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FAITHOssai Williams



BY

FAITHOssai Williams



LIV

FaithGod’s divine plan for restoration of man

BY



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INTRODUCTION

i. The fall of man 3

ii. Three attributes of fallen man 6

iii. God speaks to fallen man 10

iv. Judgment 11

v. Man and the law 15

vi. The redemption plan 18

vii. The death of man 20

viii. The resurrection of the true man 23

ix. Alive by faith 26

x. Death still at work 30

xi. Take up your cross 32

xii. The restoration of man 35

TABLE of

CONTENTS



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INTRODUCTION

Rom 2:1-2 Do you, my friend, pass judgment onothers? You have no excuse at all, whoever you

are. For when you judge others and then do the

same things which they do, you condemn yourself.

2 We know that God is right when he judges the

people who do such things as these. GNT

In this book, man takes responsibility for all his

actions without apportioning blame to the devil or

anyone else. We know from the beginning that

the devil (the serpent) was the cause of man’s fallbut regardless of it, man was punished for his

disobedience. It was reasonable for Adam to

blame the woman and it was also reasonable for

the woman to blame the serpent, but regardless

of those excuses, they were still judged andpunished by God based on their individual

offenses.

Man is therefore blamed for whatever wrong

actions he takes irrespective of what or who



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influenced him. Yes punishment is also reserved

for the tempter no doubt, but man must be

responsible for his own actions as well.

Man was held responsible for his disobedience at

the Garden of Eden. Man was held responsible for

the death of Abel. Man was held responsible for

the betrayal of Jesus. Who will be heldresponsible for the death of Jesus? Who killed

Jesus?

And again, what is the essence of Jesus to

mankind; His life, His death and His resurrection?

Will mankind be restored to his original state after

this life?

We will find the answers as we continue reading.



ONETHE FALL OF MAN



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Gen 1:27 So God created man in His own image ;

in the image of God He created him; male and

female He created them. NKJV

The first man, Adam, was a living soul, created

with good nature only, in the image and likeness

of God, and he was to pass this nature to his

offspring, but he never did because he fell

(disobeyed), and his offspring were reproduced in

the likeness of his fallen nature till date. To say

that man was created in the image and likeness of

God, is a past event and applicable to only Adam

but not to his offspring. Adam’s offspring are notborn directly in the image and likeness of God, but

in the image and likeness of the fallen man.

Gen 5:3 And Adam lived one hundred and thirty

years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after

his image, and named him Seth. NKJV

1 Cor 15: 48 As was the man of dust, so also are

those who are made of dust; and as is the

heavenly Man, so also are those who are

heavenly. NKJV



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Adam fell because he chose to listen to his bone

and flesh rather than his true nature, God.

And when Adam fell, he took up another nature.

He took up the ability to know both good and evil

- life and death; truth and lie; blessing and curse;

peace and war; wealth and poverty; health and

sickness; marriage and divorce; success andfailure; immortality and mortality; faith and

doubt; love and hatred; friend and enemy; etc.

And he couldn’t put a demarcation between them

and he became constantly and totally evil (Gen

6:5). He emptied himself of good and became evil,for evil is simply emptiness of good. For example,

darkness is emptiness of light.

His fallen nature makes him feel exposed (unsafe)

and most times, he denies his very good natureand lives by his evil nature. God asked him,

“Adam, where are you?” He answered, “I was

afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself. (Gen

3:10 NKJV)”. Who was Adam hiding from? He was

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expected for Adam to embrace his true nature

whenever he hears Him or sees Him? Yes, but his

fallen nature will not allow him this time becauseevil is now resident with him.

THREE ATTRIBUTES OF FALLEN MAN

Gen 3:10 So he said, " I heard Your voice in the

garden, and I was afraid because I was naked ;

and I hid myself ." NKJV

Adam expressed three negative attributes when

he fell from God’s command

i. Fear.

The voice of God reveals the fear in the fallen

man. The voice of God is not meant to bring fear

but spirit and life. (John 6:63). The moment a man

becomes afraid of the word of God and wants to

avoid God, then that man needs to examine

himself. Adam wasn’t afraid to disobey the

command of God, but was afraid of his nakedness

when he heard the voice of God. When the



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command of God in a man’s life is silenced by his

own desires, disobedience is imminent and

nakedness will follow. The fear that Adamexperienced here is not the fear of repentance

but the fear of guilt (blame, shame, regret). This

kind of fear is ungodly and takes one far away

from God, but repentance is from the Holy Spirit

which leads us back to God.

