THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 362

The first Adam was an earthly creation into whom God breathed the breath of life into man, which caused man to become a living soul. Upon Adam and Eve's collective disobedience to God’s instructions, they brought upon themselves a death sentence. God had forewarned them not to eat any fruit from two certain trees. Of course, as we know from Genesis, the two went ahead and ate the fruit of one tree. When the fruit was eaten it caused Adam and Eve to be aware of the difference between good and evil. And that good and evil existed. Through their temptation to eat from the forbidden fruit they had incurred a death penalty upon themselves. As a consequence, both of them were expelled from the Eden Garden. And God in so doing prevented either of them from eating the fruit of the other forbidden tree - which tree for those who may not know - bore the fruit of eternal life.

In the beginning then, Adam and Eve had been created to fellowship with God. Now that fellowship through Adam and Eve’s disobedience was terminated by sin. Through sin they had become dead in their soul becoming like the walking dead. They were created as sons and daughters of God but were subsequently banished from God's presence -- instead becoming fallen sons and daughters of God. The two through sin lost their original power and status. Their once living soul was now on a downward spiral toward death! Sin engulfing all their future offspring into the same long-term death penalty.

This disastrous downfall set in motion an alternative equal and opposite reaction which if enacted would be a means whereby the fallen sons and daughters of God could find redemption. The plan being that where one man's disobedience to God’s Word had brought forth the wages of sin (death) then surely if one righteous man were to die then the scales of justice would be balanced.

But when God searched and found on earth none that were righteous - for everyone was bound by sin - another plan of salvation had to be constructed. The question is this. If no righteous man could be found, how could men and women obtain salvation? Moreover, if a righteous man were to be found, would that righteous man even be willing to die for another man’s sin?

Still, at the end of the day, God Himself was the only one who could provide a means whereby the guilty parties - us - could receive remission of sin (sin remitted as if it had never happened). To fathom the depth of love that would have to be manifested is beyond the reach of sin prone man’s comprehension! Even so, God so loved the World that He gave ... John 3:16

In other words, God counselled that He would manifest Himself becoming man‘s only Saviour. God would clothe His own pure humanity in sin prone flesh, willingly allowing the wrathful judgement of other's sin to be poured out upon His flesh. The agonizing pain and suffering wounding His spiritual humanity within (Isaiah chapter 53).

To recap, Adam was the first man created by God as a living soul. The second Adam which is the Lord Himself becoming the first Adam’s Saviour. The second Adam is a quickening Spirit who clothed Himself in dead soul flesh. Indeed, He was manifested the Life of God who SEEDED the man JESUS. For within JESUS' body did dwell all the fullness of the Godhead bodily! Yes, God laid down His life as a Son for our redemption. God offered and sacrificed His sinless body once and for all time so that you and I might have life abundant. PEACE!