Before God created the heavens and the earth he knew that it would be corrupted by Satan. God also knew that the crown of his creation (Adam) would sin against him and cause the fall of all of humanity. Adam's sin was no surprise to God. It was God's plan from the foundation of the world that Jesus would be the savior and would atone for the sins of the whole world, Revelation 13:8.
It is not given to us to understand all that was in God's mind in regards to Satan and God's creation. It appears that it was made known in heaven that God was going to create a race of people that the angels in heaven would be subject to. This apparently led to a war in heaven, Revelation 12:7-9. Satan and one third of the angels were cast out of heaven onto the earth. They are still here today. If you don't think so listen to the news. Jesus dealt with them many times.
God's ways are not our ways. God doesn't see things the same way that we do, Isaiah 55:8,9. God sees everything at once, from the beginning to the end. Nor is God bound by time, space or matter. This is why the scripture says,
"But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law" Galatians 4:4.
Jesus was born under the law, lived under the law and died under the law. Jesus knew the law simply because he was God's law incarnate in human flesh. This is why Paul wrote,
"But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets" Romans 3:21.
Jesus was the epitome of God's law. God said, "This is my Son in whom I am well pleased" Matthew 3:17. Jesus is perfect God and perfect man in one person. He had to be perfect because God required a perfect sacrifice for the sins of man. Jesus comes into the world as God's new Adam and our new humanity. We become new creations in Jesus Christ when we by faith receive God's great free gift of salvation that has been provided for us by Jesus Christ.
"If any man be "In Christ" he is a new creation: old things are passed away: behold all things are become new" 2 Corinthians 5:17.
God and his Son Jesus Christ like new things, a new heaven, a new earth and we as new creations in Jesus Christ, Revelation 21:1. The old creation and the old Adamic humanity have been put to death in Jesus Christ, Romans 6:6. Jesus Christ is God's new creation and his new humanity. As far as God is concerned, sin, death and the devil have been destroyed. God now sees all things in his Son Jesus Christ, Colossians 1:20. This what Paul meant when he told the Colossians that were listening to the traditions of men that they "Were complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power" Colossians 2:10. If you are complete in Jesus Christ then you really don't need anything else then do you?
God's purpose in Jesus Christ has been totally and completely realized in his Son Jesus Christ. The law has been fulfilled and abolished, Ephesians 2:6. The sins of the world have been atoned for, 1 John 2:2. We can now stand before God as complete in his Son Jesus Christ. What more could we want?
It is not given to us to understand all that was in God's mind in regards to Satan and God's creation. It appears that it was made known in heaven that God was going to create a race of people that the angels in heaven would be subject to. This apparently led to a war in heaven, Revelation 12:7-9. Satan and one third of the angels were cast out of heaven onto the earth. They are still here today. If you don't think so listen to the news. Jesus dealt with them many times.
God's ways are not our ways. God doesn't see things the same way that we do, Isaiah 55:8,9. God sees everything at once, from the beginning to the end. Nor is God bound by time, space or matter. This is why the scripture says,
"But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law" Galatians 4:4.
Jesus was born under the law, lived under the law and died under the law. Jesus knew the law simply because he was God's law incarnate in human flesh. This is why Paul wrote,
"But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets" Romans 3:21.
Jesus was the epitome of God's law. God said, "This is my Son in whom I am well pleased" Matthew 3:17. Jesus is perfect God and perfect man in one person. He had to be perfect because God required a perfect sacrifice for the sins of man. Jesus comes into the world as God's new Adam and our new humanity. We become new creations in Jesus Christ when we by faith receive God's great free gift of salvation that has been provided for us by Jesus Christ.
"If any man be "In Christ" he is a new creation: old things are passed away: behold all things are become new" 2 Corinthians 5:17.
God and his Son Jesus Christ like new things, a new heaven, a new earth and we as new creations in Jesus Christ, Revelation 21:1. The old creation and the old Adamic humanity have been put to death in Jesus Christ, Romans 6:6. Jesus Christ is God's new creation and his new humanity. As far as God is concerned, sin, death and the devil have been destroyed. God now sees all things in his Son Jesus Christ, Colossians 1:20. This what Paul meant when he told the Colossians that were listening to the traditions of men that they "Were complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power" Colossians 2:10. If you are complete in Jesus Christ then you really don't need anything else then do you?
God's purpose in Jesus Christ has been totally and completely realized in his Son Jesus Christ. The law has been fulfilled and abolished, Ephesians 2:6. The sins of the world have been atoned for, 1 John 2:2. We can now stand before God as complete in his Son Jesus Christ. What more could we want?