2 Cor 7:10 For godly sorrow produces repentance

leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the

sorrow of the world produces death. NKJV

Ex 20:20 And Moses said to the people, "Do not

fear; for God has come to test you, and that His

fear may be before you, so that you may not sin."

NKJV

ii. Nakedness.

This is spiritual nakedness. Adam had already

covered himself with apron made of fig leaves, yet

he felt naked. Not following the commands of

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then feels exposed (vulnerable, insecure) which

leads to the ‘fear of the unknown’. The fear is not

just the fear of the enemy but the fear of beingexposed to the enemy. This exposure is the direct

implication of disobedience to the commands of

God. Any perception of such nakedness is an

indication that one is derailing and should repent

immediately from whatever it is that God is

drawing our attention to. It is not a time to

present ‘genuine’ reasons like Adam did, but a

time to repent. It is not even a time to cover up

like Adam did with fig leaves because such cover

up is another form of self-deception.

Prov 28:13 He who covers his sins will not prosper,

But whoever confesses and forsakes them will

have mercy. NKJV

Eph 5:11 And have no fellowship with the

unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose

them. NKJV



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Rev 19:8 Fine linen, bright and clean, was given

her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous

acts of the saints.) NIV

iii. Hiding from God.

This is what the devil truly likes; for man to hide

from God, his creator, which is ridiculous for how

can man hide from omnipresent God. However,

hiding from God is an outcome and not a cause. It

is not a reason but the outcome of one’s

disobedience to the commands of God. One who

has made up his mind to obey God draws close to

God and God draws close to him. But one who

continues to do evil hides from God; he refuses to

come to the light because his deeds are evil. His

hiding from God is because of his evil deeds.

John 3:20 For everyone practicing evil hates the

light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds

should be exposed. NKJV

Isa 1:18-20 "Come now, and let us reason

together," Says the Lord, "Though your sins are



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like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as

wool. 19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; 20 But if you refuse and

rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword"; for the

mouth of the Lord has spoken. NKJV

GOD SPEAKS TO FALLEN MAN

Notice that God speaks to fallen man. God was

still speaking to Adam even when he had fallen.

Any man whether a believer or an unbeliever who

says that God doesn’t speak to him is not being

sincere to himself. The question is, will the man

hear and repent or will he hear and give ‘genuine’

excuses?



TWOJUDGMENT



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Gen 3:11-14 And He said, "Who told you that you

were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of

which I commanded you that you should not eat?" 12 Then the man said, "The woman whom You

gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I

ate." 13 And the Lord God said to the woman,

"What is this you have done?" The woman said,

"The serpent deceived me, and I ate." 14 So the

Lord God said to the serpent: "Because you havedone this , You are cursed more than all cattle, And

more than every beast of the field; On your belly

you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of

your life. NKJV

Notice that God asked both the fallen man and

the fallen woman the reasons why they

disobeyed, but He never asked the serpent (the

devil) why he disobeyed. This is because nobody

tempts the serpent; he just decides by himself tooriginate and influence disobedience. Well, man,

woman and the serpent all faced their individual

punishments and consequences.



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Rom 1:32-2:1 Although they know God's righteous

decree that those who do such things deserve

death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice

them. 2 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who

pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever

point you judge the other, you are condemning

yourself, because you who pass judgment do the

same things. NIV

God was speaking to the fallen man but instead of

him to repent immediately and embrace God his

true nature, he went into defending himself and

even blaming the very woman (virgin) that Godmade for him to help him. Adam didn’t see

himself as responsible, and as a result the ground

that was once a blessing to Adam became cursed

because of his disobedience.

Gen 3:17 Then to Adam He said, "Because you

have heeded the voice of your wife, and have

eaten from the tree of which I commanded you,

saying, 'You shall not eat of it': "Cursed is the



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ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All

the days of your life. NKJV

Adam can no longer be what he ought to be

because of the known evil in the world around

him which now affects him.

His judgment about his life is now based on

circumstances and not on the source of his

existence because his connection to the source is

now broken. He sees every other thing as his main

enemy not minding his own disobedience. His

true nature is no longer the reality to him. The

reality he knows now is what happens around him

which he was supposed to be in control of, but he

is being controlled by them. For this reason, he

can’t boldly say “I am good” or “I am in charge”.

