When did the law enter according to Romans 5:20?
According to Romans 5:20, the law entered in 1500 B.C., when Moses came down off the mountain and introduced the law to the nation of Israel. Before the written Law appeared, man could only go by conscience, but the Law made sin evident.
Les teaches that Romans 5:20 places the law's entrance in 1500 B.C., when Moses came down off the mountain and introduced the law to the nation of Israel. The law entered so that the offense might abound—not to make sin worse, but so it might be seen for what it really is. Until the written Law appeared, man could only go by conscience, but when the written Law came, there was no doubt that everything man was doing was breaking God's Law and became sin.
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
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What does it mean that the law entered so that sin might abound?
The law entered so that man's sin might abound — not meaning it made sin worse, but that sin would be seen for what it really is.
Why does the speaker appeal to Romans 5:20 when discussing Jesus' genealogy?
Les says Romans 5:20 best explains the surprising inclusion of these people in Jesus' genealogy, because even though this is back in the Jewish economy under the Law, it is still the same God.