What Adam – the first man – lost for us is surpassed by what Christ – the last and ultimate man – won for us. The work Christ did for the whole human race culminated during what we call Holy Week. In a certain sense, it was the last week ever. It was the last week in which it had to be the way it had always been. On Good Friday, we solemnly remember, but also celebrate, Jesus’ death on the cross. His death was not a sad tragedy or a perverse miscarriage of justice. Instead, it was a willing sacrifice by the Son of God for all the daughters and sons of Adam. Once that sacrifice was complete, full payment for sin had been paid. No more sacrifices for sin would ever be needed again.