In Adam all die

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. – 1 Corinthians 15.21-22

Where did this whole problem of sin come from? How did we get in this mess.

It’s pretty simple. God created man in His own image. He created us to fellowship with and glorify Him. But He didn’t desire that we do those things just because we were pre-programmed to do so. It had to be our choice.

Adam and Eve sinned. Because God created man with a free-will they need the same thing you and I do all the time – they chose what they thought was best for them.

The wages if sin is death, and Adam and Eve paid the price. Even though their physical lives would continue for a time they died spiritually. They no longer had that realtionship was broken.

Adam’s sin nature was passed on to all people so we all died in him. We sin, bcause we are, by nature, sinners. The curse of death was passed on to all men and man has tried everything he could through the years to find a way to placate God.

But there was only one answer. Only in Christ can all be made alive. Adam’s way, the way most of the world continues to follow, results in death. Christ’s way, the way that few find, is life everlasting.

That’s the resurrection message that we need to live and share. To a world domed to death Christ offers life. The question is whether or not those of us who have it will share it.