Why Do Some Say Christ Was The Second Adam?
Not Barbarian
or Alate_One's theology. He would be the second monkey.
Creation took place in six normal days (Ex
20:11;
31:17).
God created man in his own image (Ge
1:26,27;
1Co 11:7) and likeness (Ge
1:26;
Jas 3:9) from the
beginning (Ge
1:1;
Mt 24:21,
Mk 10:6).
God created them male and female (Ge
1:26-27;
5:2,
Mt 19:4).
By faith we understand this (Heb
11:3) which leads to confidence (Ps
124:8;
146:5,6).
"Genesis 1:27--Were Adam and Eve real people or just myths?
Problem: Many modern scholars consider the first chapters of Genesis to be myth, not history. But the Bible seems to present Adam and Eve as literal people, who had real children from whom the rest of the human race came (cf. Gen. 5:1ff).
Solution: There is good evidence to believe that Adam and Eve were real persons. First, Genesis 1-2 presents them as actual persons and even narrates the important events of their lives (=history). Second, they gave birth to literal children who did the same (Gen. 4:1; 5:1ff). Third, the same phrase ("this is the history of"), used to record later history in Genesis (6:9; 9:12; 10:1, 32; 11:10, 27; 17:7, 9), is used of Adam and Eve (Gen. 5:1). Fourth, later OT chronologies place Adam at the beginning of Jesus' literal ancestors (Luke 3:28). Sixth, Jesus referred to Adam and Eve as the first literal "male and female," making their physical union the basis of marriage (Matt. 19:4). Seventh, Romans declares that literal death was brought into the world by a literal "Adam" (Rom. 5:14). Eighth, the comparison of Adam (the "first Adam") with Christ (the "last Adam") in 1 Corinthians 15:45 manifests that Adam was understood as a literal, historical person. Ninth, Paul's' declaration that "Adam was formed first, then Eve" (1 Tim. 2:13-14) reveals that he speaks of a real person. Tenth, logically there had to be a first real set of human beings, male and female, or else the race would have had no way to begin. The Bible call this literal couple "Adam and Eve," and there is no reason to doubt their real existence (pg. 31-31, Geisler, Howe)."
