It is my hope and desire by submitting this paper that it will reconcile two opposing points of view, both holding to certain truths that can't be reconciled because they both start from a wrong starting point, i.e., time; creation. I purpose to show that the starting point fro all our understanding must be from the true beginning;, from eternity past; before the foundation of the universe, "according to the eternal purpose in *Christ Jesus".
*Please Eph.3 and note how Paul makes the distinction he does when writing the name Jesus and Christ....note his insightful reasoning. It will help when reading my paper.
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Concerning Adam and Jesus
God does not merely forgive our disobedience; he calls us to obedience, and to a life completely centered in Him.
. a thesis of William Law
The question has been many times asked, Why did God create Adam if He knew Adam would fail, which begs another question: Fail at what? Answering the second question will help explain the reason for asking the first one.
Lets look at this passage from Hebrews that pictures what Paul readily saw and understood and, as a result of that revelation understanding, wrote all his letters with it as central to his perspective:
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Hebrews 2:9-11 (KJV)
We can see that many sons for Father is the reason for creation and procreation would be the only means they would ever come into existence. We know that because procreation r us. God would not nor could not individually create us as did He the Angels who have no redeemer nor can ever have one. If in doubt about that ask the question: How many redeemers would be needed for each of Gods fallen creatures, if He created them all individually? Moses was commanded to strike the rock once. Never again is the Rock, Jesus Christ, to be smitten for mankind nor need He be because He died once, for all. We know that is true and we will one day see the single set of nail prints in His Hands as an eternal testimony of that fact. The Disciples saw them first on that day in the upper room. [John 20.27] Only one set could and will ever be in His Hands. And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. Hebrews 6:5-6 (KJV)
Knowing that Adam would fail was certainly in the foreknowledge of the Father, however, Father still had to; was compelled to, follow through with His soon to fail creation while and at the same time, make provision for its redemption. Make no mistake about this: Adam was given humanity to its fullest degree/strength; a superhuman degree for a test Adam alone must pass in his own strength. No one could come to his aid in this. It should be understood and remembered that at this time Adam was not divine in anyway. Though he came from Hand of Divinity; Divinity formed him from dust to shine in innocence, there was not a speck of Divinity in him. He was all man could be, short of Divinity. Keep in mind he was NOT perfect. Only Divinity can ever be perfect. However, Adam was perfectly innocent. Innocence that needed to be groomed-tutored; to be filled with Perfection, the result of moral choices given him that would have accomplished the task, i.e., his transfiguration. The eating of the Tree of Life whereby he would have lived forever as God intended would have been his instead of the cruel tree needed for his redemption, suffered upon by the second/last Adam, Jesus
. Human Divinity demonstrating the Character of God would have been consummated. It is Finished would have been the words of Adam.
Saying this does not mean procreation would have ceased for realizing Gods ultimate intention because it was still to be the means for birthing sons and bringing them into Glory. Obviously the new birth or second birth would not have been needed had Adam succeeded in passing his test.
This is not about self-righteous flesh accomplishing anything for or in God but flesh totally submitting to the will of the Father as Jesus later demonstrated by His life
and for the same reasons.
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: Hebrews 10:5 (KJV). This was spoken by Christ, the Word of God, not the Son of God. The Son of God was in hypostatic union with Jesus; begotten human flesh as son of man who later, by His obedience, became transfigured. The transfiguration of Jesus was His graduation day! It was the heavenly testimony of accomplished perfection in the life of a *born sinless man and because of His obedience He is now the new Christ of Glory
. Glorified Human Flesh and Bone in Union with the Throne of God, .
Consummated as the Ultimate Intention of the Father, from the beginning of the Himself. And yet not consummated as King of Kings and Lord of Lords until all His enemies are made His footstool. Until then He sits at the right hand of God pleading our case before the Throne of Grace.
Adam never enjoyed what we now can when we sin, i.e., an advocate with the Father. When they all died, the righteous of God could never enter into the presence of God because of the penalty of Adams transgression but were consigned to paradise; Gods holding tank, to await the Blood of the Lamb that would set them free.
Four thousand years mankind had to wait for such an advocate who, in the fulness of time another Adam, born not created and filled with Gods own Nature, that by His allegiance to the Nature His Father for success in the task given Him, not only redeemed mankind but demonstrated how we can do the same and must, that we overcome as He did. Jesus showed us the way of the cross before ever going to it to do the work of the cross which now, by His resurrection as proof, enables us who are faithful in Him, Christ Jesus. [Eph 1.1] (KJV only)
Jesus had to be born and NOT created. He could not have been created because creation was completed; finished after the six days of it. There is no new creation except by His Spirit.
It is my prayer that what I have written is a help to someone who may be struggling with his vision of the Fathers ultimate intention for His creation. This paper is incomplete at best. What I have posited I leave open for adjustment and correction from those with insight who may wish to do so for the edification of His Body, unto Joint-heir-ship......Ormly