ROMANS—NOTE ON Romans 5:14 Those who did not live under the law were still judged for their sin, and therefore they died. Still, their sinning was not like the transgression of Adam: Adam violated a commandment specifically given to him by God. Adam is a type (that is, a model or pattern) of Christ. Both Adam and Christ are covenantal heads of the human race. All people are either “in Adam” or “in Christ” (see 1 Corinthians 15:22). All are “in Adam” by physical birth, while only those who have placed their faith in Christ are “in” him.

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