Episode #125 – In Adam or In Christ?
Episode Summary:
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley look at Romans 5:12-21 and discuss the Adam-Christ Typology.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
Is Paul saying that the world is broken because one person sinned?
Is Paul saying Adam sinned, I sinned, or we all sinned?
Isn’t that unfair: That Adam’s sin is counted as our sin?
What does it mean that sin is not counted where there is no law?
Who is Adam a type of?
How is the free gift different from the trespass?
There is lots of “reigning” language in this passage isn’t there?
“So one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.” (V. 18) Does this mean that all of humanity is gifted justification?
How would you paraphrase this phrase: “Now the law came in to increase the trespass”?
Helpful Definitions:
Federal Headship: There are two humanities, those in Adam and those in Christ. You are either represented by Adam and his sinfulness or by Christ and his righteousness.
Christology: Doctrine of Christ
Typology: A shadow/picture of what is to come.
Adam-Christ Typology: In Adam, we see a shadow of the ultimate picture of fulfillment we see in Christ.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Romans 5:12-21, 1 Corinthians 15, Genesis 1:26-28, Colossians 1:15-16, John 1:17
“Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion” by John Calvin
“His Mercy Is More” by Matt Boswell & Matt Papa
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