Ficus Carica: Incorruptible

About the book

Ficus Carica: Incorruptible written by Damiam V. Henry and his beautiful wife Chesley Henry challenges the conventional understanding of the cross, salvation, and human identity. Drawing from Paul's letters to the Corinthians, authors Damiam and Chesley Henry present a compelling case that the cross was never simply a rescue mission for fallen humanity, but rather God's ultimate display of what He always saw in mankind — His own image and likeness, revealed through the One Son, Jesus Christ. The book walks through thirteen dimensions of the cross, from its message and perspective, to its proclamation, foundation, judgment, and ultimately its marriage — the eternal union between the Spirit and the Word. Central to the work is the distinction between Adam and Christ: not as enemies, but as two expressions of the same humanity, where one had to die so the other could be fully revealed. The authors argue powerfully that the Adamic nature — with its un-renewed mind, sin consciousness, and separation from God — was not defeated by willpower or religious effort, but was put away entirely through the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. When Adam died in Christ, a New Creation emerged, born not of corruptible seed but of the incorruptible life of the Son Himself. Rather than leaving readers striving to overcome an old nature that no longer exists, Ficus Carica: Incorruptible calls believers to rest in the finished work of the cross — to behold Christ as in a mirror, and in doing so, behold themselves as God has always seen them: righteous, holy, and eternally loved.