The First Shadow of Christ’s Cross

As he came forth from the hand of God, Adam could, the day he was created, praise God for His almighty power, inscrutable wisdom, undeniable sovereignty, boundless love and grace. All Adam was and had was God's gift to him. He had earned nothing; for he did not even exist before God called him into being. God owed him nothing, but he owed God everlasting praise for everything that he was and had. With us, before he fell into sin, he could sing as we do from Psalter number 383, which is based on...