But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. Romans 5:15

A. The Human Race: Two Identities – In Adam, In Christ

1. In Adam

a) Sin enters the world by Adam: Rom. 5:12, 14; Gen. 2:15-17

b) Death results for Adam: Rom. 5:12b; Gen. 2:17, 1 Cor. 15:26

c) Death imputed to all humanity: Rom. 5:12c; 1 Cor. 15:21; Rev. 20:14

d) Sin imputed to all humanity: Rom. 5:12d, Ps. 51:5

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2. In Christ

a) The grace of God:,Rom. 5:15

– The grace of God produces visible fruit of changed lives: Acts 11:19-24, 1 Cor. 15:10

– The grace of God empowers Word-central ministry: Acts 14:24-28, 1 Cor. 3:10-11

– The grace of God undergirds the Gospel and Christian living: Acts 20:24, Titus 2:11

– The grace of God personally given and received: 1 Corinthians 1:4-5, 2 Corinthians 9:14

– The grace of God reveals the heart of God for His people: Hebrews 2:9

b) The free grace gift of Jesus Christ: Rom. 5:15; Rom. 5:17; Eph. 1:3, 2 Cor. 13:14; 9:15