Originally posted by ilyatur
Rom 5.18-19
So then, as through one trespass there is condemnation for everyone, so also through one righteous act there is life-giving justification for everyone.
For just as through one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so also through the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
Adam's sin, not ours, brought us condemnation. Christ's obedience, not ours, brought us justification. That's the analogy given above. If you mess with the first clause, then that line of reasoning destroys the second clause: the Gospel of grace.
