More on Rom 5:18
Rom 5:18
18Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
Let me explain what Paul means and what the Truth is, the One Offense of Adam, as He stood as the Covenant Head of Man, resulted in condemnation and guilt to all men that He stood for as Covenant Head; Now in like Manner, Christ one Act of Righteousness, His whole Life, both active and passive obedience, gives [ and they receive] Justification and Life to all who He stood as Covenant Head.
Now it must be understood that the giving and receiving of results for these actions of each Head are the same.
That means the condemnation was given and received by those Adam represented, it was not offered to them as a choice, and so in like manner, the Justification of life was given and received by those Christ was Covenant Head and represented, it was not offered as a choice..
The word justification is the greek word dikaiōsis and means:
the act of God declaring men free from guilt and acceptable to him
abjuring to be righteous, justification
So, God, because of the one act of righteousness by Jesus Christ declares all whom He represented, freed from guilt, and abjures to be righteous.
And again, this is not something God offers for their acceptance or refusal, but its His own declaration of them, because of the one act of Christ. Not because of their Faith, of their repentance, or water baptism, but solely by the one act of righteousness by Jesus Christ.
And since we know that God has not declared all men without exception to be not guilty, free from guilt, and announced righteous, then its settled that Christ did not represent all men without exception in His Life and death of the cross. He simply did not die for all men without exception.