Sin
From time to time I periodically ask people a certain question. I use this question as a conversation starter to eventually talk about Christ. The question goes like this, “Are you a good person or a bad person?”
I don’t remember a person that I asked this question respond that they are wicked, vile, wretched, and even an evil person. I have gotten responses in which they claim that they’ve done many bad things but at the same time done good things therefore they are good. Many claim they are good, decent, and a moral person but the truth can only be revealed to them.
The Bible tells us that man’s heart is desperately wicked and deceitful above all things. (Jer. 17:9) Unless God reveals to man of man’s true condition and who man truly is before a Holy God. We will remain foolish, disobedient, deceived, and enslaved to various passions. (Titus 3:3-7)
To take this into consideration if one goes to the local county jail and ask all the inmates this question whether they are good or a bad person most if not all will simply give a reply stating that they’ve made mistakes but they are a good person.
Unless you are truly regenerated or “born again” you may not realize how wicked and evil you in your sinful nature really is. In order to prove that your heart (mind) is wicked throughout I only need to expose your thoughts. If I took all your thoughts from the moment you was born to this very moment and played them in a movie format and then showed them in front of your family and your closest friends. You would be so ashamed and embarrassed that you will never and could never show your face to them again. Even you would be shocked at all of the thoughts you have thought about. This is only proves that man’s mind is wicked and evil.
Now imagine Judgment Day when you are in front of a perfect and Holy God in which is He is perfectly good. He will perfectly show how perfectly evil you are unless you are justified through the merits of another Jesus Christ the righteous. On that day many will eagerly walk to Hell willingly and acceptably because they will realize how evil, vile, and wicked they are compared to a Holy God.
References:
Justification and Regeneration; Charles Leiter; 2009
i do believe that the creator is a loving being, i cannot believe he would alow us to go to a place for eternal torment because of our ignorance, and theres so many differant belief systems out there, everyones confused like little children
i look at it in a logical way, and i think thats really the only way we can look at it, parents who know there kids are disobediant might punish them, but not for eterinity.
i think something must be missing in the bible maybe?
just doesnt make sence?
and how can we trust the bible hasnt been manipulated by the government to keep it easyer for us to control?
Pat, God is love therefore He must hate everything opposed to His Holiness. If you love children you must hate abortion. If you love Black people then you must hate slavery. Your problem is your creating an all-loving, all-forgiving god. This god does not exist. Let me explain it this way. Suppose an ax murderer kills your entire family and you just arrive right after he slain your last love one. Out of rushing adrenaline you manage to tie him down and call the police. Months later in court, the judge declares that, “I’m a loving judge and I forgive him.” You would say, “What?” “This is madness.” You would declare to everyone that this judge is more wicked then the ax murderer. You would beg for justice for your family.
Your problem is you don’t like a just God. You don’t like the God of wrath and you most definitely don’t like the God of love. Your definition of love is certainly not biblical. To answer your next question. Your presupposing that governments has a conspiracy to create the Bible to manipulate and control population. You prove to me that 40 authors wrote 66 books over a period of 1800 years having a principle theme as of that of one Book. You need to prove to me that your preposition is true before I go any further.
Lately I have been thinking about something along these lines. I concluded that the problem isn’t not doing good works. Instead, the problem is that we are sinful and it’s because of sin that our relationship with God is ruined.
And it’s so true that we don’t really see our wickedness until we are saved. I have been a Christian for about five years now, and it wasn’t until last year that I saw my wickedness, sinful habits and evil thoughts that I denied for all those years. I’m so glad that God opened my eyes to see my sins, and so thankful that he continues to forgive through the blood of his son.
Thanks for sharing this.
- DYU
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