Section 6
have been condemned to death in him as he was condemned.
Death Reigned over All Men
Thus, death reigns over all men (5:14). Death has become a king ruling over all. "As sin reigned in death" (5:21), so death reigns through sin.
In Adam All Die
The final result of Adam's transgression is that in Adam all die (1 Cor. 15:22). Everyone has died in Adam. Sometimes we say of a certain person, "He is dying." In a sense, people are not living but dying. We are all born to die, because we have a powerful king over us named death. He was inaugurated by sin, his forerunner. Sin brought death into power. Thus, all men are under the reign of death. When we were born in Adam, we began to die. Before people die ab solutely, they sin, and sin hastens the hour of death. The more you sin, the faster you die; the less you sin, the slower you die. If you do not want to die quickly, you should stay away from sin.
The Result of Christ's Obedience
Praise the Lord that we have the second Man,