A man named Adam

Most people probably know that, according to the Bible, the first man is named Adam. Less people, however, will know that the same Bible refers to Jesus as the last (or second) Adam. It is to this second Adam – Jesus, that the Bible strives to draw our attention.

A contributor to the letters column in the Birmingham Mail (May 14) says that the Christian message of salvation makes no sense as it is based on the opening chapters of the book of Genesis which includes reference to a man named Adam. This is because he thinks that science renders such religious scripts and faith void.

My dictionary says science is, ‘a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws’. I boil a kettle of water and once it gets to 100°C it refuses to go hotter and starts to evaporate. This is an observable fact that can be proved.

I know of no fact that proves life exists without intelligent design. To say, as some do, that life started by chance is bizarre, since ‘chance’ is not a thing it is a nothing.

On a number of occasions we read that various groups sought to catch Jesus out and make him look ridiculous. One such group was called the Sadducees. They gave a long-winded ‘foolproof’ argument in order to prove that resurrection from the dead made no sense. Jesus’ riposte was, ‘You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.’

Many educated people have found that it is harder to believe in a godless universe than it is to deny a divinely-designed creation. These same people (of whom I am one) would also say it is equally hard to dismiss the reality of our consciences along with our innate sense of justice. How does the atheist explain such things without reference to a good, creator God?

Anyone who wishes to dismiss the Christian message on the basis of the opening chapters of Genesis might do better to start with Jesus Christ himself. Irrespective of what one thinks about Genesis, it is Jesus with whom we must deal first and foremost. Try disproving Jesus’ existence, his claims and his resurrection if you dare. Alternatively, simply trust him!