our behavior
          • Brings selfishness
      • The sin — Gen 3
        • The proof of sin is death — Heb 9:27
          • Adam was originally innocent
          • He could have communion with God
          • That relationship could have continued forever
          • There was no principle of death in Adam
          • Adam's sin brought death — the universal fate of all men is the result of the action of one man. Adam stands for the race, for humanity. Death passes upon all — from father to son. Adam is the representative man. Christ is our new representative.
• The Relation of Original Sin to the Law — Rom 5:13-14
  • The accounting of sin prior to the Law
    • There was no written law
    • This did not nullify guilt — Rom 2:12
  • The evidence of the accounting of sin prior to the Law — death reigned
• The Certainty of Life in Christ
  • The inevitable consequences of relation to Adam
    • The imputation of sin
    • Condemnation
    • Guilt
    • Death
  • The inevitable consequences of relation to Christ
    • The imputation of righteousness — Rom 5:15-16
      • The free gift of grace
      • Given to every believer
    • Forgiveness — Rom 5:17
    • Life — Rom 5:17-18
• The Summary — Rom 5:20-21
  • How a guilty sinner can be freely forgiven and placed into the family of God
  • The purpose of the Law
    • To reveal the holiness of God
    • To reveal the degradation of sin
    • To awaken the sinner to look to Christ
  • The power of grace
    • It is greater than sin
    • Every believer is a trophy of grace
  • The new life
    • Its character — through righteousness
    • Its goal — unto eternal life
    • Its means — by Jesus Christ our Lord

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