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In Adam All Die, Even so in Christ Shall All Be Made Alive
God identifies us all in two persons, you are either in Adam or in Christ, to which one do you belong?
This is the sixth part of a series of articles on the Messiah’s names Jesus and Immanuel. Why was Christ given these two distinct names and what they really mean to us? You can read the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth articles if you haven’t as background to this story.
Oneness in Identity
Genesis chapter 5 tells of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. He created them male and female. He blessed them and called them Adam (or Mankind) in the day when they were created. In the first man’s identity, Adam, God considered the whole of mankind as one person. All that came out of the first man, their physical offsprings (which includes you and me) are in a single identity we call Mankind. This is the realm of Adam.
The apostle Paul explains this oneness in identity in his epistles to the Romans (Romans 5:12). He stated that when the first Adam gave in to the serpent’s temptation and disobeyed God’s command in the garden sin came into the world (referring to mankind). Then through sin, death spread to all mankind. All have sinned…
