Please pray for understanding and answer the following questions.
Also Read Gen 3:3–6, Matt 26:37–39, Titus 2:11–14
- Verses 13 through 17 seem to be a parenthetical statement, so verse 18 picks up the thought of verse 12. Which two people and two acts are being contrasted here?
- What is the outcome of each act and who is affected?
- Verses 18 and 19 repeat the same point with differing wording. One uses personal words and the other uses legal jargon. Which is which and why?
- What do you think is the purpose of multiplying the trespass?
- In verse 21 there are two items vying for power (reign). Name each of them, explain what life looks like when each reigns. Based on the verse what is the ultimate outcome of each item’s reign?
- Based on the additional reading, What should our response be to Grace reigning in our lives?
