1 Corinthians 15:45-47 (NASB)
45 So also it is written, “The first MAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. 47 The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.
There is a predestined order of life for mankind. God gives us a living soul made from the dust of the earth. We share in the life of all creatures of the earth. We are born through the will of man and share in the life of Adam. We have no say in the matter.
The second Adam, who is Jesus, is quite different. It is the spiritual life of God that we choose for our own. This is the abundant life Jesus speaks of, which is to be like Him, to be made in His image. The predestined step in the way of Jesus the optional, one is that is offered to all.
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