How we thank God that He sent one Man
into this world who did know the way hack to the Father!
This Man knew how to order His own steps, and
also how to order our steps, when we could not direct them ourselves.
We can see it so plainly in a little child. Even after the child learns to walk,
it does not know where or how to walk to keep out of danger and harm.
Its way must be directed by an adult. Without any fear it
would run onto a highway filled with speeding cars.
It does not know how to order its way. Just so, mankind
does not know how to direct its way!
"For God has concluded them all in unbelief,
that He might have mercy upon all" (Rom. 11:32).
"Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men
to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one
the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
For as by one man's disobedience (the) many were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one shall (the) many be made righteous" (Rom. 5:18-19).
"For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
But every man in his own order" (I Cor. 15:21-23).
It would be a most beautiful thing if all the saints of God could
have an open vision that would enable them to understand
the simple and obvious truth that if the first Adam could
do something which the last Adam could not undo,
then the first Adam had more power than the last Adam.
In other words, if Adam could put ten people into sin and death,
and the Christ could take only nine out, then Adam would
have greater influence and power than the Christ.
But whether we believe it or not,
ALL POWER HAS BEEN GIVEN UNTO THE CHRIST.
Continued at Source: Man Is A Free Moral Agent: Just What Do You Mean Man is A Free Moral Agent; The Sinner Must Decide; The Shepherd Seeks The Sheep; The Will Of Man; I Will Draw All Men Unto Me; By One Man
into this world who did know the way hack to the Father!
This Man knew how to order His own steps, and
also how to order our steps, when we could not direct them ourselves.
We can see it so plainly in a little child. Even after the child learns to walk,
it does not know where or how to walk to keep out of danger and harm.
Its way must be directed by an adult. Without any fear it
would run onto a highway filled with speeding cars.
It does not know how to order its way. Just so, mankind
does not know how to direct its way!
"For God has concluded them all in unbelief,
that He might have mercy upon all" (Rom. 11:32).
"Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men
to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one
the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
For as by one man's disobedience (the) many were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one shall (the) many be made righteous" (Rom. 5:18-19).
"For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
But every man in his own order" (I Cor. 15:21-23).
It would be a most beautiful thing if all the saints of God could
have an open vision that would enable them to understand
the simple and obvious truth that if the first Adam could
do something which the last Adam could not undo,
then the first Adam had more power than the last Adam.
In other words, if Adam could put ten people into sin and death,
and the Christ could take only nine out, then Adam would
have greater influence and power than the Christ.
But whether we believe it or not,
ALL POWER HAS BEEN GIVEN UNTO THE CHRIST.
Continued at Source: Man Is A Free Moral Agent: Just What Do You Mean Man is A Free Moral Agent; The Sinner Must Decide; The Shepherd Seeks The Sheep; The Will Of Man; I Will Draw All Men Unto Me; By One Man
