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Adam as a Type of Christ

  • Adam was created not begotten; Christ is begotten not created
  • Adam was created in a supernatural way; Christ was incarnate in a supernatural way
  • Adam is without father or mother; Christ is without a father according to His humanity, and without a mother according to His divinity
  • "'The first man Adam became a living being.' The last Adam became a life-giving spirit." (1 Cor 15:45)

  • "The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven." (1 Cor 15:47)

  • Adam was created in the image of God; Christ is the image of God (2 Cor 4:4)
  • Adam was a man who desired to be like God; Christ, while He is still God, became Man out of His desire to save us
  • Adam was proud; Christ emptied Himself
  • Eve was created from Adam's side; the Church was formed from Christ's side
  • Adam disagreed and disobeyed; Christ obeyed to the point of death, even the death of the cross (Philippians 2:8)
  • Adam ate from the tree; Christ was crucified on the tree
  • Adam reached out and took the fruit; Christ reached His hands on the Cross
  • Adam savored the taste of the fruit that was good for food; Christ tasted the sour wine
  • God called Adam "Adam, where are you?"; Christ called to God "My God, My God why have You forsaken Me?" (Psalm 22:1, Matthew 27:46)
  • God said Adam "In the seat of your face you shall eat bread"; Christ prayed fervently and His sweat became as drops of blood falling to the ground" (Luke 22:44)
  • God said to Adam "Cursed is the ground for your sake"; Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law and became cursed for our sake (Galatians 3:13)
  • God said to Adam that the earth will bring forth for him thorns and thistles; Christ wore on His head a crown of thorns
  • After he sinned, Adam was left naked; Christ was crucified unclothed that He may clothe us with the garments of His righteousness
  • Adam sewed together fig leaves to make for himself a covering; Christ cursed the fig tree to wither because fig leaves are not a covering, but a symbol of hypocrisy
  • Animals were sacrificed to cover Adam with the tunics of skin; Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed that He may clothe us with His glory
  • Adam was tempted in the garden and fell; Christ was tempted in the wilderness and was victorious
  • The serpent caused Adam to fall; Christ bruised the head of the serpent
  • Adam sinned; Christ committed no sin, nor was found in His mouth any deceit (1 Peter 2:22)
  • Adam was cast out of Paradise; Christ opened the doors of Paradise
  • God gave Adam and Eve dominion over nature; but they lost authority over nature because of sin; Christ exercised dominion over nature, fish, animals, birds
  • Adam was created on the sixth day; Christ was crucified on the sixth day (to renew our Creation)
  • By seducing the first man, the devil slew him. By slaying the last man, the devil lost the first from his snare. (St Augustine)
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