Author: mbaye

Scripture: Romans 5:20–21 — “The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that… grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Reflection: There’s a scandalous, almost dangerous-sounding truth buried in these verses: no amount of sin […]

Scripture: Romans 5:19 — “For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.” Reflection: Where the first Adam failed to trust God, the new Adam trusted His Father perfectly. Where the first Adam returned […]

Scripture: Romans 5:15 — “But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!” Reflection: Just when the diagnosis of sin […]

Scripture: Romans 5:12 — “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned.” Reflection: Adam wasn’t just a man standing alone in a garden. He was the representative human — the father of all mankind. As he went, […]

Scripture “And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” — Romans 5:3–5 […]