“ F or if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:17)

Spiritual death reigned in this world after the fall of Adam and Eve. Man was unable to know God without a regenerated spirit and needed laws so that he could see the standard of a holy and perfect God. Man was unable to keep God’s law and needed animal sacrifices to cover his sin.