Death ruled as king from Adam down ... That, just as sin ruled as king with death, likewise also undeserved kindness might rule as king through righteousness with everlasting life in view through Jesus Christ our Lord. -Rom. 5: 14, 21, NW.

So, we were all subject to the cruel king death from our birth by being born from Adam, and not even the law of Moses proved to be a way of escape from his reign. This explains why everybody is sinful, imperfect, and dies. Whereas the law of Moses only showed up all mankind, including the Jews, to be sinners, God's unserved kindness came to man's rescue and provided a way for fallen mankind to gain righteousness, the reward of which is everlasting life in a righteous new world. If Moses' law failed to do it, then no human government can make us righteous hy law and give us a clean standing before God. How, then, can we be freed from the condemnation to death which rests on us because of being born in sin? Only by what God's undeserved kindness does for us though his Son Jesus Christ. W 8/1