Grace, from Genesis to now — what Christ's finished work means for you.
"And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel." — Genesis 3:15
The seed of the woman is the Son of Man seen in Daniel's vision, confirmed by Jesus Christ. Through His death, resurrection, and ascension, Jesus Christ took back the rulership of the world from Satan. The release of the Holy Spirit restored this kingdom to humanity.
All who believe in what Jesus Christ accomplished on the cross are now in Christ. Their being filled with the Spirit of God makes them the dwelling place of the Most High. They have received the kingdom, and will retain it forever.
"For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect" (1 Peter 1:18–19).
Humanity belonged to God as His offspring, created to have dominion over the earth. Through disobedience, authority was handed to Satan. God initiated the buy-back through the seed of the woman — born of a virgin, with holy blood fit for redemption. All mankind has been redeemed by Jesus Christ through the shedding of His blood; you receive this freedom by believing what He did was done for you.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation" (2 Corinthians 5:17–18).
Jesus Christ is the way to the tree of life from which Adam was prevented from touching. He came from God to man so that He could bring man back to God. The reunion is now perfectly and permanently sealed — no longer dependent on what man does, but on what God has already done.
"For the full content of divine nature lives in Christ, in His humanity, and you have been given full life in union with Him" (Colossians 2:9–10).
Man was created in the image and nature of God. Through disobedience, this nature was marred. Christ's obedience to death on the cross paid the penalty for disobedience and opened the way for restoration. Through the Holy Spirit, a believer's spirit is so mingled with the Spirit of God that there is no more difference: "As He is, so are we in this world" (1 John 4:17).
"Lord Jesus, I believe You died on the cross to pay for my sins, that You resurrected and ascended to heaven for my righteousness. I ask that You cleanse me with Your blood and make my spirit Your home by the Holy Spirit. Amen."
Congratulations — you are now part of the family of God.
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