This passage answers some difficult theological questions concerning sin and its wages: physical and spiritual death and salvation and eternal life through Jesus Christ. Paul wrote about sin and death coming into the world through Adam’s disobedience to God and God’s love and grace through the person and work of Jesus Christ, offering the gift of salvation and eternal life.
Scripture designates Adam as the first Adam and Jesus as the Second Adam. Let’s undertake a joint exploration of this passage, unearthing the profound truths that God has laid before us.