Romans Chapter 5

Jennie:

Hi! Here are my thoughts on chapter 5:

- vs 1: Thank you, Lord, that we have peace with you through Jesus Christ and are saved from your wrath through him (vs. 9)
- vs. 2: I like that this verse says by this grace in which we STAND
- vs. 3-5: I wrote these verses down for my hubby, good encouragement on a rough road. Hope does not disappoint!
- vs. 6-10: We get that someone might die for a righteous or a good person but Christ died for us when we were totally helpless sinners and his enemies
- vs. 12-21: I know these verses are comparing the sin that came into the world through one man, Adam, with the righteous that came into the world through one man, Jesus Christ. I love the parallel, it's totally great. But it breaks down for me on this one point: through Adam ALL were born into sin and thus doomed to die to pay for the consequences of sin. Through Christ, only SOME are born again into righteousness through his blood because not all will believe. But these verses don't make that distinction. Vs 18 says: "so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men." Really, all? Seems very universalist. What do you think?