NEW CREATION

Adam was a perfect man but became imperfect because of his transgression (Romans 5:12). From that moment, all of creation was stained by the harmful effects of the Fall: pain, fatigue, violence, war, sorrow, aging, and death, among others. But the worst of all was the broken relationship with God and separation from His dimension—the spiritual dimension.

To restore the bond broken between God and the human race, divine justice required punishment:

“... without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness” (Hebrews 9:22 NIV).

Animal sacrifices were not sufficient, as they had to be repeated regularly due to their limitations. The blood of animals could not redeem humanity permanently. In fact, they served more as types—that is, as foreshadowings of a perfect sacrifice that was to come.

The Perfect Sacrifice

So God sent Christ, the perfect man—sinless and spotless—to offer Himself as a sacrifice for fallen humanity. He is the second Adam, but unlike the first, He did not fall (Romans 5:15-16).

Sharing our human nature — but without the contamination of sin — Christ met every requirement needed to redeem our fallen race and restore the communion we had lost with God.

The New Creation

By paying the penalty humanity deserved through His self-sacrifice, Christ built the bridge that allows us to be reconciled with the Father (1 Timothy 2:5-6).

To all who accept His sacrifice, He transforms their mind and heart — previously distorted by the virus of sin. They become new creations! (2 Corinthians 5:17).