It can be said that the Cornerstone of our Salvation has two sides - the Divine, and the human.
We can never over-emphasize God's part; but neither should we minimize the importance of the human side! Man's salvation depends upon both, and Paul refers to both God's and man's part in writing by saying that the foundation of God stands sure, having the seal that the Lord knows them that are His, and so everyone that call on the name of Christ should depart from iniquity.
Iniquity is what destroys the foundation of a Christian.
Apart from being a moral concept, iniquity is a CRIME, a SIN against God and man! Looking at it closely, it does not simply mean transgressing a rule like a doctor's order to diet.
Iniquity or Sin signifies every form of moral digression.
Because it is possible to sin both against God and against our fellowmen, it becomes very difficult to understand why the word, SIN or iniquity has fallen so much into disrepute that many consider it obsolete and would rather see it removed from our vocabulary.
Today, those who claim not to believe in God acknowledge that they have certain moral obligations towards their fellows.
If we offend these obligations, we have sinned, so why should there be an aversion to the word "sin"? The reason is: the moment we no longer acknowledge God's demands we automatically lose any measure of right or wrong towards our fellowmen.
As far as national laws are concerned, many live according to the motto: "Do as you like, but don't get caught!" That is the certain pathway to moral decline.
Truly, moral standards must be set not in the realm of human society, but by God.
He is the authority who judges sin; but He also forgives sins.
That is the message of this write-up.
Everyone, even opponents of the gospel, should ponder over these thoughts.
Paul says that God's children preaching the gospel of Christ's love so that principalities and powers might know God's wisdom, according to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I want to say that this "eternal purpose", whether referred to as God's "plan of salvation", or His "scheme of redemption," is God's determination to save man from sin! From the antiquity of that period before time began, God laid the foundation for salvation in the gospel age, and that foundation stands sure!
We can never over-emphasize God's part; but neither should we minimize the importance of the human side! Man's salvation depends upon both, and Paul refers to both God's and man's part in writing by saying that the foundation of God stands sure, having the seal that the Lord knows them that are His, and so everyone that call on the name of Christ should depart from iniquity.
Iniquity is what destroys the foundation of a Christian.
Apart from being a moral concept, iniquity is a CRIME, a SIN against God and man! Looking at it closely, it does not simply mean transgressing a rule like a doctor's order to diet.
Iniquity or Sin signifies every form of moral digression.
Because it is possible to sin both against God and against our fellowmen, it becomes very difficult to understand why the word, SIN or iniquity has fallen so much into disrepute that many consider it obsolete and would rather see it removed from our vocabulary.
Today, those who claim not to believe in God acknowledge that they have certain moral obligations towards their fellows.
If we offend these obligations, we have sinned, so why should there be an aversion to the word "sin"? The reason is: the moment we no longer acknowledge God's demands we automatically lose any measure of right or wrong towards our fellowmen.
As far as national laws are concerned, many live according to the motto: "Do as you like, but don't get caught!" That is the certain pathway to moral decline.
Truly, moral standards must be set not in the realm of human society, but by God.
He is the authority who judges sin; but He also forgives sins.
That is the message of this write-up.
Everyone, even opponents of the gospel, should ponder over these thoughts.
Paul says that God's children preaching the gospel of Christ's love so that principalities and powers might know God's wisdom, according to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I want to say that this "eternal purpose", whether referred to as God's "plan of salvation", or His "scheme of redemption," is God's determination to save man from sin! From the antiquity of that period before time began, God laid the foundation for salvation in the gospel age, and that foundation stands sure!
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