In Romans 5:21; that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. This verse is teaching us that sin is reigning in these bodies of flesh that we possess and that sin will continue to reign until these bodies are laid to sleep in death. Then he says; even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life.

In chapter 7:18 the Apostle Paul says; for I know that in me {that is in my flesh} dwelleth no good thing. Sometimes it is hard for us to face up to the fact that man is totally depraved, that man is so sinful that he cannot come to God based on his own works, or merit, that he has no goodness or righteousness of his own. He can only come through the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ. Every funeral that is held testifies to the fact that sin reigns unto death. If sin did not reign unto death, then death would never come. In Romans 5:12 the Apostle says; Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: In chapter 6:23; The Apostle says; For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Even though sin reigns, it only reigns until death. It is a temporary reign showing that there are better days ahead that we can look forward too. Now back to 5:21; that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life. The words { even so } in this verse are telling us that as sin hath reigned, grace is also going to reign, but grace does not stop at death. This grace reigns through righteousness onto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. Grace does not reign through our righteousness, but through the righteousness of Jesus Christ.

This grace reigns not unto death, but unto eternal life. This grace never ends. This grace reigns over sin, death, hell and the grave. This grace started in the covenant of grace before the foundation of the world. After sin has brought forth death to these sinful bodies and these bodies have decayed in the graves, this grace is going to bring us forth from the grave. Our bodies are going to be changed and fashioned like unto the body of Jesus Christ.

I am so thankful that grace reigns unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. This life that we are talking about is from everlasting to everlasting. It is eternal, it is forever, and there is no end to this grace. It will take us into eternity to forever live with the Lord. AMEN.