The Lord's Day Bible Message Outlines
April 12, 2009
Pastor Dana Johnson
"...we shall also bear the image of
the heavenly Man." -1
Corinthians 15:49
And as we have borne the image of
the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the
heavenly Man.
1. We have born the image of Adam, the
m an of dust.
a. It is a human body of
flesh and blood.
1 Corinthians
15:39, 50 - All flesh is not the same flesh, but there
is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals,
another of fish, and another of birds. 50Now
this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit
the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit
incorruption.
b. Its building blocks are the
chemical elements of the earth.
c. It is a natural body.
1 Corinthians
15:42-44 - So also is the resurrection of the dead. The
body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.
43It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in
glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
44It is sown a natural body, it is raised a
spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a
spiritual body.
2. Salvation in Christ does not merely
reverse the curse. It puts us in a position and condition
better than Adam.
Romans 8:29 - For
whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the
image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many
brethren.
3. Through salvation and
sanctification believers have already begun to bear the
image of Christ in their spirits.
Colossians 3:10 - And
have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge
according to the image of Him who created
him.
4. By the way, why is Christ called
the "last Adam" (45) and "Second Man" (47)?
a. They hold similar
positions as heads of humanity.
1 Corinthians
15:22 - For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all
shall be made alive.
b. In contrast: while Adam is
earthly; Christ is heavenly.
1 Corinthians
15:47 - The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the
second Man is the Lord from heaven.
c. In contrast: while Adam was a
"living being"; Christ is a life-giving spirit.
1 Corinthians
15:45 - And so it is written, "The first man Adam became
a living being." The last Adam became a life-giving
spirit.
5. Take courage gentle believer-
shortly you shall bear the image of the heavenly
Man.
a. We will gain a spiritual
body.
1 Corinthians
15:44 - It is sown a natural body, it is raised a
spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a
spiritual body.
b. The event which effects this
change is the resurrection of the dead.
1 Corinthians
15:21, 51 - For since by man came death, by Man also came
the resurrection of the dead. 51Behold, I tell
you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all
be changed.
c. Our resurrection will take place
at Christ's coming.
1 Corinthians
15:23, 52 - But each one in his own order: Christ the
firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His
coming. 52In a moment, in the twinkling of an
eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and
the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be
changed.
(All
Scripture quoted is from the New King James
Version)
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