Today, Scripture points are shared on the Fall of Adam and the resulting inheritance of sin as a life condition for mankind. The wrath of GOD against sin is a permanent aspect of full divine being, and does not alter or change as though it is an emotion. Death was proclaimed as a consequence of sin before any transgression of the law was committed by Adam. Mortality and the present human condition are more the result of pride, self-will and sin, than the result of divine anger, condemnation, and punishment. A fighter at “Yahoo! Answers” using the ID “Dry” (Level 2 with 436 points, a member since February 04, 2015) posted the following:
Why does God hold us responsible for Adam and Eve's wrongdoings?
It just doesn't sound right. Two people screwed up and now all of humanity has to be "saved" because of them.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, my righteousness is more than God’s? For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin? I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou. If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand? Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man. By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men. Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it. Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him. (Job 35: 2-14, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: All Have Sinned? (07/29/2015); Sin As Our Inheritance? (06/08/2015)p; Finite Will, Self-will and Sin? (06/01/2015); The First Book of the Bible? (11/20/2014); The Beginning of Wisdom? (11/21/2014); Sin and the Great Flood (11/03/2014); Remembering Lot’s Wife? (11/04/2014); Mankind Destroyed? (01/24/2014); What Salvation Is (01/25/2014); Why Clothing? (10/15/2010); Known by GOD? (10/16/2010)
“Dry”, the living inherit accountability and life challenges from Adam, not blame. We may speak of sin as a condition, a recurring influence, and a framework or limitation now describing finite existence just as time and space. Even among long-time Christian believers, it is a common mistake to accuse GOD of injustice; and to maintain that mankind is somehow cursed by GOD, and under punishment because of sin that appeared through Adam (the single name given by divinity to the human male and female pair). Use of the name “Eve” (given by the male and meaning “caretaker” (not one who gives birth, the mother) of all) is a clue that a pattern and “point of view” is being used that exalts human awareness, material existence, self-consciousness, and social reality. The creation of heaven and earth must be acknowledged as the result of multiple divine operations determined as much by the eternal purposes and immutable substance of Deity, as by the peculiar features that would be needed to make up the various spheres of life, and the diverse created beings and living creatures they would contain. The problem of sin has been revealed as having first appeared among the holy angels, and later became contagion, corruption, and pollution upon the earth. While GOD has not created sin, and sin has no divine content, sin may dominate awareness and self-will within the living. Many divine provisions to counteract sin are now in place, including atonement, confession, covenant, forgiveness, incarnation, rebirth, redemption, sacrifice, salvation, and sanctification. To avoid what GOD has labeled “evil” (catastrophe, disaster, sudden and widespread upheaval on a cosmic scale), the continuous, unseen operations of sin are answered using gradual and measured responses such as birth, aging, growth, learning, and maturation. Thus, death appears as a divine tool to stop the spread of sin, does not eliminate sin; and will not be used apart from divine judgment to arbitrarily annihilate, or wipe out humanity. Presently, born again believers all serve as vessels containing spirit matter from the makeup of GOD that establishes possibilities for the living to oppose, repent of, and resist sin. Through the many divine dealings with sin, all are to finally realize the exalted character and nature of divinity. The living must accept accountability for their own application and presentation of divine substance through attitudes, behavior, and conduct as well as meet the challenges that emerge from the sins of their parents and forbearers. Consider again the following points that have been shared through the holy writings:
(1.) Exodus 34: 6-8, King James Version (KJV): 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. 8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
(2.) Deuteronomy 9: 5-8, KJV: 5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 6 Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people. 7 Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD. 8 Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.
(3.) Psalms 50: 16-21, KJV: 16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee. 18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son. 21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
(4.) Isaiah 5: 13-16, KJV: 13 Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. 14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: 16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
(5.) Ezekiel 18: 18-23, KJV: 18 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity. 19 Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. 21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
(6.) 1st Corinthians 15: 21-26, KJV: 21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
There is far more to be said, correctly applied, and spiritually apprehended. (For example, (7.) Romans 10: 2-4, KJV: 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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(04/22/2015) Is Sin a Matter of Temptation?
Today, points are shared on the meaning of “temptation” and the origin of sin. The single word, temptation, is used to describe (1) testing that establishes endurance and permanence as well as (2) pressure to commit sin that comes against ones character, discipline, personality and righteousness. Thus, the workings of admonition, challenge, and exhortation are in line with divinity, revelation, and salvation (temptation 1), while covetousness, envy, and lust are associated with the devil, sin and spiritual confusion (temptation 2). The writer at “Yahoo! Answers” using the ID “Ryan” (Level 1 with 23 points, a member since May 20, 2013) posted the following:
Where does the temptation to sin come from?
Satan was the first one who tempted Adam and Eve to sin. Also, Satan tempted Jesus for 40 days. Furthermore, Satan is called the tempter in the Bible. Does this mean all temptation to sin comes from Satan? Or, does it come from ourselves because we've fallen ever since the original sin?
