Romans 5:18

So then. This is the second part of the comparison begun in Romans 5:12. As the one sin condemned. Adam's sin brought physical death to all mankind. The one righteous act. Shepherd says: "What they [we] lost unconditionally in Adam, they [we] gained unconditionally in Christ." This means any "original sin" is canceled by Christ's act. However, until we are put right with God through faith, our personal sin still condemns us. Lipscomb says: "By the sin of Adam all die and go to the grave. The grace and gift of God must bring them out of the grave and restore them to life, so that all that was lost in Adam may be regained in Christ; but this is not a matter of debt, but of grace." Christ's death brings: (1) LIFE. All dead will be raised to life (Revelation 1:7; 1 Corinthians 15:21-22; John 5:28-29). (2) PARDON. Full pardon for our guilt in Adam's sin. Therefore infants and mental defectives are sinless. (3) LIFE. Eternal life to those who have no personal sin. (4) FORGIVENESS. The opportunity to have personal sin canceled. 1 Peter 3:21-22; Titus 3:4-7.