Adam who once lived in a Garden is now toiling toeat. Death is now possible.

But can Adam be delivered from evil? Is there a

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MAN AND THE LAW

Yes, God has plan for man’s redemption. There

was a way out for man through the law of Moses.

Rom 5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam

to Moses, even over those who had not sinned

according to the likeness of the transgression of

Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.NKJV

The law was a certain light. Man and indeed

mankind could only see the way out of evil with a

light. He has to be shown his present conditionand the way out of it through the law. The law

came to define sin for man. (Rom5:13). The law

became a guide as a “tutor” (Gal 3:24 NKJV), to

enable man separate ‘good’ from ‘evil’ and for

him to choose ‘good’ and then “overcome evil with good (Rom 12:21 NKJV)”. The law preserved

man and stopped the reign of death. But the law

could only take him that far because man sees

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Heb 10:1 For the law, having a shadow of the

good things to come, and not the very image of

the things, can never with these same sacrifices,which they offer continually year by year, make

those who approach perfect. NKJV

Besides, man doesn’t want to be controlled by the

law because he was created to be in charge. So herevolts and tramples the law.

John 7:19 Did not Moses give you the law, yet

none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill

Me?" NKJV

But the law cannot be broken or trampled upon

once it is enacted, because it was enacted by an

agreement (covenant) between man and God.

The law was to be obeyed so that man can be

restored, but man disobeyed the law and justice

demands that he must be punished. And what

was the punishment? Death! Man must die by the

law, because he breaks the law by persisting in

evil.



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Rom 6:21 … For the end of those things is death.

NKJV

And death in this essence is total emptiness of

God, total separation of man from God forever

because he disagrees with God.



THREETHE REDEMPTION PLAN



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Who will save man from this predicament of

death? Someone has to fulfill the law on behalf of

man to save him from this emptiness and restorehim to his true nature forever.

Matt 5:17-18 "Do not think that I came to destroy

the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy

but to fulfill. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle

will by no means pass from the law till all is

fulfilled. NKJV

That person must be an example for man to

follow. Who is that person? He is the true nature

of man, the image of God. So man must be saved

by his original self, the image of God (2Cor.4:4)

and God reflects Himself through His Word. Then

God, through a woman (virgin), man’s helper, sentHis Word, the true Light to redeem man and show

him the Way, the Truth and the Life.

Gal 4:4-5 4 But when the fullness of the time had

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born under the law, to redeem those who were

under the law, that we might receive the adoption

as sons. NKJV

God’s Word became flesh and He called Him ‘His

only begotten Son’ , the true man, the express

image of God. So the image of God came down

and dwells among the fallen man but fallen mandid not recognize Him.

John 1:10-11 He was in the world, and though the

world was made through him, the world did not

recognize him. He came to that which was his

own, but his own did not receive him. NIV

THE DEATH OF MAN

Fallen man has forgotten his true nature.

However, the true man being the Word of Godwas expressive and full of good works; there was

no evil in Him.



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John 14:30 I will no longer talk much with you, for

the ruler of this world is coming, and he has

nothing in Me. NKJV

Heb 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who

cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was

in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

NKJV

But because man, due to his fallen nature, did not

understand Him, man betrayed Him and killed

Him.

Matt 17:22-23 Now while they were staying inGalilee, Jesus said to them, " The Son of Man is

about to be betrayed into the hands of men, and

they will kill Him , and the third day He will be

raised up." And they were exceedingly sorrowful.

NKJV

But man did not know that killing the true man is

also killing himself, because the true man is the

source of man. (None of the rulers of this age

knew; 1Cor.2:8). So man unknowingly killed

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executed the judgment of death upon himself

according to the law by crucifying the true man on

the cross. “For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God. (Gal. 2:19)”.

2 Cor 5:14-15 For Christ's love compels us, because

we are convinced that one died for all, and

therefore all died . And he died for all, that thosewho live should no longer live for themselves but

for him who died for them and was raised again.

NIV

The penalty of death according to the law is now

paid (Rom6:23). The law is now fulfilled. “I have

been crucified with Christ (Gal.2:20 NKJV)” .