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. (James 1: 12-17, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Power Against Sin? (04/12/2015); The Testing of Job? (10/06/2014); Knowing the Spirit is Inside? (10/07/2014); Continuously Tested (12/31/2013); Chosen To Serve As Prophets (01/01/2014); On Testing GOD (06/20/2013); GOD Grants License? (06/21/2013)
“Ryan”, some of the clearest, most useful points shared among Christian believers include the following:
(1.) Sin is not a living organism, and has not been created by divinity. Sin does not contain spirit matter that resides in the person of Deity as do created beings and living creatures upon the earth, and within the celestial presence (we say, heaven). While sin is no material or tangible thing having measurable dimensions such as height, shape, length or weight, sin has direction, effect, and presence.
(2.) Sin appears to be an artifact or by-product of created organisms being separated from divinity to exist as independent life forms. Sin may dominate awareness and self-will within the living; however, the will of GOD does not become subject to sin. Both for carnal beings (we say, mortals, those in flesh) and spirit beings (those neither mortal nor immortal such as angels and the sacred beasts of heaven) sin is a foreign influence experienced as a natural and normal expression of life essence (we say, spirit).
(3.) Sin opposes the continued existence of divine law, the Law Giver, and all order generated or maintained through sacred law. Sin does not operate as having benefit, consciousness, preference, or purpose. Thus, sin appears as abstract, impersonal, mechanical, and self-destructive. Because our language centers in describing human vulnerability and accountability, we speak of sin using terms that suggest sin has, or is power to draw, engage, entice, fascinate, and seduce.
(4.) Mechanisms within the living that respond to sin include appetite (e.g., hunger, thirst, sexual craving), sensation (e.g., hearing, seeing, tasting, touching) and emotional/mental functions (e.g., anger, desire, fear, imagination, recall).
There is far more to be said, correctly applied, and spiritually understood. (For example, (5.) Perhaps sin is most clearly visible as attacks upon truth (we say, lies), arrogance, defiance of authority, false claims of power, rebellion, pride, usurpation, and violence. Through baptism (death and burial of ones inborn spirit, and rebirth having divine DNA, so to speak), born-again believers can operate with a fresh endowment of spirit content from the makeup of GOD. However, they must gradually grow and mature meeting the same life challenges upon the earth as all others. Sin can not be correctly detected, eliminated, or resisted using only finite tools such as intellect, logic, mathematics, philosophy and science.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. May your prayers ever be answered according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
Where does the temptation to sin come from?
Satan was the first one who tempted Adam and Eve to sin. Also, Satan tempted Jesus for 40 days. Furthermore, Satan is called the tempter in the Bible. Does this mean all temptation to sin comes from Satan? Or, does it come from ourselves because we've fallen ever since the original sin?
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. (James 1: 12-17, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Power Against Sin? (04/12/2015); The Testing of Job? (10/06/2014); Knowing the Spirit is Inside? (10/07/2014); Continuously Tested (12/31/2013); Chosen To Serve As Prophets (01/01/2014); On Testing GOD (06/20/2013); GOD Grants License? (06/21/2013)
“Ryan”, some of the clearest, most useful points shared among Christian believers include the following:
(1.) Sin is not a living organism, and has not been created by divinity. Sin does not contain spirit matter that resides in the person of Deity as do created beings and living creatures upon the earth, and within the celestial presence (we say, heaven). While sin is no material or tangible thing having measurable dimensions such as height, shape, length or weight, sin has direction, effect, and presence.
(2.) Sin appears to be an artifact or by-product of created organisms being separated from divinity to exist as independent life forms. Sin may dominate awareness and self-will within the living; however, the will of GOD does not become subject to sin. Both for carnal beings (we say, mortals, those in flesh) and spirit beings (those neither mortal nor immortal such as angels and the sacred beasts of heaven) sin is a foreign influence experienced as a natural and normal expression of life essence (we say, spirit).
(3.) Sin opposes the continued existence of divine law, the Law Giver, and all order generated or maintained through sacred law. Sin does not operate as having benefit, consciousness, preference, or purpose. Thus, sin appears as abstract, impersonal, mechanical, and self-destructive. Because our language centers in describing human vulnerability and accountability, we speak of sin using terms that suggest sin has, or is power to draw, engage, entice, fascinate, and seduce.
(4.) Mechanisms within the living that respond to sin include appetite (e.g., hunger, thirst, sexual craving), sensation (e.g., hearing, seeing, tasting, touching) and emotional/mental functions (e.g., anger, desire, fear, imagination, recall).
There is far more to be said, correctly applied, and spiritually understood. (For example, (5.) Perhaps sin is most clearly visible as attacks upon truth (we say, lies), arrogance, defiance of authority, false claims of power, rebellion, pride, usurpation, and violence. Through baptism (death and burial of ones inborn spirit, and rebirth having divine DNA, so to speak), born-again believers can operate with a fresh endowment of spirit content from the makeup of GOD. However, they must gradually grow and mature meeting the same life challenges upon the earth as all others. Sin can not be correctly detected, eliminated, or resisted using only finite tools such as intellect, logic, mathematics, philosophy and science.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. May your prayers ever be answered according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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