Died in Adam, Made Alive in Christ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1Cor 15:22 For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all
will be made alive.
Eph 2:5 Even when we were dead in offenses, made us alive
together with Christ (by grace you have been saved) 6 And
raised us up together with Him and seated us together with Him
in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Through regeneration God has made us alive. In Adam we all are
dead. When we were born of our parents, we were born dead.
Furthermore, all unbelievers are dying a little more each day.
All of them are marching toward the tomb. Their destination is
the tomb, and their destiny is death. Hence, in Adam every man
is born dead and is also born to die. According to the Bible the
gospel is preached not merely to sinners; it is also preached to
those who are dead in Adam. We know from Peter's word in 1:3
that through the means, the instrumentality, of the resurrection
of Christ, God has regenerated us. Through Christ's resurrection
God has made us alive. In Adam we all died, but in Christ we all
have been made alive.
Nearly two thousand years ago, when Christ was resurrected, we
were made alive, regenerated. According to the New Testament,
when Christ was resurrected, we were resurrected in Him (Eph.
2:5-6). Hallelujah, although we were born with Adam, we have
been reborn with Christ in His resurrection!
At this point I would quote a word from Dean Alford: "The
resurrection of Christ, bringing in life and the gift of the
life-giving Spirit, is that which potentiates the new birth into
a living hope." The concept here is deep. The resurrection of
Christ potentiates our regeneration into a living hope. When we
were regenerated, the resurrected Christ entered into us. He is
not only the living One--He is also the resurrected One. Now He
is the life within us that potentiates the new birth and causes
every aspect of our being to become living. Therefore,
regeneration results in a living hope.
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry, from
Witness Lee, Life-study of First Peter, pp. 26-27. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA.
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