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NASB | 1 Corinthians 15:21 For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 15:21 For since [it was] by a man that death came [into the world], it is also by a Man that the resurrection of the dead has come. |
Bible Question: Did the Messiah have to be God in order to undo Adamic sin? All Scripture dealing with the merits of Jesus ransom equate him with Adam. Is his deity required in order to effect our redemption? |
Bible Answer: Hi, alienresident, most definitely the Messiah had to be God for man's redemption. Who else is worthy to die for the sins of the world? Who else is sinless besides God? Understanding that Jesus is God in the flesh (John 1:1, 14; 1 John 5:7, 1 Timothy 3:16), the ransom is God. Through humanity, the relationship between God and man was lost and through Humanity (divine), man was redeemed back to God. Being a God who does everything decently and in order, He didn't redeem man via the Spirit (God is a Spirit - John 4:24) because man wasn't lost as a spirit. Also, see Acts 4:10-12. WalkingTalkingBible |