I have a question about the commentary on the Ignatius Study Bible. I do not wish to violate copy-right, but knowing how these verses are explained will be a deal breaker for me - if I’ll purchase the Bible or if not.
Could someone tell me the commentary on Romans 5:12 and 5:19?
Thanks
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5:12-21 Paul compares and contrasts Adam and Christ. They are similar because their actions have had a great impact on the world, but dissimilar because Adam filled the world with misery and Christ redeemed the world from slavery to sin. Paul is stressing that the grace of Christ more than compensates for the damage done by Adam’s rebellion (CCC 385, 388).
5:12
Through one man: Sin invaded the world through Adam, who allowed the temptations of his wife and the devil to overpower his commitment to God. (GEN 3:1-7, WIS 2:24).
death through sin: God warned ADam that death was the penalty for disobedience (Gen 2:17). His willful defiance in the face of this threat brought about the immediate death of his soul and the eventual death of his body (Gen 3:19). **all men sinned: **As the father of the human family, Adam turned away from God on our behalf. His rebellion was thus a representative act that not only injured himself, but dragged the entire family of man into suffering and separation from God (CCC 402-5). The Council of Trent appealed to Rome 5:12 when it defined the doctrine of Original Sin in 1546 (Sess. 5). The dotrine holds that all descendants of Adam are born into the world in a state of spiritual death and in desperate need of salvation. The condition spreads, not by
imitation (making the same mistake as Adam), but by *propagation *(by virtue of our genealogical link with Adam)."
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5:19 made righteous: The essence of justification, which takes effect when God imparts the gift of righteousness to the believer (5:17; Phil 3:9). See word study:
Justified at 2:13.”
As a side note, I like the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament.
** Any typos are mine, the book is well edited **
Pax,
OA
