Romans 5:12-21 new living translation 12 When Adam sinned, sin
entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for
everyone sinned. 13 Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was
not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break. 14 Still, everyone
died—from the time of Adam to the time of Moses—even those who did not disobey
an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a
representation of Christ, who was yet to come. 15 But there is a great difference
between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam,
brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of
forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. 16 And the result of God’s
gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led
to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even
though we are guilty of many sins. 17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused
death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of
righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this
one man, Jesus Christ.18 Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone,
but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life
for everyone. 19 Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But
because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous...
21 So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s
wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Galatians 2:16-20 Yet we know that a person is made right with God by
faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus,
so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because
we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the
law.” 17 But suppose we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and
then we are found guilty because we have abandoned the law. Would that mean
Christ has led us into sin? Absolutely not! 18 Rather, I am a sinner if I rebuild the old
system of law I already tore down. 19 For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned
me. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might
live for God. 20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live,
but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who
loved me and gave himself for me.
