Bible Study 6/1

Proverbs 6:20-35

Two main sections - the first another emphasis on remembering and being guided by parents' instruction and receiving discipline. The second, another extended warning against adultery.

Romans 5:12-21

This passage compares Adam and Christ - it repeats a similar saying over and over - sin and death came through Adam through his disobedience, grace and justification and righteousness came through Jesus Christ by his obedient death, as a free gift. Verse 13 and 20 talk about the relationship between sin and the law. There is nothing to "trespass" if there is no law, but there is still sin. The law "increases" sin by spelling it out and making us see just how far we fall short. There is even an element of the law "increasing" sin by tempting our sinful nature with the rule, causing us to desire to break it.