Adam: A Type of Jesus
• Romans 5:14 (NASB)
“Nevertheless death
reigned from Adam until
Moses, even over those
who had not sinned in
the likeness of the
offense of Adam, who is
a type of Him who was
to come.”
Who Am I?
• My time on earth did not begin in a natural way. I
had no earthly father. I was made in the image of
God. I was innocent and without sin. In my
innocence, I was tried and tempted by the
serpent. I made an important decision which
involved a tree that impacted all of history. My
decision had both conditional and unconditional
consequences. While I was asleep, my side was
pierced. After I awoke, I was given a bride; one in
whom I could be “one” with. I was also given
authority and dominion over God’s creation. Who
am I?
Adam
• A Miraculous Beginning To
Earthly Life
– Gen 1-2
• Made Without Sin…
–
As all men are until they
choose to sin (Eccl 7:29)
• Given Authority Over
Creation
–
Gen 1:26-29
• Given A Wife By God
– Genesis 2:21ff
Jesus
• A Miraculous Beginning To
Earthly Life
– Luke 1:26-35
• Made Without Sin…
– Jesus lived His whole life w/o
sin – The Ideal Man
• Given Authority Over
Creation
–
Col 1:15 & Matt 28:18
• Given A Wife By God
– 1 Cor 6:15-17
Adam
• A Choice Regarding A Tree
That Impacted History
(Romans 5:12-21; 1 Cor
15:20-21)
1.
2.
3.
Adam (and all men) lost
access to the tree of life.
Men begun to be separated
from God because of their
sin.
All of creation was cursed
by God.
Jesus
• A Choice Regarding A Tree
That Impacted History
(Romans 5:12-21; 1 Cor
15:20-21)
1.
2.
3.
All can regain access to the
tree of life in Christ.
Jesus made fellowship with
God possible again.
All of creation will be
cleansed of the curse
(Romans 8:19-23)
Which Adam Do You Follow?
• Are you in Adam because of your sin?
• Are you in Christ because you have faith?
• ”Or do you not know that all of us who have been
baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His
death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with Him
through baptism into death, so that as Christ was
raised from the dead through the glory of the Father,
so we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we
have become united with Him in the likeness of His
death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His
resurrection…” (Romans 6:3-5)