"God found us in Christ before He lost us in Adam!"
Francois du Toit
"There is but one Lord, Jesus Christ through Whom all things came and through Whom we live."
1 Corinthians 8:6
The beginning of the human story was not Adam; it was Christ. We were made through Him and we exist through Him. He is the source and origin of our human life. So our connection with Adam and his sin is strong, but our connection with Christ and His purity is stronger! The deepest thing about us is not sin; the deepest thing about us is Christ, is righteousness, is Love. No matter what terrible results came from Adam's fall - such as corruption, confusion, pain and death - there is a prior claim on us, by Christ! And so Christ's death and resurrection trump all the effects of sin and draw us all into life and freedom and grace! Hallelujah, we were in Christ before we were ever in Adam, so Christ's work cancels out Adam's in every way for us!
A thought: Christ has more claim on me than Adam ever did!