So too, God sovereignly placed Adam in the garden of Eden upon a conditional footing. Had he so pleased, he could have placed him upon an unconditional footing; he could have placed him on a footing as firm as that occupied by the unfallen angels. He could have placed him upon a footing as sure and as immutable as that which his saints have in Christ. But, instead, he chose to set him in Eden on the basis of creature responsibility, so that he stood or fell according as he measured up or failed to measure up to his responsibility—obedience to his Maker. Adam stood accountable to God by the law
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