Man is totally emptied of God or totally separated

from God forever. The true man saw the agony

and the burden of this separation as He was about

to die on the cross and He cried, “My God, my

God, why have you forsaken me? (Matt 27:46)”



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THE RESURRECTION OF THE TRUE MAN

Acts 13:28 They found no legal reason to execute

him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed

anyway. NLT

Because the true man is innocent and didn’t break

the law that warrants His death, justice demands

that His life should be given back to Him, and of

course with compensations.

Rev 5:12 In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the

Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and

wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and

glory and praise!" NIV

So the true man, the image of God, resurrected.

The true man, the image of God, is back to life

because He is innocent and the fallen man, as far

as this world is concerned, is completely dead

because he is guilty.

What next?



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1 Cor 15:21 For since death came through a man,

the resurrection of the dead comes also through a

man. NIV

Acts 13:32-33 "And now we are here to bring you

this Good News. The promise was made to our

ancestors, and God has now fulfilled it for us, their

descendants, by raising Jesus. NLT

Now, when any descendant (offspring) of the

fallen man believes in the death and resurrection

of Jesus Christ, that man dies to self, and at that

instance, he will see his terrible and God forsaken

state and as he asks for mercy, his sins will be

blotted out and Christ will resurrect in him to

vanquish the evil nature (flesh) in him and prevent

him from being taken and kept in hell and then

give him a new life (new creation). The new life is

now the combination of Christ and the evil nature

(flesh) in man. For whoever calls on the name of

the Lord shall be saved. (Rom 10:13).



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John 5:21-22 For as the Father raises the dead and

gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to

whom He will. 22 For the Father judges no one,but has committed all judgment to the Son, NKJV

Rom 8:10-11 But if Christ is in you, your body is

dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because

of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him whoraised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who

raised Christ from the dead will also give life to

your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in

you. NIV

Col 3:3 For you died, and your life is hidden with

Christ in God. NKJV



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“Your life is hidden with Christ in God”

The offspring’s life (self) which he died to when he

believed in Christ is now safely hidden in God and

he will now begin to live for the true man instead.

The offspring is alive again or born again with the

nature of the true man by faith.

Who is this true man? He is the Word of God and

to distinguish Him, God gave Him a name – Jesus

Christ. He is the last Adam, the life-giving Spirit. (1

Cor 15:54). And this life is eternal; hence the

offspring cannot die again as long as he believes in

Jesus Christ. So now it is no longer about the

believer living for his own life but about living for

only one man, Jesus Christ the savior. And living

for Jesus Christ is what Christianity is all about.

2 Cor 5:15 And he died for all, that those who live

should no longer live for themselves but for him

who died for them and was raised again. NKJV

Gal. 2: 20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no

longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the



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life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in

the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself

for me. NKJV

But any offspring of the fallen man who disagrees

with the death and resurrection of Jesus and asks

not for mercy, his sins remain and he is separated

from God forever because of unbelief . But it’s notthe will of God for man to be separated eternally

from Him.

John 3:16-17 "For God so loved the world that he

gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes

in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For

God did not send his Son into the world to

condemn the world, but to save the world through

him. NIV

Are you an offspring of the fallen man and

overwhelmed by evil desires that are contrary to

God? This redemption plan is for you! With all

sincerity, believe in the death and resurrection of

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up your mind to live for Jesus Christ. The message

of the cross is the power of God unto salvation.

1 Cor 1:18 For the message of the cross is

foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us

who are being saved it is the power of God. NIV

Rom 1:16 I am not ashamed of the gospel,

because it is the power of God for the salvation of

everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for

the Gentile. NIV

Acts 13:40-41 Be careful! Don't let the prophets'

words apply to you. For they said, 'Look, youmockers, be amazed and die! For I am doing

something in your own day, something you

wouldn't believe even if someone told you about

it.' NLT

2 Cor 5:17-19 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is

a new creation; old things have passed away;

behold, all things have become new. 18 Now all

things are of God, who has reconciled us to

Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the

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in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not

imputing their trespasses to them, and has

committed to us the word of reconciliation. NKJV

DEATH STILL AT WORK

Now we see that the offspring of the fallen man,

who believes, dies to self to live for the true man

in reconciliation with God, but the offspring of the

fallen man, who doesn’t believe, still dies and be

separated from God eternally. Whichever way,

there is still death in both cases but to different

ends. So death is still reserved and in operation

for both the salvation of believers and for the

condemnation of the unbelievers till the

appointed time when death will be swallowed up

in victory.

