Romans 5

5:1-11 Peace and Joy.


All humans suffers. They will experience death, pain and loss.

Cause of suffering:
- Nature. limited resource due to fallen nature of humans. System not perfect. case: natural disaster.
- God. punishment sin. case: tulah.
- Satan, allowed by god. case: ayub

when facing suffering:
- faith God will give best.
- hope: expect to happen, anticipation that God will give the best.
- plus request.

For a believer:
- suffering,
- perseverance, -- tahan banting.
- character - habit.
- hope.


12-21. Death through Adam, Life through Christ.

- There's sin even before Moses law.
- We don't know what makes somebody sinful. (Trespass against God's direct order? conscience? )
- Although there's no Moses law, sin was penalized by death. Since adam.
- Gift >>>>> Trespass. Because gift of love, we have power to overcome sin's power. Without it, we're under law. And we'll be breaking law.
- One man sacrifice was/is enough for all. Tekanan: quantity?