Do Not Fall in With this Fallen World

When Adam sinned against God, he fell from grace.

God told them not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil:

"But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Genesis 2: 17)

The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is a picture of the Law:

"Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life." (2 Corinthians 3: 6)

The law killed Adam and Eve, causing the Spirit of God to leave them, and thus they were dead, self-conscious, and condemned:

"And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

"And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons." (Genesis 3: 6-7)

Adam fell, and with him the world fell as well:

"Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come." (Romans 5: 14)

This is still a fallen world:

"And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away." (1 Corinthians 7: 31)

and

"And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." (1 John 2: 17)

Yet in Christ, we are no longer in fallen Adam:

"But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

"And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

"For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." (Romans 5: 15-17)

Because of God's grace, we now reign in life, seated in heavenly places with Him (Ephesians 2: 6)

We are called therefore to be transformed to the new creation (2 Corinthians 5: 17) that we are in Christ:

"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." (Romans 12: 2)

Do not fall in with this fallen world, for you are in Christ!