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The Eternal Purpose of Creation !

The sin of man in Adam was necessary to bring to pass Gods eternal purpose in Christ wherein He would be most Glorified ! 20
 
Adams sin was purposed by God otherwise Adam would not have known sin. Similar to what Paul testifies to here Rom 7:7-8

7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

Now Adam before his sin was innocent, however he was sinful by nature, meaning even in innocent flesh, he wasnt able to keep Gods Holy Law and all of its purity. Rom 7:12

12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

When God gave Adam His Law Gen 2:17-18

6 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

17 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.

It was in view to expose, make evident Adams sinnership, weakness of the flesh to keep Gods Law Rom 8:3-4

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Hence by this Adam was made ripe to have revealed to him the Saviour of Gods People, Seed of Women Gen 3 who had been ordained before the world began 1 Pet 1:20

20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
 
The fall of Adam was essential to the revelation of Gospel grace in the face of Jesus Christ, The fall was predestinated, for Christ was predestinated as Saviour/Redeemer 1 Pet 1:18-20

18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

The word foreordained here means
  1. to predestinate
 
The fall of man in Adam made way for the eternal covenant of salvation. All things were made for, as well as by Jesus Christ

The sin of Adam was a consequence of Gods Eternal Purpose [of Salvation] He purposed in Jesus Christ Eph 3:0-11

9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

All things were created for and by Jesus Christ, including Adam and the Fall in him Col 3:16


16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
 
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