Why does Romans 5 refer to Jesus as the new Adam?
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St. Paul reflects on the sin of Adam in the light of the redemptive mystery of Christ. Sin, as used in the singular by St. Paul, refers to the dreadful power that has gripped humanity, which is now in revolt against the Creator and engaged in the exaltation of its own desires and interests. But no one has a right to say, "Adam made me do it," for all are culpable: Gentiles under the demands of the law written in their hearts, and Jews under the Mosaic covenant. Through the Old Testament law, the sinfulness of humanity that was operative from the beginning found further stimulation, with the result that sins were generated in even greater abundance. \n\nGod's act in Christ is in total contrast to the disastrous effects of the virus of sin that invaded humanity through Adam's crime.
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Adam was, but god was the first mentioned
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God made Adam in His image to have communion(talk) with Him. That is our first and primary goal. Talk to our Creator. Funny how all the "universal questions" can be answered with God's word but few want to live by the Book full of answers! I hope this helps, friend.
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An idea of the meaning can be taken by looking at the word "atonement" as "at one ment."  By reason of the Fall of Adam, and by our individual sins we have become separated from God.  What Jesus did was to reconcile us to God, to make it possible to return to God, or to make us one with God.
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Wow, your question was confusing, I had to re-read it a few times. But, it's not a dumb question and I dont think it was a mean spirited question. Adam was the first man, fashioned from the dust and the breath of God in the image of God. Eve was the first woman made of Adams rib and the breath of God. They had children, namely 3 sons, Cain, Able, and Seth. So if you keep reading the bible from there, there are geneologies and you can see who begat whom on down the line. Long after Adam and many of his descendants had died, from the lineage of King David, a woman named Mary was bethrothed to a man named Joseph. Mary was indeed a virgin as she was not yet married. The Angel of the Lord came to her and told her that she was pregnant with our Savior, the Son of God.  What a daunting message, but God prepared for her just the right fiance, who loved her enough that at this seemingly crazy tale that he decided to preserve her life, her honor and put her away in secret. Well, the Angel of the Lord came to Joseph too, and told him that it is true, the baby is God's and your fiance's still a virgin (to paraphrase) If you read the Bible you'll get a more detailed version of this piece of History. The Baby Jesus grew to be a Man, all His life Jesus was close to God, His Father and prayed to him, because God is 3 persons, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. So, although Jesus is very much God, He is the Son of the Father. So, that is why Jesus is completely perfect and had no sin, and was able to sacrifice himself for us. At that moment when Jesus asked the Father "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do" He was extending that same grace to us too, even now. Jesus did not escape crucifixion, he did not escape death. He conquered death, he conquered the old law of the old testament that said there must be a sacrifice, a blood atonement for all sins. We were all born into sin because of Adam and Eve chosing to follow thier flesh and give in to temptation. We were permanantly severed from God, and still are if we dont believe that Jesus is God made flesh, and is God's Son. We must believe that and believe that Jesus did die that day on the cross, that he laid in a tomb dead, but was resurrected on the 3rd Day and that he ascended into heaven very much alive and there he sits at the right hand of the father, leaving The Holy Spirit ever interceding for us. That is the truth and the only way to be allowed into God's presence upon our death here on Earth. There is no blaspemy in that. Jesus was brought to trial for that, because he in no uncertain terms claimed his rightful title as The Son of God. He was found faultless by Pilate, however, the crowd shouted "Crucify Him" and took a foul murderer to be released and the mob sentanced thier own King thier own Savior to die. But, it was what had to be done. Jesus said before his crucifixion, "No one takes my life, I willingly lay it down".
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I am not sure where you got those figures but they are not correct. We do not have the exact time fram from Adam out. The earth is approximately 6000 years old. The only thing we know for sure is that Jesus was born in 1ad and was crucified and resurrected in 32ad. So right now we are 1974 from when Jesus died and rose again. There so there is around 4000 years prior to Jesus coming. The prophecy in Daniel 9 refers to the coming of the Messiah. The prophecy begins with the command to rebuild Jerusalem which came in Nehemiah 1 on our Calendar March 14th 445bc. It goes forward 473 years to April 6 32ad when Jesus presented Himself as Messiah to the Jews on what we now call palm Sunday. We do not know when satan will be bound in the pit but it will not come until the end of the tribulation (the 70th week of Daniel). We do not know when the tribulation will begin. So again those numbers you have are way off base and mean absolutely nothing in reality because we do not know the exact amount of time that passed from creation to Jesus. Keep your eyes on what is clearly revelaed in Scripture and don't worry about extrabiblical ideas.
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That's wrong. According to the Bible, in Genesis chapter 2, Adam "became" a soul when he was created. He wasn't GIVEN one. Abortion is clearly murder, whether people try all sorts of ways to justify it (which they can't).
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Jesus came to Saul (later Paul) on the road to Damascus because Saul was going around persecuting and killing Christians for the Pharisees.  Jesus asked Saul "Why are you persecuting me?" to make Saul think about what he was doing and Who Jesus really was.  The encounter was the turning point in Paul's life where he accepted Jesus as the Messiah and as his personal Savior.  God chose Paul to be an Apostle.  God knew the heart of Paul and what he would do when confronted by the truth.  \n\nHowever, for the sake of argument, if Paul had decided not to accept the free gift of salvation, Christianity would still have flourished - because it is of God, not of man.
