Genesis 2:7: “Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.” Think about that verse for a moment. Adam’s body was created first, but it was by definition lifeless. It was a corpse. His system had not been booted up. The lights had not come on yet. He was merely a shell or a form. He was not alive. When did mankind become alive? When—and only when—God breathed into him. At that moment Adam became a living creature, a living soul. That is incredibly significant. God’s breath is the essential
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