In Romans chapter 5, Paul compares the affects the actions of Adam and Christ had on humanity and life and death. Adam was tempted by Satan and fell a slave to sin, bringing sin into the world; with it came death. God henceforth declared that the result of sin for all humanity is death. However, he sent his Son to right this wrong and save his creation. Jesus’ death on the cross justified all of humanity and saves those who believe in him, giving them eternal life. The juxtaposition of Adam and Christ that Paul provides in verses 12-21 emphasizes the magnitude of Jesus’ act on the cross. Paul argues that sin was great, and Satan was strong, but my God conquered it all and restored life. Humanity no longer needs to suffer the consequences of one man because the Son of God died for everyone’s sins. In verse 20, Paul says, “Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.” In chapter 6, Paul goes on to preach how humans can access this grace. Baptism, he says, is the necessary transformation that grants freedom to believers. Through baptism, believers will also be “raised from the dead by the glory of the Father” (6:4b). Baptism is what unites believers with the gift of eternal life through Christ’s death; Satan, sin, and death no longer have dominion. Paul calls them to now live as children of God and “present (themselves) to God as instruments of righteousness,” no longer slaves to sin (6:13). Through baptism, believers pass from death to life, and in this new life, Paul calls them to be obedient to God.