The upshot of all that is being said is that Christ must receive all the glory. The reason for this is simple: He is the One Who has paid the price. We have paid nothing, because we had nothing to pay. We were spiritually and morally bankrupt, fallen sons and daughters of Adam’s lost race. But Jesus became the “Last Adam,” meaning there will never be a need for another one, and did for us what we could not do for ourselves. MONEY The phrase, “And lived deliciously,” refers to the earthly rewards of