A Comparison of Adam and Jesus

In Luke 3:38, the Bible clearly states that Adam "was the son of God." In Mark 14:61-62 and in John 10:36, Jesus openly declared Himself to be the "Son of God." What were the similarities and differences between these two men as being the sons of God? Both men came into the world being absolutely pure and innocent. Adam had a compassionate and self-sacrificial love for his wife Eve. Jesus had a compassionate and self-sacrificial love for all of mankind whom He came to save from their sins. John 3:16. God took a rib from Adam's side to create his wife. Genesis 2:21-22. A Roman soldier pierced Jesus' side with a spear as He hung on the cross from which blood and water flowed to purchase His Bride, the Church. I John 5:5-6; Acts 20:28.

Despite these similarities, striking differences also exist between these two men. Adam was created by God, and whatever God creates has to be less than God because it must exist outside of God as does the angels who are also called the sons of God. Job 38:7. However, Jesus has always existed as God. John 1:1, 14. Also, Jesus was born of a seed of God miraculously implanted into the womb of a virgin which made Him free from original sin. Luke 1:33-34; Matthew 1:20-23. This means Jesus directly inherited the Being of God Himself, and since God is Infinite, then Jesus had to be both God and man at the same time. Philippians 2:5-8. We finite Christians cannot understand this doctrine, but we accept it by faith. Adam, being less than God, was subject to falling into sin just as Lucifer did although he also was a son of God. Ezekiel 28:15. But Jesus could not sin because God cannot be tempted with evil. James 1:13. God is Holy, and so sin can have no effect on Him whatsoever. Although Luke 4:2 states that Jesus was "tempted of the devil," this simply means that the devil sought to destroy the Holiness of God by destroying Jesus the man. The devil knew that if he could ruin Jesus by causing Him to sin, then the devil could also destroy God's Holiness since the manhood of Jesus and the Being of His Father were wholly one. John 10:30.

The greatest and most awesome miracle that resulted from the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus is that we believers can also be sons of God as equally accepted by the Father as He accepts His own Son. John 17:20-26; Galatians 4:4-7; I John 3:1-2.