Created in His image as to the makeup unique to humans. Having the compacity to contain God but inwardly so far as not containing God. Jesus the new Adam contains the lifegiving spirit.
All I'm saying is that the old creation needs to become the new creation to actualize the intent of God.
Well the old creation would not need to become new if he had not chosen to disobey and chose death. Yes for us, post fall,created in the image of sinful Adam, we need to be born again, in the image of Christ, the last Adam. OK, let me explain, The first Adam went from life(life of God ) to death(through sin), thus bringing death to every man/woman.He forfeited the life(of God), and the dominion over creation as God had blessed him/us to have. I hope I am making sense. Now Jesus, the last Adam went from death(crucifixion) to life(resurrection), regaining all of the dominion and power over creation that the first Adam lost.Making it so for all who believe in Him to regain as well what the first Adam lost . He gave us the authority and power of His name to do all of the things He did and more. That is why He said.
Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
John 14:13
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
John 14:26But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
And this is how
Romans 5:11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14 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.
15 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.
16 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.
17 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.)
18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
