Part 4 — Did God give up His plan?

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God’s Eternal Plan - 4

God did not change or terminate his plans even though man chose sin and independence. Because of this sin, the descendants of Adam have become useless in God’s purpose for creation. God needed to create a new race for humankind. 

The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit. What comes first is the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later. Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven. Earthly people are like the earthly man, and heavenly people are like the heavenly man.

I Corinthians 15:45-48

By flesh and blood, we belong to the race of Adam. But by new birth through baptism in Christ, we become partakers of the celestial race.

Adam lost the image of God because he chose independence from God (Genesis 3:1-7). Jesus, who is the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15), always did the will of the Father (John 4:34), and in all things pleased Him (John 8:29), was obedient unto death (Philippians 2:8).

Every man who believes in the one whom the Father sent (John 6:29) denies himself and takes up his own cross (Matthew 16:24), loses his life (Matthew 16:25), receives the lordship of Jesus Christ (Romans 10:9) and is baptized in Jesus Christ (Mark 16:16). Then he becomes a new creature (II Corinthians 5:17), receives the nature of God (II Peter 1:4) and receives the image of the One who created him (Colossians 3:10).

What is your hope, then? “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27)