SPIRITUAL DEATH
“And the LORD God took
the man and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the
LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest
freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not
eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die”.
Genesis 2:15-17
In my previous post, I AMBORN AGAIN II, I dealt with the sin of Adam: Treason, which resulted in
spiritual death. You may revert to that post if you have not already read it.
In this post, I shall be dealing with an aspect of spiritual death in the hope
that it will spark up a hunger in you to search for truth from the bible. You
shall know the truth and it shall make you free.
In scrutinizing the opening
Scripture, two things are worth noting: in the day and then surely die. God made it so clear to Adam that on the very day he eats from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he will surely die.
Interestingly, the deceiver
told the woman, “… Ye shall not surely die” Genesis 3:4
Satan is a deceiver. There
are several ways he employs his deceptive moves. He uses lies and even truth.
He lies to deceive his victims and even when he seems to be speaking the truth,
he does it in unrighteousness “… who hold the truth in unrighteousness” Romans 1:18
DID ADAM SURELY DIE THE DAY HE EAT FROM THAT TREE?
Yes! They surely died but physically walking about. That
very moment, they changed. They were not again as they were before eating from
that tree. What happened to them on that very day gives us a clue to what God
meant when He warned them about surely dying.
GOD MEANT SPIRITUAL DEATH, AND ADAM WAS FULLY AWARE!
Spiritual death or to be spiritually dead does not mean your
spirit is out of you. A spiritually dead person is still a spirit having a soul
and dwelling in a body. It means that something strange has occurred in one’s
spirit. Something foreign has replaced an original component within the human
spirit. Man’s spirit was originally empowered or given energy from God Himself.
Spiritually dead therefore means that man’s spirit has disconnected from God
and has been connected to the devil. Spiritual death is also Satan’s nature
that is imparted into the spirit of man.
Adam doubted God. He questioned the genuineness of the Creator’s love and care for them. All these were as a result of the conversations they started holding with the deceiver. He presented a strange and foreign ‘good news’ to them.
“Know ye not, that to
whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey;
whether of sin unto death or of obedience unto righteousness?” Romans 6:16
When Adam disobeyed God to obey Satan, he
knew he was signing onto a trans-generational slavery contract on behalf of the
entire human race. So on the day, Adam died spiritually, the whole human race
yet unborn also died spiritually.
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the
world and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have
sinned” Romans 5:12
Can you notice that?
Through one person’s sin, death, sure death or spiritual death was imparted
unto all.
“Nevertheless death
reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.”
Romans 5:14
This spiritual death,
Satan’s nature ruled and exercised full dominion over everyone without
necessarily committing Adam’s sin. Each human being was born with Satan’s
nature: spiritual death. This is why every human being must be born again
“Forasmuch then as the
children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part
of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of
death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all
their lifetime subject to bondage.” Hebrews 2:14-15
WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT VERY DAY
The man became a partaker
of satanic nature
Man’s eyes were opened
They saw that they were
naked
They became fearful of the
presence of God
They activated the ageing
genes
Put into motion physical
death
In conclusion, when man
sinned against God, HE DIED SPIRITUALLY. Man acquired a new nature, Satan’s
nature.
The only cure for this
condition is to acquire a new nature through the new birth. When Jesus said you
must be born again, he was laying to bare the most authentic solution to man’s
predicament.
Are you born again? Do you
want to be born again to get rid of your condition of spiritual death?
Please pray this prayer out
now:
‘Lord Jesus, I come to you today. I am a sinner, I cannot help myself. Forgive me of my sins. Cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan, to serve the living God. Today, Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and my Saviour. Thank you for saving me! Now I know, I am born again!’
If you have prayed this prayer in faith, you are born again, saved, a child of God.
John 1:12 But as many as
received him, to them gave he the power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on his name
1John 3:1 Behold, what
manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the
sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Romans 10:9-10 That if thou
shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the
heart, man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth, confession is made
unto salvation.
Acts 16:31 And they said,
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
If you will spend the rest
of your days listening and speaking with him by studying the Bible and praying,
then your friendship with Christ shall become permanent and intimate.
Let me also encourage you
to start reading the bible for yourself. Start by patiently reading the 21
chapters Gospel of John.
Kindly let me know if this the all-important decision you have made to be born again by emailing me at
abekahj007@gmail.com
Thank you also for reading
and commenting on my previous posts, it gives me great encouragement. Kindly
add your name to the comment so I can know. God bless you.
Am always blessed with your writing Sir. I now know that we're all born spiritually dead through Adam's treson by the deciever(Satan). Thank you sir. Godwin Owiredu
ReplyDeleteThanks Bro. Godwin. It is very noteworthy. That's even our righteousness are as 'fithty rags', the Lord says. Each of us must be born again to change that spiritual condition.
DeleteGod bless you richly.