Romans – Bible Q

Why in Romans 5:12 does it say sin entered into the world through one man, when Eve was the first to sin?

Answered by BibleQ . October 17, 2011 - 4:57 am 1

In the account in Gen 2-3 both Adam and Eve sin by disobeying God and eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. However, Eve is not mentioned in Romans 5 (though Paul does mention her elsewhere, e.g. 1 Tim 2:14). This is presumably because Paul is drawing the contrast between Adam […]

How should we deal with the ‘ungodly’?

Answered by BibleQ . March 3, 2010 - 6:10 am

Firstly, we have to recognise that we are all ungodly – we all fall short of our divine calling. This should bring about a humility and gratefulness for God’s forgiveness. Think of Paul’s honesty here: Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus […]

Did Paul write Romans?

Answered by BibleQ . October 5, 2009 - 7:58 pm

The person who asked this question highlighted the contrast between Rom. 1:1 — which says the letter to the Romans is from Paul — and Rom. 16:22, which says: I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. In this situation, Tertius is working as Paul’s secretary, writing down the words that Paul […]

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Why in Romans 5:12 does it say sin entered into the world through one man, when Eve was the first to sin?

How should we deal with the ‘ungodly’?

Did Paul write Romans?

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