One Man’s Sin

Having shown us the revelation of God's wrath upon unrighteousness, Paul has revealed to us the Gospel of God's grace through faith. A person condemned by sin can be declared righteous by his faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Not only so, but much more, a person is given access through faith into the very throne room of God where He invites the believer to dwell through prayer and fellowship with Him. A believer is reconciled to his Maker and secures the blessings of salvation not only in this life but throughout eternity. One of the most crucial passages in the word of God is verses twelve through twenty-one of chapter five. It ties the book of Genesis to salvation. "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin...." Was there one original man? Were Adam and Eve historical personages? Was there death on earth before man sinned? Did God actually create male and female? Who were the only two men to walk the face of the earth who had no human fathers? Does any of it matter?