GRACE ABOUNDED. The stream of humanity got poisoned at the source. Adam started the cycle of sin that has “abounded” or affected everyone. We are not held guilty for his sin because we have the same right to make choices that he had.
Similarly, grace has brought blessing from the Source, the Lord Jesus Christ. Deliverance from sin is available to all. So now we are left with two choices, just like Adam at the beginning. We are free to choose freedom to sin or freedom from sin.
The good results of grace far outweigh the bad results of Adam’s sin. Many were made sinners because of him—many are made righteous because they choose Christ. When we do that, God gives us the free gift of righteousness as a permanent possession.
Sin was reigning in me at first – and death, separation from God, was the result. Now grace reigns, and union with God is the result because life in Christ is eternal. Death is the loser.