Interesting Biblical Similtudes

As sin came into the world through one man, redemption came through one man;
Damnation was ignited in a garden, salvation was established in another garden;
Offence precipitated in the plucking of fruit from a tree, it was cured by the nailing of a seed to a tree;
Man's decision, made on his feet in disobedience, brought mankind to its knees in destruction,
Christ's decision, made on His knees in obedience, brings mankind to its feet in redemption.


Your turn, ...what other correlations can you make?

My Plummet, My Walls...

This plummet hangs steady, as I stand my ground;
My barricades hold sure, inspite of persuasions around;
The phenom of isolation, the spectre of desolation;
And I see you walk by, with seeming indignation;
But I smile in contempt, standing atop these walls I built;
Walls of pride, Walls of prejudice;
Walls to keep you out, ...walls that keep me in;
I smile, for in my hand I hold this plummet;
Measuring these Walls, checking that they stand straight and tall, high and true;
I smile because this plummet hangs sure, down these Walls demure;
And I look out across at you, standing on the outside, looking up at me;
Is that pain I see on your face? Concern? Worry? Distaste?
I know not, but do I care what? I have a life to live;
And in self righteous contemplation, I give myself to it. 
I stand alone, survey the land I may never own, never walk, never feel;
From within my barricade of Walls standing straight, standing true, I know I need not you.
As I indulge myself in this ritual, checking my plummet, testing my Walls, I know my safety is assured. 
And though you call me prisoner within my magnificent barricades, I nonetheless find my pleasure and contentment in this surety: I may never breathe the sweet air you breathe, never enjoy the freshness of the fields you walk, never savour the sweet freedom and fullness of life you live;
But you'll never know the security of these barricades I've built for myself; you'll never know the magnificence of these Walls standing tall, standing sure;
And as I hold in my hand this plummet, checking yet again the perfection of my Walls, I smile at you on the outside;
For my plummet hangs sure, my Walls stand straight and tall;
And these barricades I built for myself hold me in, keeping you out.