God
never intended it to be this way. His plan was for the spiritual and
physical to be perfectly joined together. How can that be with the
fallen state of mankind? Through faith in the finished work of Jesus
Christ on the cross, we can walk in the Spirit though we are present
in this physical body. Though we live in this physical world, we live
and move and have our being in Jesus Christ (Acts 17:28). Through
faith in Him, we are sanctified (set apart from the world) Heb.
10:10, “By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of
the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” Through faith in
Christ we are regenerated (restored to sinless state) Titus 3:5, “Not
by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his
mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of
the Holy Ghost;” And through the saving grace of the cross we are
justified (just as if we never sinned) Eph. 2:16, “Knowing that a
man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of
Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ,..” Therefore,
we can conclude that through Jesus' sacrifice we are restored to the
relationship God had with man before the fall. Through Jesus Christ,
we can walk in the righteousness of God with His Spirit living in us
as our daily guide.
Why
is that so important? God wants to walk with us in intimate
relationship. His intention is that His Holy Spirit is our counselor,
comfort, rock, strong tower, mighty fortress, deliverer, provider,
healer and anything else we need. “But my God shall supply all your
need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus,” Phil. 4:19.
I
want to note two very important factors in the relationship between
God and Adam. 1)There was continued communication between them.
2)Obedience to God's instructions was absolute. When these two
principles are observed, the spiritual and physical are perfectly
joined together. The failure comes on our part when we either fail to
communicate with God or fail to obey His instructions.
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