Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
So here's what happened: one person messed up and brought sin into the world, and with sin came death. Now death affects everyone because we've all messed up too.
One person's mistake started the cycle, but we all chose to keep it going.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Romans, written by the apostle Paul around AD 57 to the Christian community in Rome, Paul is explaining the doctrine of sin and its consequences as part of his broader argument for salvation through faith in Christ. He draws from the Old Testament story in Genesis, where Adam, the first human, disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden, introducing sin into the world and resulting in death as its penalty. This sets the foundation for Paul to contrast Adam's act with Christ's redemptive work, showing how sin affected all humanity.
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