Our feelings may change with our circumstances and disposition – but being united Christ never changes
This brings joy
Whatever our circumstances – ‘it is well with our soul’
Eph 1:3-4 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him." (ESV)
Romans 5 – A Tale of Two Men
Jesus Christ the best of men / Adam the worst of men
Adam
Adam
‘Do and live’ – A covenant of works
He died and we die
Adam was the federal head of humanity
His demerits are our demerits
People are born in original sin
Example of selfishness
Rom 5:15, 17, 18, 19
Example of President of USA
Adam is our federal head
If you feel this is unfair, if we were in Adam’s place, we would have done the same
How many times have you sinned?
Law brings sin
Death reigns
Christ
Christians have a new federal head
The wonder of His person becomes the wonder of our life
Explanation
1 Peter 2:22 "He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth"
1 John 3:5 "You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin"
Matt 3:17 "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
His merits become our merits
His perfect life becomes our perfect life
We will sleep and awake in glory
Christ’s work at the cross is ‘finished/accomplished’
Eph 2:4-6 "But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus."
