06/23/2023 – Day 021 – Romans – Chapter 5 and 6 / “I would sooner bring one sinner to Jesus Christ than unpick all the mysteries of the divine Word, for salvation is the thing we are to live for.” Charles Spurgeon
Last cycle, we had two separate posts on this reading dated March 20, 2022.
Today’s footnote commentary comes out of “The Evidence Bible”:
“Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 5: 20-21
5:20 “God’s grace cannot be faithfully preached to unbelievers until His Law is preached and man’s corrupt nature is exposed. It is impossible for a person to fully realize his need for God’s grace until he sees how terribly he has failed the standards of God’s Law. It is impossible for him to realize his need for mercy until he realizes the magnitude of his guilt.” John MacArthur
Soli Deo Gloria!