Today,
reply is on the operations of divine grace now being shared with
mankind to counteract the consequences of sin. The law may tell a
man right from wrong, however, the law can not change the character
and spirit content of a man. Even though the first pair (Adam) was
granted a priesthood on the earth to seek atonement and
reconciliation with divinity that would display the image of the
priesthood in heaven, in the fallen condition mankind became
restricted to an inheritance of condemnation, mortality, spiritual
limit, and continual influence and manipulation by sin. It is
written: Romans 3: 10-20, King James Version (KJV): 10 As it is
written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11 There is none that
understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all
gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is
none that doeth good, no, not one. 13 Their throat is an open
sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of
asps is under their lips: 14
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 15 Their feet
are swift to shed blood: 16 Destruction and misery are
in their ways: 17 And the way of peace have they not known: 18
There is no fear of God before their eyes. 19 Now we know that what
things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law:
that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty
before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no
flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the
knowledge of sin. One of the fighters in the “Yahoo! Answers”
public forum on Religion & Spirituality who uses the ID
“Anonymous” (no profile information appears) posted the
following:
Have
you ever lied, stolen, cheated, cussed, had perverted thoughts or
anything similar?
If
so, do you agree that you deserve to go to Hell?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of
God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that
is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a
propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness
for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of
God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that
he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
(Romans 3: 23-26, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Trying To Stop Sins (04/01/2020); The Challenge of
Covid-19 (03/22/2020); “Sinners” And “The Righteous”
(03/19/2020); Aspects Defining Human Life? (03/02/2020); TWO Kinds of
People? (02/21/2020); Spirit Process and Substance (02/27/2020);
Divine Fullness Includes Wrath (02/23/2020)
“Anonymous”,
proper understanding of sin among Christian believers requires that
our shared focus be on grace as an aspect of divine fullness
appearing in the existence, forgiveness, life, and reconciliation
provided mankind. The first pair (Adam) did not uphold the sacred
law and standards they were given. The consequences of transgression
by Adam included his offspring having to exist with finite
limitations and restrictions. Expressions of divine grace were
provided to comfort and encourage mankind as a great struggle against
sin would go forward on the earth. Included were delay of
punishment; expiation; hope; mercy for those found guilty in
judgment; rebirth; and redemption. For many on the earth, the
operations of sin are so inescapable, visible, and widespread that
sin is regarded as an acceptable and normal condition. Sin is not
properly recognized as contrary to the character, process, purpose,
substance, and survival of both GOD and mankind. Influenced by sin,
human desire and reason become destructive, distorted, exaggerated
and warped. Attitudes, behavior and conduct become indifferent,
irrational, selfish, and wicked. Sin opposes the continued existence
of sacred law, the Lawgiver, and the universe that appears through
divine order. Sin has not been created by divinity, expresses no
divine purpose, and imparts no sacred substance from the makeup of
GOD, yet, sin may dominate consciousness and self-will (willpower)
within created beings and living creatures. Sin promotes
nonexistence, and a return to the conditions of chaos, confusion, and
flux that were in place before the founding of heaven and earth (we
say, preexistence saw immaterial objects in motion without
direction). The elimination of sin requires multiple operations that
may only be completed by GOD. Included are atonement, repentance,
covenant relationship, judgment, Incarnation, death, resurrection,
sanctification, and the second death. Consider again
the following that uses language from the Bible, and a selection from
the music ministry of Luther Barnes:
(1.)
Ephesians 2: 8-10, King James Version (KJV): 8 For by grace are ye
saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of
God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath
before ordained that we should walk in them.
(2.)
Romans 5: 17-21, KJV: 17 For if by one man’s
offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance
of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one,
Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came
upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the
free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by
one man’s disobedience many were
made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made
righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might
abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 That
as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through
righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
(3.)
Romans 8: 1-9, KJV: 1 There is therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after
the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life
in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh,
God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin,
condemned sin in the flesh: 4 That the righteousness of the law
might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the
Spirit. 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of
the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the
Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be
spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal
mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law
of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh
cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit,
if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not
the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For
example, (4.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6eltO17MbE.)
Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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