The Contrast Between a State of Condemnation and Grace
J. Lyth, D. D. Romans 5:18 Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came on all men to condemnation… I. IN THEIR ORIGIN. 1. The one originates in sin. 2. The other in the righteousness of Christ. II. IN THEIR EVIDENCES. 1. The one is distinguished by disobedience. 2. The other by the obedience of faith. III. IN THEIR RELATION TO THE LAW. 1. The law exposes sin, and increases condemnation. 2. Grace removes both yet magnifies the law. IV. IN THEIR RESULTS. 1. Condemnation brings death temporal, eternal. 2. Grace confers a new life on earth and a glorious and blissful life in the world to come. (J. Lyth, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. WEB: So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.