1 Corinthians 15:22 "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive."
WHAT IS MEANT BY THIS?
(Let's take it part by part!)
"For as in Adam all die..."
We all have one life to live! Only ONE! No coming back as a Princess or a King!
Hebrews 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
Reincarnation is a trick of the devil that you can have multiple lives to, "Get it right," and eventually get saved!
Galatians 3:24 "Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith."
Why this life is so important is because IN THIS LIFE we have to choose between Heaven and hell! One life to make this most important decision! We learn about Jesus Christ through hearing (or reading articles like this)!
Romans 10:14 "How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"
We hear (or read) and our faith in God grows! We learn that God cares about us and wants none of us to die without knowing Jesus personally!
2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
The more of an interest that we show toward God, the more of Himself He reveals to us!
Romans 1:19 "Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them."
(We ALREADY have the ability to know God as proof through that last verse!)
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
We must believe that God is real, that He is a rewarder of those who seek after Him!
Once we are saved, we are no longer under the bondage of the law. Galatians 3:25 "But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster."
It's faith in Jesus Christ that saves us and places us under a new law, the law of, "Grace"!
Simply restated Grace means:
"God's Riches At Christ's Expense"!
Without Christ's righteousness, our soul is eternally dead!
Ezekiel 18:4 "Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die."
These Christ rejectors will suffer an eternity by burning in darkness! NO ESCAPE! FOREVER!
Now the rest of the verse...
"...even so in Christ shall all be made alive."
When we believe the gospel of Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) we are granted salvation from our sins (wrongs committed against God)!
Once we receive Jesus Christ as our friend, LORD, and Saviour, we are placed into God's universal church! Christ's righteousness is applied to our soul. We become permanently the children of God! (He knows ALL THINGS anyway!)
Romans 8:16 "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:"
Galatians 3:26 "For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."
It's placing our faith completely in Jesus Christ that saves us!
When you are saved by believing the gospel, you are forever saved.
Briefly, the gospel is as follows!
Jesus Christ lived a perfect sinless life! He died on the cross paying for our sins (as He was SINLESS, He was able to do this for us all)! Three days later He arose from the grave according to the scriptures! This proved that He WAS God!
When you believe this gospel about Jesus Christ and ask Him to forgive your sins and save you, He will!
