Why did Jesus have to die for Adam’s sin? CQ Kids

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Why did Jesus have to die for Adam’s sin?

God created the first man, Adam, and gave him a beautiful garden home to live in. As atest of obedience, God said he could eat fruit from any tree in the garden except for one, called the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. (see Genesis2:16,17)

If Adam disobeyed and ate from that one tree, the punishment would be death. God created Eve, the first woman, as a partner for Adam. She also knew God’s rule. God didn’t mean Adam and Eve would be struck dead immediately. He meant they would not live forever but would grow old and die.

An angel in heaven named Lucifer (later called Satan) chose to disobey God. In the form of a snake, Lucifer lied to Eve, tricking her by saying she would not die for eating the forbidden fruit. Eve ate it and gave some to Adam, who ate it too. Adam knew he would die, but disobeyed God anyway. They both failed the test of obedience.

God doesn’t change His rules. This is important. God’s word is true; He is reliable. God wouldn’t say, “Never mind, Adam, I didn’t mean it when I said you would die if you disobeyed.” No, when God makes a rule, He means it.

After they sinned, Adam and Eve were forced to leave the garden. They grew old and eventually died. Adam’s disobedience started a terrible chain reaction of sin that has been passed down to everyone. Romans (5:12, NLT) says, “When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone...” Sin is like an infection - it starts small and then quickly spreads, ALWAYS leading to bad results. We all die because we sin, and we sin because we inherited sin from Adam.

But because God is so loving and wise, He created a special plan to rescue Adam (and all of us!) from the death penalty. This plan involved a substitute that would take Adam’s place. Jesus, God’s son, was asked to go to earth, be born as a perfect human being, and give his life as a substitute for Adam. (see Isaiah 6:8) He had to be perfect in order to be equal to Adam before he sinned.

The Apostle Paul describes this process with a special word: “RANSOM.” In 1 Timothy, (Timothy 2:5,6, NIV) he says, “…the man Christ Jesus,...gave himself as a ransom for all people.”

The word “ransom” comes from two combined Greek words: “anti” and “lutron,” which means a “corresponding price.” “Corresponding” means “equivalent.” So we can think of the word “ransom” as “an equal price.”

For example, if you want to buy something at a store that costs $2, you need exactly $2 in order to buy it. Since Adam was a perfect man before he sinned, only another perfect man could “buy” him. That other man would then be the “corresponding price.” By dying as a perfect man, Jesus provided the RANSOM PRICE and canceled out Adam’s sin. He has freed Adam (and all of us) from the original death penalty. Because Jesus gave his life and “bought” Adam, there is hope for ALL because the cycle of sin and death will eventually end.

For completing his mission perfectly, God rewarded Jesus by resurrecting him to the highest plane of existence in heaven as a divine spirit being. In God’s kingdom, Jesus will use his power to raise everyone who has ever died back to life! 1 Corinthians (15:21, Contemporary Version) says, “Just as we will die because of Adam, we will be raised to life because of Christ.”

So, why did Jesus have to die for Adam’s sin? Jesus himself tells us in Matthew (20:27-28, NASB): “…the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” He willingly paid the ransom price for Adam, which canceled the death penalty that affects all of us. If Christians are faithful to the end, they are raised to heaven. The remainder of mankind will be raised from the grave to live on this earth in God’s coming kingdom. Then they will have an opportunity to live forever if they choose
to obey God’s righteous principles.

Romans (5:18, NLT) says “...Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone.”

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