Ques: What was #God's plan in creating man?
Ans: God wanted to connect his kingdom in heaven to the earth, he created the heaven and earth so he could reign in both heaven and earth. That is why Christ came to preach 'thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven' Matthew 6. He made man his earthly representative as he bestowed unto Adam, the responsibility of naming all other creatures. (Gen 2:19)
God’s plan was #noble, he made Adam a free #moral agent, so he could effectively run the earth without being pushed around. The fall of man through Adam was a well calculated treason by Adam and Eve to usurp the authority of their maker. Through this fall, #satan became the pseudo ruler of the earth. Jesus never disagreed when satan told him in his temptation that everything had been given to him. Luke 4 verse 5-6
‘5And the devil taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him the kingdom of the world in a moment of time 6 and the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me: and to whomsoever I will I give it’
#Jesus Christ agrees that the world belongs to the devil, that’s why he didn’t try to correct him on these statement! You would ask? How and when did the devil become the owner of the earth? The answer is that Adam sold it to him through sin and disobedience.
Christ did not contend with the devil over the ownership, rather he came to break his(the devil) power by his earthly assignment and death on the cross… He has become the author of salvation to the ones who INDIVIDUALLY decide to detach to THE KINGDOM OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD..The invitation is an open one. John 1:12
Ques: What nature was man made? What were his qualities?
Ans: God breathed in to man and he became a living #soul. Gen 2: 7 This made the first Adam predominantly soulish- a slave of his senses, i.e eyes, ears , taste, feel, smell. He is a #terrestrial being and the spirit in him was subject to his accepted master. By the fall, the spirit was already subject to the devil and it began to strive with God. Gen 6:3.
Ques: How can man acquire a celestial spirit?
Ans: This is only made possible to redeemed saints who professed faith in Christ Jesus.
Had man a quickening spirit, 1 Cor 15:45, He would have possessed a #celestial body which is immortal, but he did not eat the fruit of the tree of life Gen3:22 which in the sense realm could have given him this ability before he was driven out of the garden.
God has both terrestrial and celestial body, so he functions in heaven and earth. And Christ, took up his celestial body after resurrection, because he has a quickening spirit, that is different from that of man. This enabled him to resurrect in the same earthly body.
At new birth, we acquire the quickening spirit which manifests after physical death ,that gives us the eternal life 1 John 5 vs 12. At physical death, we pick up our celestial bodies. 1 Cor 15. This is no longer in the sense realm, but in the faith realm, because we are now justified by faith ..Romans 5.
Ques: How was eve deceived?
Ans: Eve was deceived through the same thing that still deceives many Christians today. Which is contention with the word of God. God gave them direct instructions but they followed the voice of the stranger. The serpent knew that the spirit in man is subject to mastership {psalm 51:12} Man is a free spirit. He is a free moral agent, so satan simply re-analysed God's word and Eve gave in.. Gen3:6.
The major points to note in this matter were the things that informed the decision of Eve.
1. The woman saw that the fruit was good for food[lust of flesh] 1 john 2;15-17
2. She saw that it was pleasant to the eyes[lust of eyes]1 john 2 ;15-17
3. She learnt it would make her wise[pride of life] 1 john 2;15-17
The devil's real mission is to counter the word of God and provide an alternative that will get man into trouble.
Ques: Does this have a root in the New Testament of The Bible?
Ans: Jesus is the Word of God manifested in the flesh John 1:14 and he being the Word himself gave his own analysis as the sower of the word in Mark 4:14-19. The summary of this scripture is the same with the above. When the word of God is sown, if any of the above three things(Lust) are present, it will definitely choke the word.
One can have all the good things of life and live for Christ, if the Word is treasured.
Beloved, the world is presently going through a lot of crisis and unfortunately, with all the wonderful promises that Jesus gave the believers in the scripture, the believers are also going through all these woes. Christian marriages are crashing, businesses of professed Christians are on downturn, Christians are dying of terminal diseases, Bad habits are not given up etc. The list is endless .One question you should ask yourself is this, if am truly a child of God, why are am I going through what I am presently going through? Does it mean that those promises are not for me? I am going to take you through a journey of faith that will end all those problems, calamities and afflictions in Jesus name.
There is an assurance of faith you must have if you are going through the above..(to be continued.... )
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