Paul uses a “how much more” logic to show us how much better the free gift of righteousness is than the sin that necessitated it.
- We have a better Man than ourselves. We are not saved by our understanding of the law or our ability to keep it, but by Christ’s act of obedience at the cross.
- In Christ we have a better work than Adam’s. It is not our work of righteousness, or Adam’s work of sin, that defines us. It is Christ’s work alone that defines the believer in Jesus.
- We have a better gift. The gift of grace given to us in Christ’s righteous obedience reaps for us an eternal reward, impacting our future forever!
- Salvation has a better scope than we originally realized. It is for every tribe, tongue and nation on the earth—everyone who believes in Christ. Embrace the scope of this gift by offering it to those outside the church doors (as well as those inside).
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*at 1:05, Kristin unintentionally misquotes Romans 1:25, “because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.”
Please note that at about 5:20 in the video, Kristin accidentally misspeaks, saying that some liberal scholars suggest that Paul was a mythical figure. She intended to follow up her previous correct statement that “Paul regards Adam as a historical person,” with the contrast of some liberal scholars who suggest that *Adam* was a mythical figure.
