Adam's failure, Christ's victory

“Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men.” Romans 5:18
In the latter part of Romans 5, Paul describes the contrast between the first man, Adam, and the second man, Jesus Christ. Both were called the ‘son of God’ (Luke 3:38, Mark 1:1). Both were created sinless. Both were offered the opportunity by Satan to sin. Adam took it, but Christ did not.
Adam’s one sin, in disobeying God’s commandment and eating the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, brought death not only to himself but to all creation. How many times have we sinned? If the punishment for Adam’s one sin was death, how many times over do we deserve to die for our many sins! This makes the sacrifice of Christ and the gift of God all the more amazing. Jesus’ death on the cross was sufficient to pay for the billions of deaths we all deserve, so that we can stand before God clothed in His righteousness. Let us never underestimate the price He paid for us – and by the same token, the love He has for us.