Sinless Life
In the first place, I think only Adam and Eve can tell the difference
between innocent life and sinful life. Because they were in the garden
of Eden where there was no sin. They were righteous and sinless until
they disobeyed the commandment of God. They had a good time of
fellowship with God the creator.
On that occasion, one
magnificent day Eve fell into the trap of the snake and did sin. By
sinning, they got the chance to enjoy an altogether extraordinary life.
An immoral life. Adam and Eve may have explained it to their children,
what is it to live a life without sin.
Happy, content, and joyful life in the sinless state.
They
said to Abel and Cain: "Look, we are sinless when we were in the Garden
of Eden." Life was spectacularly pleasant. Without any worry or hurry.
Everything was taken care of. We were delighted and content. That life
was extraordinary. The most important thing was that we had fellowship
with God the creator of us and the earth.
Sinful Life and Forgiveness
Retaining possession of this whole earth will not provide the satisfaction of innocent life to you.
When
Adam and Eve were cast out to this earth from the garden of Eden, they
were the owners of this earth. The entire earth, vast and beautiful than
today was in front of them. No boundaries, no restrictions, no
controllers or government or tax collectors were there. They obtained
the adequate authority of this earth.
You may be wondering how
happy they were to possess the whole earth in their possession. No need
to carry a passport or visa to travel from a country to another country.
No war. No limit to amass wealth. No fear of the tax authority. No
dispute with another neighbor. Everything was under the possession of
Adam and Eve. They controlled the whole earth as far as they can.
However, the sad part was that even though they had the possession of
the whole earth, it never gave satisfaction to them, which they enjoyed
at the state of sinlessness. The life that they enjoyed at the Garden of
Eden provided more satisfaction. The fellowship with God gave more
happiness than the corrupt life they had spent outside the garden of
Eden.
Sin was habitually before them. Satan ambushed them
constantly to disobey the requirements of God. But they received the
promise that "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and
between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will
strike his heel."
Over here represent the dawn of the gospel day;
no sooner was the punishment given than the remedy was provided and
revealed. This gracious revelation of a Savior came unasked and unlooked
for. Without a revelation of mercy, offering some hope of forgiveness,
the convinced sinner would sink into despair, and be hardened.
By
faith in this promise, our primary parents, and the patriarchs before
the flood were justified and saved. Notice is provided concerning
Christ.
1. His incarnation or coming in the flesh. It speaks
considerable encouragement to sinners, that their Savior is the Seed of
the woman, bone of our bone, Heb. 2:11,14.
2. His sufferings and
death; pointed at in Satan's bruising his heel, that is, his imperfect
nature. And Christ's sufferings are continued in the sufferings of the
saints for his name. The devil tempts them, persecutes and slays them;
and so bruises the heel of Christ, who is afflicted in their
afflictions. But while the heel is bruised on earth, the Head is in
heaven.
3. His victory over Satan thereby Christ baffled Satan's
temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. By his death, he struck a
fatal blow to the devil's kingdom, a wound to the head of this serpent
that cannot be healed. As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls.
Abraham believed and was seeking a city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
We
read in Hebrew: "By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place, he
would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he
did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the
promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents,
as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For
he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect
and builder is God.
Old Testament saints were expecting the
Savior through whom they will be delivered. Jesus did not reveal to
them, but the faith they received the forgiveness of sin through Jesus
Christ.
In the present circumstances, it is revealed to us. The
City also reveals to us in Revelation. It is our turn to believe that
forgiveness of sin and get the state of the sinless state in our lives
in that city. What are you waiting for? Believe in Jesus and enjoy the
happiness that Adam and Eve enjoyed in their sinless state.
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