Michiana Covenant Presbyterian Church

[Sung Psalm: 51] Man was created to be the steward of all creation; all creation rejoiced in his rule, and he was the spring, the fountainhead, of all humanity. But Adam's sin poisoned the spring - and now the foul waters of sin and corruption flow through us. When Adam lost the gifts which God had given him, he lost them not only for himself, but for us all. Are you guilty in Adam? It's not – "are you guilty for Adam's sin? – but rather, are you guilty in Adam's sin? Did Adam's sin constitute us – as the human race – as sinners? We don't like to hear this. How can it be fair for God to condemn me for what Adam did? He sinned – and because he sinned, I get a life of misery and corruption. How is that fair??!! If you think in terms of modern individualism, it's not fair. If everyone should be judged strictly and solely based on their own merits, then God is not fair. And for that I say, "Thanks be to God!" Why do I say that? Because if it is unfair for God to find you guilty in Adam, then it would also be unf