How does grace reign through righteousness and lead to eternal life through Jesus Christ?
Grace reigns like a king through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord, overwhelming old Adam's rule of sin and death. God does not force anyone; the choice is to let grace rule supreme rather than old Adam. Scripture narrows salvation to Christ alone, for no other name saves.
Les explains that a person can either let old Adam rule supreme or let the grace of God come in and overwhelm old Adam, so that God's grace rules supreme. This is a matter of choice, because God will not force anyone, and Christians are not to corner people or force things down their throats. Instead, as the Lord creates interest and people begin to ask questions, believers should be ready with all Scripture to bring them to a knowledge of what the book is trying to say. Just as old Adam reigned under death and misery caused by man's sinful nature, even so grace reigns like a king through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. Les stresses that Christianity is narrow and absolute: there is no other name given under heaven among men whereby we must be saved.
That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
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What does it mean that grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life in Romans 5:21?
In Romans 5:21 Paul's desire is that grace would reign like a king through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ, just as sin (the old Adam) reigned unto death.