"Had he been 'in Adam', however, under that first head, he would have been norn a sinner as all other children of Adam are, in a state of enmity towards God. He would have been unfit for any atoning substitution. But because of his personal pre-existence, he did not depend totally on Adam, he did not owe his individual existence to Adam, and so he was not in Adam. He did not fall under Adam's headship. his birth could mark a new beginning in the life of humankind. He could become a new head, a second and final Adam (1 Cor. 15:45ff). Knowing no sin and yet truly joined to Adam's posterity, he could freely take upon himself the communal guilt of his fellow humans.
"Jesus Christ accomplished the work of redemption as the new Adam, as the head for the body, as the pioneer, the path opener whom the others follow and who, as their leader, can freely take responsibility for those who belong to him. This was brought to light on the 'the first day of the week', that is, the eighth day of craetion, the day the new creation dawned. he rose again as the pioneer of life, the firstfruits of his own conquest over sin and death, the Adam of the new creation... The same structure which was effecti e in Adam's case still operates, but for salvation, and this is why we enjoy the freuit of his death and resurrection only when we are members of his body."
Henri Blocher, Original Sin, 132-133
