FULL SALVATION PART 2

"And the Lord took the man, and put him in the garden of Eden to dress it and keep it." Gen 2:15.

THIS IS SPECULATION, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN THE WAY  IT WENT.

That which the Lord had created was perfect in every way. But Adam was to change or improve what God had created, and during the day, he did this very thing. Then in the evening, in "the cool of the day," God came to see what Adam had accomplished or changed in the garden during the day. He moved, sheared, and gave it shape; he improved what God had created. Then in the evening, the Lord came and said, "Adam, I would like to go for a walk with you, to see what you did in the garden today." And Adam said, "Lord, I trimmed this, and then, I moved it to a different place." And God found pleasure in the fact that He had created a man with a freedom of will and ability. Although the Lord had created innumerable Angels, he never found this level of pleasure and satisfaction in them.

But an enemy came and marred it by destroying the place of dependence and intimate relationship that Adam had with his creator. Now, by sweat among thorns,  (THORNS WERE NEVER THERE BEFORE) he would function, and life has become very difficult for all of us. This is the result of sin. But the Lord's intention is to bring a restoration of the dominion that Adam forfeited. All that was lost is to be restored before there is any return of our Lord.

"Dominion" has to do with authority. In past times, the Lord has given a measure of authority to those He called into places of responsibility. At times this authority was misused in the building of human kingdoms. The government, the place of authority, is to rest on His shoulders.

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6.

We are the body of Christ. The government—that which comes from the Head, is to rest on the shoulders. Therefore, the outworking of this government is dependent on the body functioning under the head in total obedience. This "obedience" must be tested and established. Only then will we become the overcomer that the Lord desires for the outworking of His purposes in the earth.

"To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His throne." Rev 3:21.

Adam was placed in the garden, in a perfect environment, but there was a point of testing. By the way, God doesn't test, but He allowed it because He knows the end from the beginning. Adam was to remain dependent on the "tree of life." But the tree of (self) knowledge was very attractive, and in time, Adam and Eve partook and failed. The tree of life is the Lord Jesus Christ who is our "Head" and to whom we are to be totally submitted. Our mind and ways must be committed to the cross.

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil "appears" to be very attractive, but it represents our choosing apart from God and becoming independent of His government and provision. Because of this choice, mankind came from under the place of divine provision and protection and became subject to all the forces of nature, apart from God. We are still paying the price for Adam's choosing to go his own way.

There are 2 trees in the garden and we make that choice everyday.

For us to come back into the original intention of the Lord, the first step is for us to give up the right to our self life, and submit the totality of our being to His dominion and authority. We are to become subject to His government and submissive to His will. We do this by establishing the preeminence of the Lord over every aspect of our lives, and walk as the Lord directs.

May each of us come to the place where we are fully submitted to the headship of our Lord Jesus Christ so we can function in the spiritual authority that He gained for us on the cross. This will enable us to greatly affect the environment and circumstances in which we live.

(Rev 12:11)  And they overcame him  (evil) because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony. And they did not love their soul until death. (which means self died)

SELF IS FINISHED!!


The Simplicity of the Bible, Jesus/Christ fixes up what Adam messed up. The mind of Christ replaces the deceptive carnal mind.

Romans 8:6-To be carnally MINDED is death but to be spiritually MINDED is life and peace.

The SIMPLICITY of JESUS has defeated the COMPLEXITY of sin and the enemy!