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12 November 2010
10 November 2010
God Is Not Guilty
In the last two months, I've had multiple conversations with a young man who insists that God is to blame for the current state of the world, including the current state of humans. This young man, who goes by secular humanist, believes that if God is all powerful and all knowing, then He should've known that Adam and Eve would eventually eat the fruit of the forbidden tree; thus bringing sin into the world and that humans shouldn't be punished for our own actions. With that train of thought, he revealed his proposed theological standpoint that God is negligent in His duties. I could see that I was getting involved in an interesting battle of wits. This is a summary of the conversations we've had concerning his standpoint.
First, God is all powerful (omnipotent) and all knowing (omniscient). So, was God aware that Adam and Eve would eventually fall short? My answer is yes. Remember, we are dealing with God; nothing in our lives occurs without His knowledge and nothing sneaks past Him. Does that mean God was negligent? Shouldn't God have stepped in if He knew that sin was going to make its grand debut? The answer to both of those questions are no. God didn't step in because He gave humanity, starting with Adam, the gift of free will. We are free moral agents, meaning that God won't impose His will on us, He gives us the ability to think for ourselves, and formulate actions based on what and how the human mind processed. As far as the first question is concerned, allow me to use scripture to show that God isn't and never was negligent.
Genesis 1:26 recounts God revealing His plan to birth humanity. "Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness." Why did God say "Us"? Who was He talking about when He said "Our"? Well, God was speaking in relation to the Trinity (God-Jesus-Holy Spirit). We see that God made a cryptic reference to Jesus Christ before man was created. Let's jump forward to Genesis 3:15, where God deals with the serpent shortly after Adam and Eve were exposed. "I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel." This seed that God was speaking of is Jesus, who will eventually crush Satan permanently. So, that's two references that God makes of Jesus; before man was created, and after man had fallen.
So how does this correlate to the current state of humanity? God had an ace up His sleeve to deal with sin; that ace is Jesus Christ. He was mentioned twice by God, so God had a plan established; He didn't let sin run rampant in our lives without making a way of escape. There's no loophole for man to deny responsibility for his actions; this adds solidity to Romans 8:13. The wages of sin is death, but thanks to God death doesn't have to be the final chapter. I haven't heard from the secular humanist since my response to his theological standpoint, so maybe he had a come to Jesus moment; I'm not sure. I pray that he and everyone would understand that God isn't to blame for the way of the world. That's our burden, but Jesus can absolve us of that. For those that are still convinced that God is at fault, please read Ezekiel 18. If you have questions, feel free to reach out to me. May the grace of God be with you.
First, God is all powerful (omnipotent) and all knowing (omniscient). So, was God aware that Adam and Eve would eventually fall short? My answer is yes. Remember, we are dealing with God; nothing in our lives occurs without His knowledge and nothing sneaks past Him. Does that mean God was negligent? Shouldn't God have stepped in if He knew that sin was going to make its grand debut? The answer to both of those questions are no. God didn't step in because He gave humanity, starting with Adam, the gift of free will. We are free moral agents, meaning that God won't impose His will on us, He gives us the ability to think for ourselves, and formulate actions based on what and how the human mind processed. As far as the first question is concerned, allow me to use scripture to show that God isn't and never was negligent.
Genesis 1:26 recounts God revealing His plan to birth humanity. "Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness." Why did God say "Us"? Who was He talking about when He said "Our"? Well, God was speaking in relation to the Trinity (God-Jesus-Holy Spirit). We see that God made a cryptic reference to Jesus Christ before man was created. Let's jump forward to Genesis 3:15, where God deals with the serpent shortly after Adam and Eve were exposed. "I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel." This seed that God was speaking of is Jesus, who will eventually crush Satan permanently. So, that's two references that God makes of Jesus; before man was created, and after man had fallen.
So how does this correlate to the current state of humanity? God had an ace up His sleeve to deal with sin; that ace is Jesus Christ. He was mentioned twice by God, so God had a plan established; He didn't let sin run rampant in our lives without making a way of escape. There's no loophole for man to deny responsibility for his actions; this adds solidity to Romans 8:13. The wages of sin is death, but thanks to God death doesn't have to be the final chapter. I haven't heard from the secular humanist since my response to his theological standpoint, so maybe he had a come to Jesus moment; I'm not sure. I pray that he and everyone would understand that God isn't to blame for the way of the world. That's our burden, but Jesus can absolve us of that. For those that are still convinced that God is at fault, please read Ezekiel 18. If you have questions, feel free to reach out to me. May the grace of God be with you.
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