Two Adams Romans 5:17

Posted on by Just broken

Romans 5:17 (NLT)
17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.

That’s pretty amazing that the creator would even bother. It’s not like he has to. He doesn’t need us to be complete, he just loves us with perfect love so he chooses to. Think about it for a second. The first Adam really screwed it up – yeah, Adam, not Eve – and left us with our sinful nature. Christ, the second Adam, gave us the choice to make it right or not. A choice that has to be made in the context of our soiled free will.

If you choose the second Adam, remember that:

Romans 5:1 (NLT)
5 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

Isaiah 58:9 (NLT)
9 Then when you call, the Lord will answer.
‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.

Luke 19:10New (NLT)
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”

The first Adam made a mess and tried to hide behind Eve. Like many men, when it came time to do the right thing he caved, tail between his legs.

The second Adam knows our real history better than we do. He paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we might be able to stand tall and do the right thing in the face of all the wrong things we’ve done. The first Adam led us astray, the second Adam came to bring us home.

Which Adam do you follow?

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I Love The Father, Son and Holy Spirit and the blessings He has poured into my life. I pray that I live a life that glorifies Him in all I do, but I fail every day, many, many, many times. I have come here through brokenness, a trail of pain and broken promises that I've created through my self centeredness, self will and arrogance. For those I've hurt, please forgive me for what I did. Those things that I remember I am truly sorry I did them. I wish I could undo them. I can't. I use these lessons as motivation to be a builder, to take those experiences and hopefully keep someone else out of their own similar experiences. I love my wife, my children, my family, my friends, my strangers, and those the world would like to dismiss as an unfortunate error messing up worldly perfection. I get frustrated with all of the above too, for I am broken, not like God. Lord, give me your wisdom, your patience, and knowledge of your will for me and the strength to carry that out in all I do. I believe we have work to do while we are here and need to be actively engaged in allowing God to work through us. A Christian is someone who does what The Father, Son and Holy Spirit calls them to do, a builder not a taker, a conduit not a pinnacle, humble and serving. Micah 6:8 Matthew 25:31-46