(Part 4)
To reiterate what we've said in the past teachings, GOD IS GOOD.
There is no atom of evil (sin) in Him so He cannot do evil. Evil is sin and God is Holy, its not possible to have such contrasting nature.
If we say that God does evil then it will mean that God is not good.
God is good not because good things happen around us. GOD IS GOOD because that is His nature.
So even when bad things happen, always remember GOD IS GOOD.
In the old testament, there were times God presided directly over the people and their affairs.
He was like the president/ Ruler, so He was in charge of execution of laws in those times. Hence, the parts where we see God directly asking His people to kill those that stood as a threat to the land or went against the law
In this time, God does not rule directly over the affairs of nations. We now have so many arms of government, presidents, governors, local government chairman etc, all protecting the interests of the land and the people in it.
The laws of our land in this time also gives punishment to those that err, as stipulated already.
Our soldiers kill those that come to threaten the land and its safety (eg boko haram)
The soldiers are not evil for protecting the people, neither is the person that drafted the laws for protecting the people.
All they are doing is keeping the land safe, upholding the law
There are so many places in the old testament (we mentioned in previous teachings) where God asked that some enemies of his children be removed cos they'd pollute the land and the people.
He was keeping them safe, protection
God is Good, God is righteous and very importantly GOD IS JUST
12. It's just like the Fall of Adam and Eve in Eden....
Does God proclaim blessing and curses out of the same mouth??
Does the Judge only discharge people or declare them not guilty? The answer is a fat NO
For those that break the law, he pronounces the punishment for their sin and sentences them.
Please note the highlighted word.
The judge doesn't just wake up and make the law.
The law already existed with punishment for each broken law
This is to ensure JUSTice
So the law with the punishment is not made after people offend but before
The Judge must be JUST and pronounce the right judgement for that case, in accordance with the law
It is this judgment/consequences of actions that most people refer to as God cursing men
The Judge doesn't just wake up and start punishing people.
You have to offend before you are punished.
God didn't just wake up, look at Adam and say let me curse man.
The first curse in the bible was on Adam. And this came as a result of breaking the law, as a result of disobedience
Adam was aware of this law and its consequences. He was told but He broke it still
And God cursed Him (the curse was the already revealed consequences before man sinned)
What we call curse is God's righteous Judgement
It is Him carrying out Justice as a JUST GOD
Is God still judging people?
God is presently not judging anyone.
To judge us for the evil we do is to give sentence to us.
To give immediate sentence is to say there is no chance for us to be saved
This is what the Coming of Christ did.
Allow everyone chance to be removed from the curse of the law before the day the wicked ones will be sentenced
Time for repentance
Does this mean there are no consequences for sin?
No.
When the first man sinned, he brought a curse on not just Himself but man
More like Human
Sin brings effects
Good cause = Good effect
Bad cause = Bad effect
There is a consequence for our actions.
When people come to God and live according to His bidding in obedience, there is a consequence here on earth : THE FRUIT THEY PRODUCE
And it affects the people around them in a good way
When people continue in sin, there are also natural earthly consequences.
If you have fornicate around with someone that has HIV, you will pack the HIV.
This is action and the dangers in the action
So though God is not judging at the moment, Sin still has natural dangers.
God doesn't have to pronounce the dangers for every sin a man commits.
This danger came with the curse
But you see this danger, they are in no way close to the Judgement of God.
For those that choose to live a life of breaking the law, of disobedience, there will be gnashing of teeth, there will be weeping (weeping that won't end)
The sufferings in this world will look like Child's play
And for those that lived in Christ (in obedience and submission), they are charged not guilty
Not guilty of the law and the curses that come with it.
Acquitted before the righteous Judge.
Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
The law says we are under a curse for not always obeying it. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us and put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “Anyone who is hung on a tree is under a curse.”
Galatians 3:13 ERV
For us that are in Christ, we actually look forward to the coming of the Lord cos this curse has already been taken away by Christ.
We are not under the law anymore and the ripple effect
Those that are under the law will keep breaking the law and because the law has been given already with punishment, it comes on its own.
The second coming of Christ is not to judge every sinner according to their sins o.
For example, the person that stole should get 5 strokes of cain. Nah
He is coming to actually destroy sin itself. A total wipe out.
For those of us in Christ, we live above the law.
Note that this is not to break it.
We've talked about Grace and what it really means
Let me break this down.
We are not bound by do this and do that
If you don't do A, B will happen to you
Nah. We crossed that part already
That is no more our life
Here is the life we now live:
I, Oluremi I am strengthened and enabled to do A (the will of God) and submit fully to Him. Because of the life I now have in me.
The life of Christ, it is the enabler, the strength.
It is what helps me to have no other answer than Yes to submitting to God's will.
You and I, we do not live a life of fear anymore.
We live Grace!
We do not live a life of trying to choose between right or wrong daily.
In accepting Christ, we chose RIGHT (Righteousness, Right standing with God).
Now that we have chosen RIGHT (EOUS) ?
WE LIVE RIGHT!
This is to all of us and in conclusion for these SERIES. We've all said this growing up but I'm sure by now, we understand it way better when we say it.
GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME
Even if anything bad happens to me tomorrow whatever it is,
ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD!
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