Progenitor

Often times, when trying to understand who we are in Christ, we may think back to Adam,  and the great authority and purpose of that man, and potentially all mankind.
However, I have to ask myself: Is this what Jesus accomplished-to bring us back to Adam- to "restore" us back to the original, to Adam before the fall? However, I'm seeing something else here. I would like to study it through.
Adam was a "type":
"Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who was a type of Him who was to come."   Rom. 5:14 
According to the above scripture, Adam was a "type" of Christ because of his role as a progenitor- all man who followed him carried the same consequence of Adam's actions, in this case death, regardless of whether they committed the same sin as Adam. Like Christ, Adam is a progenitor of a kind-in that case: mankind. Following our fleshly progenitor, man became sinful, dying mankind.
Likewise, following that same "type", Jesus is a progenitor of a kind. All who "follow" after Him, also follow what Christ created, part of which was life from the dead, but it goes beyond that.
So if it was not Jesus' intention to restore us back to Adam's stature and purpose, what then can I understand about how He was a progenitor to me? This scripture helps me:
"...if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer, THEREFORE, IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATION; OLD THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY; BEHOLD ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW..."  2 Cor. 5:14-17 
Also-
"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation."  Gal. 6:15
What does the term "new" mean in the above verses? The Greek word, kainos means "of a new kind, unprecedented, novel, uncommon, unheard of". We, following His precedent, have become a new creature. Even as we knew Him to be on earth in the flesh of man (like Adam), we cannot know Him as that now. He became something new as well, unknown before this, and unheard of, and we also, following our progenitor, are this new creation.
I would often wonder how it was fair that I am born with a nature to sin, and in the process of dying, just because Adam sinned. Now I see the powerful precedent of his role as a "type", or progenitor. It was so God could send another progenitor. This time, a progenitor to a new creation, and of life forever more. The progenitor concept allows me to become, even thousands of years later, what Christ established. God is brilliant!!
It would seem that this "new creature" fits right into God's plan. According to His word, God does not intend to restore creation to a former state, but rather:
"Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?...
For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered or come to mind (come upon the heart). But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for behold I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing, and her people a joy."  Isa. 43:18-19, 65:17-18
Notice the LORD doesn't say "I will create". This "create" is present tense.
So, what exactly am I?
Jesus' disciples didn't quite know either. They were given only small glimpses as they encountered Jesus after His resurrection. We also have this scripture that helps:
"Beloved, now we are children (sons) of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is."  1 Jn. 3:2
While we may not have a full picture in of ourselves as that new creation, we do have Christ's directives to us as to what we are to be doing now (Mt. 28:18-20, Mk. 16:15-20, Lk. 24:44-49, Acts 1:8).
It is of incredible benefit to look backwards through scripture. We learn many, many vital things. It is all truth and edifying (2 Tim. 3:16-17). However, it is also prophetic, telling us of things to come. There was a TV show entitled "The New Old Christine". We, however, have not become "the new, old Adam", but rather something that never existed before, but now exists through Christ, the progenitor of a new creation.

Our Father made us a NEW creation through Christ.


"We Will See Him As He Is"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcCB-T8NeXI
 

Transformation

 

"The poor and needy seek water,
but there is none.
Their tongues fail for thirst.
I, the LORD, will hear them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
I will open rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
I will plant in the wilderness
the cedar and acacia tree,
the myrtle and the oil tree;
I will set in the desert
the cypress and the pine
and the box tree together,
that they may see and know,
and consider and understand together,
that the hand of the LORD has done this.
And the Holy One of Israel has created it."
                                  Isaiah 41:17-20

Our Father uses this beautiful natural imagery of watering and planting the desert, in order to show the power of transformation that He brings to the lives of those who desire and thirst for Him.
When we seek to know our Father, and begin to study His word, and meditate upon what we have learned of Him, we begin to desire to reflect His nature, His character.
Jesus proclaims in a loud voice that if anyone thirsts, let him come to Him and drink (John 7:37). He also tells the woman at the well:
"but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." (John 4:14)

There is a transformation in the life of a human being from having a relationship with our Father, and with His Son, Jesus. This transformation not only occurs in us, but in all of the circumstances pertaining to our lives.
The Apostle Paul explains that we become a new creature, a new creation through our relationship with Christ. We cannot help but be changed:
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."         2 Cor. 5:17

Our Father has told us that He has made great and precious promises by which we become partakers of His divine nature! (2 Peter 1:4). He created us in His image, and His plans for us have never changed. By His transforming power, we begin to walk in His likeness and being.

The prophet Isaiah again says of God:
"Do not remember the former things,
nor consider the things of old.
Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a road in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert...
Because I give waters in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert,
to give drink to My people, My chosen.
This people I have formed for Myself;
They shall declare My praise."
                                 Isaiah 43:18-21

The purpose of the transforming power of God is to bless and benefit His people, and to cause His people to rejoice, showing praise to God. He has always desired to fill the earth with mankind fulfilling His purpose: to inhabit His image and character.
Though we may try to change ourselves with all of our might, our success is often limited, and of short duration. But the transformation that comes from our Father, starts in our innnermost being. It is miraculous, and everlasting. Some of the changes are startling and sudden. Some of the changes begin to show slowly in our thoughts, emotions, and finally, our outward behavior. This transformation received with our commitment to the LORD, continues throughout our whole life.
Our Father delights in His transforming power, and desires for us to share in this delight.

"To Be Like You (Lord)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmITHkKGyO4