“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit” (1 Corinthians 15:45)
A lot of folks trace their origin to Adam, the first man God created in the Garden of Eden, referring to him as ‘the father of us all.’ Even some Christians believe that the work of salvation consummated by the Lord Jesus was to restore man to the glory Adam had when he was first created in the Garden of Eden. But the truth is when you’re born again, you’re not restored to the glory of the first Adam. The Bible says “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul the last Adam was made a quickening spirit…” (1 Corinthians 15:45).
The first Adam was a living soul; he was alive with the breath of God in him, while the second Adam—Jesus is a “quickening spirit.” That means “a life-giving spirit.” That’s why Jesus described Himself as “the way, the truth, and the life…” (John 14:6). He is the Second and Last Adam. This Second Adam is the fountain of life, and if you’re born again, you’re born after the similitude of the Second Adam. That means you’re a life-giving spirit.
The Second Adam is the origin of the new creation man in Christ Jesus. No wonder the Bible says “…If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). You’re completely disconnected from the life and nature of the first Adam; you‘re more than a mere man. Right in your spirit, there’s a fountain of life bubbling inside! This life is called Zoe, the life and nature of God: “…This is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son” (1 John 5:11).
You’re a life-giver; you’re a dispenser of eternal verities, because you share the similitude of the Second and Superior Adam! You’ve become a partaker of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4), with a newness of life. Praise God!
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for this beautiful truth that inspires faith and confidence in my spirit, knowing that I have been born with the resurrection life of Jesus and have become a distributor of eternal life! I function today with this consciousness, that I have a newness of life which is superior to satan, and totally disconnected from the life of the first Adam, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study 1 Corinthians 15:47-48 GNB: “The first Adam, made of earth, came from the earth; the second Adam came from heaven. Those who belong to the earth are like the one who was made of earth; those who are of heaven are like the one who came from heaven” 1 John 5:11-13: “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God”
(Taken by permission from Christ Embassy Church , aka Believer’s LoveWorld Ministries , Lagos, Nigeria. www.ChristEmbassy.org )
