Nanja
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And being Justified by the Grace of God and the Gift by Grace, Life is given from being dead, hence Justification of Life Rom 5:18. Those Christ died for shall not remain spiritually dead, for what Christ did for them shall offset that which made them be of the many that be made dead .
Those who Christ died for are still born into the world spiritually dead, dead in sin, having died in Adam who was their legal head at creation, hence Rom 5:15
But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead[ see Rom 5:12], much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
But nevertheless because of their legal connection with and in Christ the head of His Church, they receive Justification of life Rom 5:18
18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
This term life will offset death, or being dead. Its the greek word zóé and means:
life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.
Spiritual life is denoted here, because where God gives righteousness/Justification, He also must and does give Spiritual Life. Righteousness tends to Life Prov 11:19
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
Prov 12:28
In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Christ sends His Spirit unto every Spiritually dead sinner He died for, to give them Spiritual Life Jn 5:21
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
1 Cor 15:45
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening[Life giving] spirit.
Which Spiritual life given by the Spirit gives also Faith in Christ !
Amen. All those Christ died for, His Chosen Elect, His Body or Sheep, are Blessed to have Eternal Life charged to their account from Everlasting 2 Tim. 1:9 even before they are born, because legally it's owed to them. And it becomes experimental in time when they are quickened / born again and given Faith to Believe on Him Gal. 5:22 because Righteousness brings Life Rom. 5:18; 6:23.