1Cor 15:21 Cross References

1 Corinthians 15:21

21: So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, Adam, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man, Christ.

Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again.

Everyone dies because all of us are related to Adam, the first man. But all who are related to Christ, the other man, will be given new life.

When Adam sinned, sin entered the entire human race. Adam's sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.
Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. And though there was no law to break, since it had not yet been given,
they all died anyway--even though they did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. What a contrast between Adam and Christ, who was yet to come!
And what a difference between our sin and God's generous gift of forgiveness. For this one man, Adam, brought death to many through his sin. But this other man, Jesus Christ, brought forgiveness to many through God's bountiful gift.
And the result of God's gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man's sin. For Adam's sin led to condemnation, but we have the free gift of being accepted by God, even though we are guilty of many sins.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

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