It is the imperfect to represent the perfect and since they are imperfect, we can follow a type only as long as the truth we are presenting parallels the divine creation with which we are dealing. Let me show you how the Bible teaches this. The Bible says in Romans 5:14 that Adam was a type of Christ, yet Adam sinned. Therefore he could not typify Christ perfectly. In dealing with Adam as a type of Christ you can pursue the type as long as the incidents and the happenings of his life parallel that