| What Adam Lost, Christ Regained | |
|---|---|
| Romans 5:12-21; I Corinthians 15:21-28, 45-49 | |
| Adam | Christ |
| became a living being | became a life giving Spirit |
| made of dust | Lord from heaven |
| created perfect, sinned | perfect, became sin (II Cor. 5:21) |
| lost fellowship with God | regained fellowship with God for us |
| man made in God’s image | God covered in man’s image |
| commanded to subdue the earth | did subdue the earth: storms, fig tree, donkey |
| tempted – gave in – ate | tempted – resisted – fasted 40 days |
| ate of tree of knowledge of good and evil | died on a tree |
| After sinning: recognized he was naked | was naked [on the cross] |
| was ashamed | was ashamed (Heb. 12:2) |
| tried to cover themselves with own efforts (fig leaves) | provided our only covering – His righteousness(Titus 3:5) |
| brought death to all (Gen. 3:3) | made life available to all |
| God sacrificed an animal to make them clothes. | Jesus was the sacrifice.(Heb. 9:12) |
| disobeyed | obeyed |
| Curse for sinning: death | overcame death,gives eternal life |
| condemnation | justification |
| ground cursed – toil to eat | ate freely |
| thorns | wore a crown of thorns |
| sweat to eat bread | sweated drops of blood Jesus is the bread of life. His body is represented by bread at the Lord’s Supper. |
| driven out of the Garden | buried & rose in a garden(Jn. 20:15) |
| Sin reigned in death. | Grace reigned in life. |
| curses in Deuteronomy 28 | redeemed us from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13) |
| defeated by enemies | defeated the enemy |
| enslaved | set us free |
| thirst | Jesus said “I thirst” |
| sickness | bore our sicknesses(Matt. 8:17,I Peter 2:24) |
| poverty | became poor that we might be rich (II Cor. 8:9) |
| lost earthly paradise | purchased heavenly paradise |
| lost everlasting newness | makes us new creatures(II Cor. 5:17) |
| gave authority to the devil | gave authority back to us (Luke 10:19,Col 1:13) |
| was not triumphant over devil | was triumphant (Col. 2:15) causes us to be triumphant (2:14) |