15 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 1 - Part 3 - Book 2 - Adam and Eve’s Faith and Salvation

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com LESSON 1 * PART 3 * BOOK 2 Adam and Eve’s Faith and Salvation Genesis 3:14-24 Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" We’ve all sinned, and we’ve all come short because we’re born of Adam. In other words Christ took our place on that cross, and we call that substitution. He died in my place! And then in the last lesson we saw back in Romans chapter 6, how He reckons our old Adam now as crucified. That’s the only thing you can do to deal with the old Adam, is to put him to death, and that’s the way God sees our old Adam after salvation. Then Paul can go on and teach throughout the Book of Romans that now since the old Adam is dead, we don’t have to let him rule and reign in our lives, because now we reckon him dead. Ephesians 4:22-24 Now if you will again come back to Romans chapter 3. Now let’s go back to Romans chapter 3 and start at verse 20. Romans 3:20 The Law per se was that whole concept of the Law of Moses. It was the Ten Commands, the moral law, but it was also the civil law. for by the law is the knowledge of (not of God but of what?) sin." Now when God gave the Ten Commandments, they just literally showed the old Adam how he really operated. Now let’s go to verse 21. Romans 3:21a We’re not under the Law of Moses. Let’s go over to chapter 6 because there are so many folks that don’t understand the difference between Law and Grace. Romans 6:14 for ye are not under the law, but under grace." Romans 6:15 God forbid." Romans 3:21 "But now (since we’re not longer under the Law) the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, (oh people rebel at that. It all fits in it’s proper unfolding of the Word of God. Now look at verse 22. Romans 3:22 Because we’ve all sinned. The Law keeping Jew was a sinner, and the non law keeping Gentile were sinners. Just as soon as the old sin nature is crucified with Christ, the old Adam is put to death, he’s defeated, and God puts opposite him within each believer a new nature. God literally clothes us now with the righteousness of Christ, so that when God looks on us as a believer tonight, He doesn’t really see me, and He doesn’t really see you, but rather God see’ Christ! Now let’s go back to chapter 6. Now verse 7. Romans 6:7 " For he that is dead is freed from sin." (The old Adam) There’s only one way we can get rid of old Adam. The new nature comes in and the Holy Spirit is going to take residence with our spirit. Now, let’s go on to verse 8. Romans 6:8 "Now if we be dead (the old sin nature has been put to death) with Christ, we believe that we shall also (what’s the next word?) live with him." We have been crucified with Christ. In the grave. He was buried. New life! Okay, let’s follow this concept if you will, to John’s Gospel, chapter 12. Let’s go down to verse 20. John 12:20-21 (Gentiles) "Hey there are Gentiles that want to see Jesus." What was Jesus referring to? New life!!! Jesus was referring to His coming death, burial and resurrection. The fact that Christ died in my place. Now let’s go back again to Romans chapter 8, following up this whole concept, let’s go to verse 10. Romans 8:10-11 "And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; (the old Adam) but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from thedead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken (make alive) your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." To the Creator God, what is 2000 years? Now, let’s continue on here in Romans 8. Romans 8:12-14 13. For if ye live after the flesh (in other words, all you’re concerned about is the old Adam) ye shall die: (spiritually, not physically cause that’s going to happen any way.) but if ye through the Spirit (the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives) do mortify (put to death) the deeds of the body (the old Adam) ye shall live. are the sons of God." That’s what we call taking God at His word. Romans 8:16 "The Sprit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." The Holy Spirit beareth witness with our spirit that we are no longer a son of old Adam, but as a result of God’s plan of salvation, we are now what? We’re sons of God. Now, if we’re sons of God, look at the next verse. Romans 8:17 "And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together." The promises of God.