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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. |
Subject: The ransom - God or man? |
Bible Note: Luke 3:38: "the son of Kenan, the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God." Rom 5:12,18,19: "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned-- Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous." 1 Cor 15: 21,22: "For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 1 Tim 2:5,6: "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6who gave himself as a ransom for all men--the testimony given in its proper time." How many human lives do you think equate to the life of God? If you feel that God went above and beyond the call of justice to provide himself rather than his son a ransom, I'll accept that along with John 1:1 and 1 John 5:7 (KJ) as support. But understand, this is not perfect justice. To exercise faith in the ransom, one must know what it is - including why it was necessary. Most people know more about traffic law than they do about this most awesome legal provision. Leave trinity support aside. Does Orthodoxy even address the details of God's justice expressed in the ransom? The two topics are related I'll admit. After all, God sent his son out of love that we might not be doomed to eternal death. Who did he send? Who was he required to send? Why did he choose his son? Why not the Father himself? Why not an angel or a newly created Adam? The truth should address these questions satisfactorily. |