Second Adam Brought Victory
1 Corinthians 15:45
Now the first Adam was of earth, earthly. God promised him the earth; God gave him Eden, and he was all of this earth, earthly. The second [Adam] is the Lord from heaven. That is the difference between the two Adams. One is all of earth, earthly, and the other is from heaven.… When the first Adam was tempted, he yielded to the first temptation. When the second Adam was tempted, He resisted. Satan gave him a trial. God won’t have a Son that He cannot try. He was tried, He was tempted; He took upon him your nature and mine, and withstood the temptation. The first Adam was tempted by his bride. The second was tempted for His bride—the Church. He came for his bride, and instead of the bride tempting him, He overcame all that He might win the bride to himself.… The first Adam looked upon the tree and plucked its fruit, and fell. The second Adam was nailed to the tree.… When the first Adam went up from Eden he left a curse upon the earth; but when the second Adam went up from the Mount of Olives He lifted the curse … and so every man that is in Christ can shout Victory!
D.L. Moody, The Gospel Awakening.
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To which kingdom do you place your allegiance?