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Two Adams In Contrast, The Romans 5.12-21 Introduction:
In the first lesson we looked at the similarities between the Adam in Genesis 1
through 3 and Jesus. Adam was the
head of the home; Jesus is the head of His church.
Adam was alone; Jesus died alone. God
created one woman for Adam; Jesus built just one church.
Adam’s side was opened; Jesus side was pierced with a spear. In
this lesson we want to see the contrast between the two FThe
First Adam 1.
Wanted to become like God, Genesis 3.4-6
a. He was not willing to live in the Garden of Eden and take care of
God’s creation.
b. The problem is he was not God nor would he become like God in
his sin. Hebrews 2.7
c. Man’s greatest idolatry is self worship. Pharaoh,
Nebuchadnezzar, King Agrippa in Acts 12, and the list goes on. FThe
Second Adam 1.
Was God and became a man, Galatians 4.4-5
a. An idea that is so incredible that men have denied what the
scriptures plainly says.
b. Jesus was “Immanuel: God with Us”
Matthew 1.23
c. Jesus did not deny His deity by taking on the body of flesh nor did
His body of flesh make Jesus less than “God with Us” Phil. 2.6-8 F
The first Adam 2.
Was created by God, Genesis 1.27
a. A created being has a beginning; before Genesis
1.27 Adam did not exist.
b. He was not a “self made man”
c. He was not the product of evolution, Hebrews
3.4
d. A created being can have an eternal soul, Psalm
8.4a FThe
Second Adam 2.
Is the creator, Colossians 1.15-17
a. As deity, Jesus is not a created being; He is eternal, from the very
beginning. Psalm 8.4b-5
b. As deity, He is superior to the created being
c. As deity, He is all powerful,
John 1.1-3, 14. FThe
First Adam 3.
Accepted a lie, Genesis 3.4-6
a. Satan is called the father of liars
John 8.44
b. One must be able to distinguish the truth from a lie. FThe
Second Adam 3.
Is the truth, John 14.6
a. Jesus did not just come to reveal the truth but His very nature is the
truth.
b. Deity can not lie, Hebrews 6.18
c. Whatever God says is the truth. FThe
First Adam 4.
Disobeyed God, Genesis 3.17
a. He sinned by not doing what was lawful
b. Sin: missing the mark, transgression of the law, rebellion, weakness,
etc. 1 John 3.4 FThe
Second Adam 4.
Kept the word of God perfectly, John 6.38
a. The Hebrew writer makes the point that we have a High Priest that
can sympathize with our weaknesses, yet He never sinned, Hebrews
4.14-16
b. Jesus was accused of sin but He did not sin.
c. Never let anyone convince you that Jesus sinned. FThe
First Adam 5.
Brought death to the living, Romans 5.12
a. Through sin death entered into the world
b. Spiritual death, due to sin separating man from God FThe
Second Adam 5.
Brought life to the dying, John 5.21
a. By His resurrection Jesus overcame death; we are promised that
we too will be resurrected, 1
Corinthians 15.21-22
b. When Jesus speaks of giving us life He is speaking of spiritual life
and not physical life
i. Physical life is temporary
ii. Spiritual life is enduring FThe
First Adam 6.
Was sent away, Genesis 3.22-24
a. Physical death due to God expelling Adam and Eve from the
Garden of Eden and the tree of life.
b. The physical death can never be over come. FThe
Second Adam 6.
Was sent to pay, John 3.13-18
a. Why could not the first Adam make the sacrifice for his sins?
Because he was in sin and in need of the perfect sacrifice.
b. The second Adam lived the perfect life and offered Himself on the
cross for our sins, Romans 5.17
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