Friday, January 31, 2014
People often ask why God allows bad things to happen, and question His love for us. Others claim His love for us excuses their sinful behavior. In any case it's clear that people don't want God to hold them accountable for their actions. Why should we not suffer for wrong doing? God created us, so does he not have the right to judge us? We don't moan, complain or rebel against society when they demand their pound of flesh, so why do we question God? Speaking of demanding a person be held liable for their actions, society says to forgive, to grant people second chances, and to overcome your past mistakes by doing better. But when a person tries to do better the system that society has implemented does not forgive or grant second chances. Did not God say to pray that we be forgiven our debts as we forgive our debtors? Such hypocrisy ought not to be so. Just as science and nature demonstrates that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, and teaches cause and effect, God demands a payment for sins. We live in a fallen sinful world so it's natural that we suffer adversity. Jesus Christ was/is the sinless son of God, and even he suffered trials, tribulation, adversity, poverty and ultimately death. Who are we being sinners to demand that God allow us to escape His judgment? Galatians 6:7-8; Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth that also shall he reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption. But he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
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