Sunday, October 28, 2012

Sunday, October 28th

Today's passage from the Chronological Bible In a Year Reading Plan is Luke 16:1-17:10
Today's scripture focus is Romans 5:18-19

18 Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

These verses once again stress that just as our condemnation is based on the fact that Adam sinned by disobeying God, so our righteousness is based on the fact that Jesus Christ lived a perfect life in full obedience to God.  Adam's sin is counted as our sin.  Christ's righteousness is counted as our righteousness, when we believe.

Adam's sin made us sinners, the result of which is the fact that we sin.
Christ imputing His righteousness to us makes us righteous, the result of which is the fact that true Christians will therefore bear righteous fruit.  Yes, we are still human and we will still mess up sometimes.  That will be a battle we will fight until we reach eternity.  We are all sinners, but when we have Christ's righteousness, we no longer have to sin, and in fact we desire to sin no longer and there will be a continual pattern of bearing fruit.

It may seem "unfair" that we are condemned by Adam's sin when we had nothing to do with Adam.
But it is equally "unfair" that we are justified by Christ's righteousness, as we had nothing to do with that either.  And in fact, more so, for though we were condemned by Adam's sin, we produced sin of our own, equally as deserving of condemnation.  And yet Christ justifies all who believe.  That is unfair.  That is mercy.  That is grace.  That is unmerited favour.  Thank you, Father!


Tomorrow's scripture focus: Romans 5:20-21
Tomorrow's Bible In a Year Passage passage: John 11

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