Re: [TruthTalk] Smithson, Taylor and the Canucks ... especially for y'all

[Lance Muir]

Judy:I don't understand your reluctance to 'own up' to being TT's resident theologian and exegete. ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July 24, 2004 12:00 Subject: [TruthTalk] Smithson, Taylor and the Canucks ... especially for y'all There are numerous theologians, some of whom are wonderfully Christian, who have read the creation account as allegory and have not taken it literally. And so you are not alone if you conclude that "Adam" represents collective mankind. For several reasons I do not agree with this account. The main is the bloodline. Jesus is go'el, the Seed promised in the garden. If all blood does not go back to the first Adam, then the Second Adam could not redeem all humanity in taking on the flesh of the first; for if he is not of our bloodline, he is not our Kinsmen Redeemer and thus could not represent us.   I don't expect to get any bravo for this but it is true nonetheless so here goes -  leaving the bravos for Dylan et al :).      Jesus' blood does not go back to the first Adam because He did not have a human father and so was born holy without any taint from Adam's fall..    Jesus did not take upon Himself ALL HUMANITY.  He took upon himself the seed of Abraham which is the 'seed of promise'  Hebrews 2:16   The 'seed of promise' came through Isaac (Romans 9:7 and Hebrews 11:18) and this is because he (Isaac) was the child of promise.   You are trying to make what is spiritual biological by joining it to a bloodline.  The ONLY way ALL humanity can reach God is if they come through the door by repentance and continue by faith.   Note: Jesus didn't take anyone's flesh upon himself on the cross.