Introduction to Romans 5:12-14 What have we seen so far in Romans 5? We have seen the abundant blessings from God as a result of how we have been justified by faith in His Son. The most amazing of all is God’s love shown to us by the substitutionary atonement of His Son on the cross. If God can do this most difficult thing to rescue us, it is not difficult at all for Him to remove the hostility in our relationship with Him so that we would not experience His wrath. Rather we

Why did He have to die? What is the significance of His death? Why is His death so central to the Christian faith that the most common symbol representing Christianity is the cross? The passage in Romans 5:6-11 before us will explain all of that for us.

The Glorious Results of Obtaining God’s Righteousness (5:1-8:39): Romans 5:1-5 All The Blessed Results From Justification by Faith (5:1a) This opening phrase summarizes the central theme of the previous section. The first word “therefore” shows continuity from the previous discussion by Paul regarding how we obtain God’s righteousness. The word “since” means that justification by faith is the condition necessary for us to receive these glorious results.