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Adam...who was the first man, was never considered by the Jewish or Christian faiths to be a prophet....( I never heard that one before,..... & I'm older than dirt )  He was created with smarts, but didn't always use them very well.....\n\n......when he fell from fellowship with his Creator....he blamed both God & Eve for his failure...\n\n"THIS WOMAN that YOU gave me, SHE gave me the fruit, and I did eat."\n\nkinda sounds just like us...huh, guys ?
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It was 2000 yrs from Adam to birth of Abraham and 2000 yrs from Abraham to Christ. 4000 yrs give or take a few.\n\nAdam's creation  4026 bc\nBirth of Abraham 2018 bc\nBirth of Christ             2 bc\n\n40 men are listed as forefathers of Christ from Abraham to Joseph
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God established a covent with Moses including a ceremonial part which is a forshadow of that which is to come.Moses testafied of Messiah,Daniel told the time.Jesus established a new covenent in His blood,(read hebrews)the temple, with sacrafice,will b re-enstated....this time for antichrist.Jews eyes will b opened when he committs the abomination of desolation,Jews were only blinded in heart,so us gentiles coule obtain salvation,thru Jesus and provke Jews to jealousy,seeing the blessings of God on us.you as a Jew,r the apple of Gods eye,and true seed of Aberham,by accepting Gods true only begotten son..Jesus.to end ...seak Him,lift ur voice unto Him u will know He is.
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The correct answer IS no one.  However, I understand where your confusion comes from.  In Genesis 1 we read an overview of the entire creation.  In verse 27 we see that God created man and woman, but are not given any names.  However, this doesn’t mean that they are not Adam and Eve.  The end of chapter 1 concludes the brief account, or summary if you will, of creation, and chapter 2 then elaborates on some important details.  These include how God created man and woman and their names.  Chapter 2 verse 7 describes the creation of Adam, but we know that it is an elaboration on the creation of man given in 1:27, because in 2:5 it specifically says that there was no man on the earth.  \n\nHope that clears it up a little.\n\n_______________  EDIT _______________\n\nTo James,\n\nI'm afraid you are mistaken about the meaning of the word "man" as it applies to Genesis 1 and 2.  I encourage you to look at the original Hebrew words as it makes it clearer that both chapters refer to the same "man".  It is understandable that some confusion is introduced when translating into English, so it is helpful to look at the original words to determine their meaning both individually and in the context of the surrounding scripture.  For example, the word for "man" is the exact same Hebrew word in both chapter 1 and 2, AND it is essentially the same word as the man's name! ADAM!  And it is a form that is used much more often as a singular form, while a different word (Alef + Yod + Shin) is used more often to indicate MEN - plural.  The word in Genesis 1 & 2 in Hebrew is Alef + Dalet + Mem.  \n\nCheck it our more for yourself -- you'll be surprised how consistent it is with the rest of the Bible's idea that Adam WAS the first man!
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Hi Rodney. Good evening/day.Very good subject! First of all, in case anyone does not know what sin is, let's define it.  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. or MKJV- Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness-1John 3:4. Myself included, we need to ensure that we know what sin is so that we can be sincerely repentant and strive to not commit sins. You are correct everyone sins, that is why Jesus - the perfect Son of God who was sinless died for our sins and rose from the dead. Second, the word rapture is not in the Bible. Jesus will return to raise the dead and claim those of us who are saved. John 3:13 says  -And no one has ascended up to Heaven except He who came down from Heaven, the Son of Man who is in Heaven. May God Bless  you.
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Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.\n\nIs that the verse? Speaking to the church of Philadelphia, it is referring to the pure church. There are no rebukes for this church because it is faithful. In history it is referring to the second-last period of church history before Jesus comes a second time, and we are living in the last period before Jesus comes, the time of Laodicea, or, a people judged, because this is the time of judgment.\n\nThe names written on those who overcome are self-explanatory, it means what it says, but the pillar part is a beautiful symbol pointing back to the sanctuary service of the Old Testament. The pillars in the Old Testament sanctuary represented Christ, but they also represented His people, who were a part of His system of salvation. People are brought to know God not only through God, but also through people whom He uses.\nGenesis 28:18; Genesis 19:26 are examples of good and bad pillars. people used pillars as testimonies to what God had done. So in eternity, when sin and sinners are no more, those who have accepted salvation will continue to be witnesses to His saving grace, sharing with unfallen angels and worlds the character of God.
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Is the one your'e thinking of perhaps Romans 5:17-19?\n\n"17 For if by the trespass of the one [man] death ruled as king through that one, much more will those who receive the abundance of the undeserved kindness and of the free gift of righteousness rule as kings in life through the one [person], Jesus Christ.\n\n18 So, then, as through one trespass the result to men of all sorts was condemnation, likewise also through one act of justification the result to men of all sorts is a declaring of them righteous for life. 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were constituted sinners, likewise also through the obedience of the one [person] many will be constituted righteous. "
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I know that my Redeemer lives, and His name is Jesus Christ. As it is written: "Jesus answered, if I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, "He is our God"; yet you have not come to know Him; but I know Him; and if I say I do not know Him, I shall be a liar like you, but I do know Him,and keep His word. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad." The Jews therefore said to Him, "you are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?"  Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM" (John 8:54-59)
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St Paul wrote in his second letter to the Corinthians [2 Cor 5:17], "So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come."\n\n"A new creation": Rabbis used this expression to describe the effect of the entrance of a proselyte or convert into Judaism or of the remission of sins on the Day of Atonement. The new order created in Christ is the new covenant.\n\n"Not that of ourselves we are qualified to take credit for anything as coming from us; rather, our qualification comes from God, who has indeed qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit; for the letter brings death, but the Spirit gives life." [2 Cor 3:5-6]