Section 2
been cleansed, forgiven, justified, and reconciled. The problem now in view is man himself. In no other portion of the divine Word is man exposed as thoroughly as in Romans 5 through 8.
What kind of man is exposed in this section of Romans? He is a man with sin in him, a man under the reign of death and, therefore, a man under God's righteous judgment and condem nation. Man has been poisoned with the evil nature of Satan, stung by the poison of sin. Man himself is absolutely sinful, not only in his dread ful deeds, but also in his disposition and nature. As far as man's being is concerned, he is thor oughly sinful. Sin is in man's fallen body, and man is under the reign of death, judged and con demned by God.
At this point we need to see a clear and defi nite contrast between all that belongs to Adam and all that belongs to Christ. In order to do this we may use the terminology of debit and credit found in accounting. In accounting we have a debit column and a credit column. Based upon these columns, we may reckon or make an account. I am not the first to use the word account in regard to spiritual things, for the Apostle Paul himself used this term. Several times in the book of Romans Paul employs the word "reckon" which