This scriptures discusses the concept or ideas about man and his world.It shows man's concepts against God's work in Christ.It shows how weak man's ideas are in comparison to what God has done for man in Christ.Man's concept of sin and death is far different from what the bible teaches.When man thinks of sin, he does not see it as a violation of God's law or rebellion against God.To him he thinks it is just human error,or a personal or moral flaw or a character defect.What a person calls sin depends on where he is standing,his environment,training,or beliefs.Few are willing to submit to God and confess that sin is the disobediance of God's law,a rebillion against Him, and how he intends for man to live.
Christ stands opposed to man's idea of sin and death.Jesus Christ would have never come into the world if sin and eternal death were not realities.If sin and death were not keeping men out of life here after,Jesus would have never come to earth.God would have never let His Son hang on a cross if men were not sinners and doomed to eternal damnation.The verse says "you, being dead in your sins and uncircumcision of your flesh."Man is said to be already dead, a living dead, because of sin and because he is uncircumcised; that is ,sin has not been cut out of his flesh by God. Man thinks he is living but he is fact already dead in sin,from his conception he is dying, aging, every moment.He is living in a world of death.
God quickens the believer with Christ,the word "quicken" means to make alive,to bring to life.The believer is brought to life from the dead.How? By being together with Christ.When we trust Christ ,I mean really trust him,God takes our trust and identifies us with Him.God places us together with Christ This means a most wonderful thing; it means that we were with Christ in His death and resurrection. Therefore when Christ died for our sins,we died with Him.God identifies us with Him therefore we never have to die for our sins.The penealty for sins has already been paid,Christ paid for them,thus we are forgiven our trespasses.Look at the work God did for man through Jesus Christ.
There is nothing about man which can compare to the work of the Lord.
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