In His resurrection, Jesus became the Head of a new humanity that transcends the old distinctions of race and gender (Gal. 3:28; Col. 3:10–11; 2 Cor. 5:17). The Man, Jesus, is what God intended humanity to be. He was a Person who lived by God’s life. In the same way, every person today who lives by the life of God is revealing their true humanity. So it takes God to be human. Adam and Eve were offered the Tree of Life in the garden. But they never partook of it. God’s intention from the beginning
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