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Understanding Evil and God's Grace: Romans 5:12-19 Explanation

Explore Romans 5:12-19 and C.S. Lewis' view on evil as a challenge to faith, addressing theodicy - how a loving God can allow suffering. Understand the impact of sin through Adam and the redemption through Jesus Christ. Reflect on God's character, human freedom, and the promise of restoration despite the presence of evil.

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Understanding Evil and God's Grace: Romans 5:12-19 Explanation

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  1. What about the bad stuff? Romans 5:12-19

  2. C.S. Lewis: • Evil is atheism’s most potent weapon against the Christian faith.

  3. Talk about it: “A God who allows horrible tragedies to happen to innocent people is not a god I want to worship.” • How do we answer people who ask that?

  4. *Romans 5 12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.

  5. *Romans 5 13 Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break. 

  6. *Romans 5 14 Still, everyone died—from the time of Adam to the time of Moses—even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come.

  7. *Romans 5 15 But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. 

  8. *Romans 5 16 And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins. 

  9. *Romans 5 17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.

  10. *Romans 5 18 Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone.

  11. *Romans 5 19 Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.

  12. *Statements to take home: God’s character is loving, good, and righteous. God has given us freedom to choose to love Him, or reject Him.

  13. *Statements to take home: This freedom resulted in a fallen world with evil, sin, and everything that is decaying. God longs for a restored relationship with us through Jesus.

  14. *Statements to take home: God is going to make everything RIGHT one day.

  15. Until then…Remember: • God’s ways are higher than our ways. • Suffering can lead to repentance. • Suffering can lead to a dependence on God.

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