Today I want to talk about a Bible verse, and a truth, that is seldom addressed. I want you to think about this: in your mind/heart, who is more powerful, Adam, or Jesus Christ? You see, we haven't thought about it like this, but what we have been taught is that Adam is more powerful than Christ. You say, "well I don't believe that, even if I have been taught that in some way; and I don't think I have been taught that!" Well, you have been taught that Adam's sin resulted in your condemnation, before you were even born from your mother, and without you yourself consciously committing sin, and entirely without your knowledge or consent. You were taught this, and you accepted that you were learning about it after the fact, after it had already happened. You came to know that it is a reality despite you not being aware of it. All this is certainly biblical truth, as clarified in Romans 5.12-14, "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come." Notice that death passed upon all men, even on those who had not sinned like Adam sinned. And death passed upon them because they sinned "in him." Notice that God did not impute sin on them, but they died anyway. Why? Because they were in Adam when he sinned, and they therefore received their guilt in him/from him. Now this is not the part that most Christians, and most Christian teachers, have a problem with. Most of us are not foolish enough to think that we were somehow born perfect and righteous, and only became sinful when we ourselves committed conscious sin. We understand and agree with King David, who said, "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." Psalm 51.5.
None of the above is false. It is all Bible truth. The problem is that because the masters in Israel have not rightly taught us the better Truth, we have/are living our lives with Adam ruling over us! Now today, I want us to carefully consider these things and begin from this day forward recognizing that Christ is more powerful than Adam, and that from now on we will live the Truth that Christ is the One ruling in our lives! Let's stop letting Adam rule over us!!! Let's have Christ rule over us!!!
Here is the Bible truth we need, which will clarify this for us, and help us rightly understand where our inheritance comes from!
"Therefore 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." Romans 5.18
Notice that the free gift comes "even so" as the judgement came. The judgement unto condemnation came because of one act of one man; and it came to all, without their knowledge or consent. It is in this same way that our redemption/justification came upon us!!! Redemption came upon the whole human race, by the act of one Man; and it came upon all men without their knowledge or consent!!!
Unless you think Adam is more powerful than Christ! Do you think that while you did not have to help Adam in order for his act to result in your condemnation, you DO have to help Jesus Christ in order for His act to result in your justification? Well, let's see; do you think, have you been taught, that you are not justified/redeemed unless and until YOU accept Christ as your saviour? If you believe that, then you are saying that Adam is more powerful than Christ, and you are also making yourself your own saviour (if the only reason you are saved, as compared to those who are not saved, is that YOU did something, then you are your own saviour). That is not what the Bible teaches! The Bible plainly states that your justification/redemption came to you by the act of One; not by One and with your help!
Stop making Christ out to be weaker than Adam!!!
"But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 5.20-21
