Adam

We are beginning a new study. I have for some time wanted to look at the people of Scripture that God used to order His plan for the ages. In examining these people, I hope to have each of us see what role God wants us to play.

ADAM

Though Adam and Eve were both guilty, Adam is held responsible for introducing sin into the world because he was the federal head of the human race. In listening to the voice of Satan, and allowing pride to get the upper hand, sin entered the bloodstream of human history. No words can describe the damage that has been done though the fall. Sin has so scarred the life of every human, that the pre-fall existence and the future new heavens and new earth, are dim realities eclipsed by the blinding nature of our fallenness. Every broken marriage, rebellious child, fractured relationship, sarcastic word or angry comment comes from a sinful heart. Sin has crippled the human race, and comprehending Heaven and its glory is beyond the scope of human thought.

What the first Adam destroyed through rebellion, Christ, also known as the last Adam, restored through obedience. Through Adam came sin, and through sin came death. Through Christ came righteousness and through righteousness came life. Though we still live in these mortal bodies, we are now alive in Christ. The fellowship with God that was broken through sin, has been restored by the righteousness of Christ. Rejoice in the fact that your name is written in the Lamb's book of life. That's the way I see things.