On what ground will death be swallowed up in

victory? What is the divine agreement

(covenant) between God and man for the

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John 6:54 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My

blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the

last day. NKJV

Matt 16:25 For whoever desires to save his life will

lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will

find it. NKJV

Resurrection is for the dead. The hope for the

‘resurrection of life’ for those who believe in Jesus

Christ lies in their continuing to remain dead to

self and refusing to return to their vomit, and

allowing the life of Christ, His righteousness, to

dominate them completely.

Thus, Christ is not coming back for those He died

for, but for those who died to self for Him.

Being dead in Christ means losing two things forChrist;

• First, our own selves; deny yourself and follow

Christ.



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Luke 9:23 Then He said to them all, "If anyone

desires to come after Me, let him deny himself,

and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. NKJV

Gal 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no

longer live , but Christ lives in me. The life I live in

the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who

loved me and gave himself for me. NIV

• And second, we lose the ability to continue in

sin.

1 Peter 2:24 …that we, having died to sins , might

live for righteousness… NKJV

TAKE UP YOUR CROSS

Jesus said "If anyone desires to come after Me, let

him deny himself, and take up his cross daily , and follow Me”. Meaning that once there is desire to

follow Christ with self denial, the next thing you

face daily is your cross. Note that self denial is

only possible because we have first died to self

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Cross is for execution. Carrying your cross daily is

for daily execution of the flesh. The flesh always

does something that warrants its execution ondaily basis. So there is no end to your daily cross,

but there is sure victory one day at a time as we

follow. When we begin to carry our cross, we

begin to be spiritually disciplined and experience

victory.

Note that it’s not just about taking up your cross

daily, but about following Christ as you’re carrying

your cross daily. Christ is the focus and we must

avoid the temptation of being distracted by ourcross when we’re following Him.

Instead of complaining about our daily cross, we

should rather trust Him to see us through. And He

will see us through because He is both the authorand the finisher.

Heb 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and

finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set

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shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the

throne of God. NKJV

For every cross, there is a set joy. And our

strength to endure our cross, despising the

shame, is in the joy set before us by God – most

especially the joy to know His will and spend

eternity with Him in His kingdom.



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Summarily, Adam’s sin brought death. All died

because all sinned. This process has to be

reversed for man to be restored to his originalstate.

As we have seen, the death of Jesus Christ

brought our redemption (pardon for our sins &

second chance), the resurrection of Christ broughtnew life (power over sin) and the second coming

of Christ will bring our resurrection (restoration to

original state, immunity to death).

When God created man, man was a living soul

with good nature only. But when man sinned, he

became a living soul with both good and evil

nature (flesh) which led to death. Death in this

essence, means God withdrawing His nature

(good nature) from man at the end of man’s life.

Eccl 12:7 Then the dust will return to the earth as

it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave

it. NKJV



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At death when God withdraws the good nature

from man, man will be left with the evil nature

only, which drags him to hell, where evil is keptand punished for disobedience. Man in hell has no

good nature at all, but full of evil only. That’s why

there is no form of repentance in hell at all but

guilt (regrets).

When Christ died, he redeemed man from this

death by himself dying for man and conquered

the evil that drags and keeps man in hell because

He lived a sinless life and was sacrificed for that

purpose. Christ alone, on behalf of man,conquered the power of sin that takes and keeps

man in hell. He triumphed over them.

And as earlier stated, when any man believes in

the death and resurrection of Jesus, that man diesto self and is raised with Christ and at that

instance Christ will appear in him to vanquish the

evil nature in him and prevent him from being

taken and kept in hell and then give him a new

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combination of Christ and the evil nature (flesh) in

man.

Rom 6:4 Therefore we were buried with Him

through baptism into death, that just as Christ

was raised from the dead by the glory of the

Father, even so we also should walk in newness

of life. NKJV

In this newness of life, the war is between Christ

(Spirit) and the evil nature (flesh) of man and the

victory is certain because Christ has power over

evil and had defeated them once and for all as a

perfect example for all.

Gal 5:16-18 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you

shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh

lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the

flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so

that you do not do the things that you wish. NKJV

Now if the believer (the new man) allows Christ to

continue to dwell in him, he will be freed of evil

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question of Christ winning the war, but it’s a

question of man giving Christ grounds in his new

life by continuing to renew his mind with theWord of God and obey His commands.

