THE DEADLIEST DISCESE

THE DEADLIEST DISEASE

 

Do you remember the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) pandemic back in 2003? The source was traced back to Vietnam, but before it was brought under control it caused many deaths. We could call that a deadly disease, but the Bible mentions a more deadly one that I would call the "Deadliest disease"! The Bible identifies it as "sin", and it has affected every human being since Adam. (Rom 5:12) The Bible further traces sin back to an event that took place in heaven long before Adam was created. We can read about it in (Isaiah 14:12-17), where Lucifer was evicted from heaven because of his pride, resulting in rebellion! This was the first time that a will, that was opposed the the perfect will of God, was ever mentioned in scripture. I believe that this "original sin" of Lucifer, who became Satan or the devil, passed this sin of rebellion against God to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

 

We read in Paul's letter to the church in Rome that this sin affected everyone (Rom 3:23) "For everyone has sinned, we all fall short of God's glorious standard". And then in (Rom 6:23) Paul declares "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord"! These two verses from the pen of probably the most important apostle that ever lived, presents the very core of the good news of the gospel. Yes, we have all sinned, and yes it is the deadliest of all sins because it affects all of us humans, resulting in death, but our loving Creator God has provided a "sure cure"! God allowed His only begotten Son to become incarnated in human flesh, in order to pay the price of our redemption, by dying on the cross and shedding His precious blood. (Heb 2:14-15), and (Phil 2:6-11). Jesus became the second Adam (1 Cor 15:45-50) in order to "reverse the curse", and make provision for the entire creation to be liberated from the bondage brought on by Adam's sin. (Rom 8:18-25) God's ultimate intention was always to have a family of humans on earth that would properly represent His Kingdom. Adam and Eve were meant to be the start of a family that would become this "colony of heaven", but Satan interrupted this plan. However through Jesus, this colony that Howard Snyder calls "The Community of The King", is being established of "born again" followers of Jesus who will yet accomplish this task!

Sincerely submitted.

Dave Jamer