罗马五章十二节至二十一节里有两个人，两种行为，两样结果。这段话很难记得，因为其中每件事都超过我们的领会。我们凭天然没有这段经文里所启示的观念。我们若有，就很容易对保罗的思想有深刻的印象。你想过在全宇宙中只有两个人么？然而，在神眼中只有两个人－亚当与基督。我们自己算不得甚么。我们都包括在第一个人，或第二个人里。一切在于你在那里。你若在亚当里，你就是亚当的一部分；你若在基督里，你就是基督的一部分。五十年前我在亚当里，但今天直到永远我都在基督里。
第一个人—亚当
亚当是头一个人（林前十五47上）。他不但是头一个人，也是首先的亚当（林前十五45上）。亚当是神所造的，一点也没有神的神圣性情和生命。他仅仅是神的造物，神手的工作。
第二个人—基督
基督是第二个人（林前十五47下）和末后的亚当（林前十五45下）。说基督是第二个人和末后的亚当，是甚么意思？这意思是，基督是末后的人。在祂以后没有第三个人，因第二个人就是末后的人。这排除第三个人的可能。不要认为你自己是第三个人。基督是第二个人，和末后的亚当，在祂以后没有第三个亚当。
这第二个人不是神所造的。祂是与神调和的人。祂是神成为肉体来作人（约一14）。头一个人一点也没有神的神圣性情和生命，因他仅仅是神的造物。第二个人是神与祂造物的调和，满了神的神圣性情和生命。祂是与神调和的人，是神人。神格的丰满有形有体的在祂里面（西二9，约一16）。
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Two Men – Adam & Christ – 1 Cor. 15:45-47
In Romans 5:12-21 we have two men, two acts and two results. This passage is difficult to remember because everything in it transcends our understanding. By nature, we do not have the concept that is revealed in this passage of Scripture. If we did, we would easily be impressed with Paul’s thought. Have you ever thought that in the whole universe there are only two men? Nevertheless, in the eyes of God there are just two men – Adam and Christ. We ourselves are nobodies. We are all included in either the first man or the second. Everything depends on where you are. If you are in Adam, you are a part of Adam. If you are in Christ, you are a part of Christ. Fifty years ago I was in Adam, but today and forever I am in Christ.
First Man – Adam
Adam was the first man (1 Cor. 15:47). He was not only the first man, but also the first Adam (1 Cor. 15:45). Adam was created by God (Gen. 1:27), and had nothing of the divine nature and life of God. He was merely God’s creation, a work of His hand.
The Second Man – Christ
Christ is the second man (1 Cor. 15:47) and the last Adam (1 Cor. 15:45). What does it mean to say that Christ is the second man and the last Adam? It means that Christ is the last man. After Him, there is no third man, for the second man is the last. This excludes the possibility of a third man. Do not consider yourself as the third. Christ is the second man and the last Adam. Following Him, there is no third Adam.
This second man was not created by God. He is a man mingled with God. He is God incarnated to be a man (John 1:14). The first man had nothing of the divine nature and life of God, for he was merely God’s creation. The second man is the mingling of God with His creature, full of the divine nature and life of God. He is a man mingled with God, a God-man. The fullness of the Godhead is embodied in Him (Col. 2:9; John 1:16).