Rom 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by

the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a

living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which isyour reasonable service. 2 And do not be

conformed to this world, but be transformed by

the renewing of your mind, that you may prove

what is that good and acceptable and perfect will

of God. NKJV

Heb 10:38-39 Now the just shall live by faith; But if

anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in

him." 39 But we are not of those who draw back

to perdition, but of those who believe to thesaving of the soul. NKJV

John 8:31-32 "If you abide in My word, you are My

disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth,

and the truth shall make you free." NKJV



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The truth which sets free from the slavery of evil

is made known to the believers who abide in the

word (teachings, commands) of Jesus Christ. Thetruth is revealed to them as they obey the

teachings of Jesus Christ. But if one’s life is not in

accordance with the teachings of Jesus, the truth

will be hidden from him and he will never know

freedom from the slavery of evil. The person

continues to be controlled by the dictates of the

flesh.

Knowledge of the truth unleashes the truth to

illuminate our lives and separate us from evil. Andwhen the believer abides in this victory through

Christ by obeying His commands, God will

resurrect him in the last day at Jesus’ return.

1 Cor 15:22-24 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all WILL BE made alive. 23 But each in his own

turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes,

those who belong to him. NIV



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Each in his own turn, God will return man’s good

nature (that was hidden in God, Col3:3) to him

and will be allowed to eat from the tree of lifewhich will enable him to live forever in that state.

This is the restoration of man; man being able to

live his own life again, with his good nature only

forever, as was planned by God from the

beginning.

Rev 2:7 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the

Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes

I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in

the midst of the Paradise of God."' NKJV

At man’s restoration, death will be swallowed up

in victory.

1 Cor 15:54-55 When the perishable has been

clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal

with immortality, then the saying that is written

will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in

victory." 55 "Where, O death, is your victory?

Where, O death, is your sting?" NIV



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If you would like to receive Jesus as your Lord and

savior, please pray the prayer below:

Father, I am a sinner. Forgive me all my sins and come

into my life. I believe that Jesus died for me on the

cross and resurrected to give me a new life. Lord Jesus,

I accept you as my Lord and savior. Help me to

overcome my challenges. I have decided to follow you

for the rest of my life. Thank you, Father. In Jesus’

name. Amen.

Rom 10:9-11 Because if you acknowledge and confess

with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart

believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that

God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

10 For with the heart a person believes (adheres to,

trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified

(declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the

mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.

11 The Scripture says, No man who believes in Him

[who adheres to, relies on, and trusts in Him] will [ever]

be put to shame or be disappointed. AMP



Ossai Williams works in a bank presently. He struggled

with his faith in the early stage of his university

education and got backslidden for 13 years. At a point

he could no longer understand the essence of Jesus

Christ to mankind and his own role to play to enjoy

freedom as a believer in Christ. His spiritual life was

miserable. In 2009, he got in contact with a beloved

brother, a medical doctor by profession, who taught

him the way of the Lord properly, and he began to seek

the Lord effectively. Since then he began to overcome

his challenges step by step through the revelation of

God’s word and ever since has continued to growstrong in the Lord. The insight in this book is part of the

revelations of God’s word he received from the Lord in

his journey out of the backslidden state.

Ossai Williams is married with three children and

currently resides in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

ABOUTTHE

AUTHOR



The only successful life that overcomes the devil in

this world is the life of Jesus Christ - the last Adam.

The devil never got Jesus to disobey God in any point.

But the first Adam disobeyed God which also affected

his descendants (offspring).

Jesus came to redeem us. He showed us the way, the

truth and the life. He died in our place in exchange for

His own life. When we believe in Him, we get saved.

Like a treasure hidden in the vault of a bank, our own

life is saved (hidden) with Christ in God.

We then deny ourselves and live for Jesus to

overcome this world by following His footsteps - His

exemplary life. And when we succeed like Jesus, we

shall be given to eat from the tree of life and we shall

gain the higher life and live freely in the new world

eternally to the glory of God.

Matt 10:39 Those who try to gain their own life will

lose it; but those who lose their life for my sake will

gain it. GNT

In this world, we live by faith in Christ for victory over

the world and for our resurrection to life - restoration

to our original state, immunity to death - as planned

alive by faith

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