Tuesday, November 1, 2011

WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO BE FIRST OR LAST?

The First Adam, a creation (1 Cor. 15:45; Gen. 1:27; 2:7).
The Last Adam, the Creator (1 Cor. 15:45; Jn. 1:1-3; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:1-2).

The First Adam "was made a living soul" (1 Cor.15:45).
The Last Adam "was made a quickening spirit" (1 Cor.15:45).

The First Adam "was a natural man of the earth" (1 Cor.15:46-47).
The Last Adam "was a Spiritual Man from heaven" (1 Cor.15:46-47).

The First Adam "was made in the image and likeness of God" (Gen. 1:26).
The Last Adam "was made in the likeness of men" (Phil. 2:7).

The First Adam "is a picture of lost man" (Gen. 5:3; 1 Cor. 15:49).
The Last Adam "is a picture of what saved man will be (1 Cor. 15:49; 1 Jn. 3:2).

The First Adam "is a source of death" (1 Cor. 15:22).
The Last Adam "is THE source of life" (Jn. 14:6; 1 Cor.15:22).

The First Adam "represented the whole human race" (Rom. 5).
The Last Adam "represented the whole human race" (Rom. 5).

The First Adam "caused death by one act" (Gen. 3:6; Rom. 5:12; 1 Cor. 15:21).
The Last Adam "made available live by one act" (1 Cor. 15:3; Jn. 1:11-12; 5:4; 20:31).

The First Adam "committed a sinful act" (Rom.5:12, 15, 16, 17, 18).
The Last Adam "committed a righteous act" (Rom. 5:18; 1 Jn. 2:1).

The First Adam "acted in disobedience" (Rom. 5:19).
The Last Adam "acted in obedience" (Rom. 5:19).

The First Adam produced:
DEATH ( Rom.5:12,14,15)
JUDGMENT (Rom.5:16,18)
CONDEMNATION (Rom.5:16,18)

The Last Adam produced:
LIFE (Rom.5:17,18,21)
JUSTIFICATION (Rom.5:16,18,19)
RIGHTEOUSNESS (Rom.5:17,19,21)

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