“Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” -Romans 5:20–21
St. Paul now explains why the law was brought into the picture.
In verses 13-14, the Apostle explains th…
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