We know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are governed by the law. Its purpose is to silence every excuse and hold the whole world accountable to God.
The result of God’s gift is different from the result of Adam’s sin. After that one sin, judgment came, and people were found guilty. But after many sins, God’s gift came, and it made people not guilty.
God wisely planned that the world wouldn’t be able to understand him through its own wisdom. Instead, God was happy to use the foolish things we preach to save those who believe.