the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many” (5:15 DAV). Jesus Christ is that gracious gift. In 2 Corinthians 9:15, Paul exclaims, “Thank God for his Son—a gift too wonderful for words” (NLV). The one by whose transgression the many died is, of course, Adam. The gracious gift of Christ far surpasses what the human race lost thanks to the sin of our human forefather. Christ’s
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