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1 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | jeremiah1five | 241520 | ||
Scripture teaches that there is only One God, that God gives His glory to no one, and there is none like God. I do not believe God can reduplicate Himself in Himself so part of His plan for man is to create heaven, earth, etc. I have come to believe that God created man (Adam) sin-ful, or as the word is defined by Strong's "to miss the mark." What is that "mark?" The glory of God. Adam sinned because he was created a sinner, or sin-ful, as there is only One God. If God is the standard by which everyone and everything is judged, and if Paul is correct that "I had not known sin but by the Law. For I had not known lust except the Law said 'thou shalt not covet." Wouldn't the command to Adam "thou shalt not eat of it [the fruit/tree]" also qualify as a law/command of "thou shalt not" showing that Adam was a sinner? Adam had not known disobedience except the law/command said "thou shalt not eat of it?" Sin comes from sinners, sin does not come from holy, and if man was anything less than holy he would sin. The last Adam proves this? |
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2 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 241521 | ||
Dear Jer, Yes, you are correct, by definition there cannot nor could be a second God. The Law reveals our need. From the very first command given by God to the very last, it all reveals that every single human being -- all men everywhere and everywhen -- have fallen short of the standard that He set (Isaiah 53:6; Jeremiah Romans 3:10-19; etc.). It is even worse than that, though, because our individual sins (by commission or omission) prove that we concur in our rebellion in Adam. If we want to see a clear picture of what it means to actually hit the mark, all we must do is look at the Lord Jesus Christ. In Him we see all righteousness demonstrated wholly and entirely (2 Corinthians 5:21). In Him, Doc |
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3 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | jeremiah1five | 241522 | ||
Hi Doc. I am also of the belief that Christ was the image of God when He created Adam/man. We are being conformed into the image of Christ, not Adam (Rom. 8:29). It is God that makes us holy and nothing we do. Our justification is in our salvation that because of Christ God declares us "Not Guilty!" of transgressing His Law(s). And now as a believer who has been atoned and justified, the "All Scripture" Paul spoke of in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 includes The Law, the Psalms, and the Prophets. Imaging that. When unatoned it was the Law that condemned us, but now as atoned beings in Christ it is the Law that God now uses to "instruct us in righteousness, for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, etc. | ||||||
4 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 241535 | ||
Hi, Jer... I agree with you, and believe that your assertion is soundly based in the Scriptures. I cannot place my hands on the quote right now, however, I recall that John Calvin put it something like this (forgive the lose paraphrase): To the lost, the Law brings death and damnation, to the redeemed, it transforms itself into a kindly tutor. One other quote that comes to mind (again paraphrased) was from Martin Luther, who pointed out that the Law must do its breaking work before the Gospel can be applied as a healing balm. Anyway, thank you for your thoughts, sir! In Him, Doc |
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5 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | jeremiah1five | 241537 | ||
Whoa! You mean that I saw/seen the same thing in Scripture as Calvin and Martin Luther? I have never read Calvin nor studied any of his works nor Martin Luther's, and here I am coming to the same conclusion as these two men. How about this: Paul says the Law is spiritual. Scripture also says man is flesh. As a fleshly man the Law kills, but to a born again spirit-man the Law cannot touch us. Spirit-ual cannot harm spirit-ual. I have read only the Scriptures and I have visited many various sites, but I have never read nor studied men of God in the past who have published books, and at places I have been called a Calvinist for my views and I hate that designation. I don't like being called a Calvinist. I prefer to be a Biblical Christian. That's the ONLY KIND there is in existence. If one's Christianity is not Biblical, then it is NOT Christianity. Bottom line. Thank you, Doc. |
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6 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 241538 | ||
Hi, Jer... Christians have been studying the Word of God now for 21 centuries. It would be odd if the Holy Spirit were speaking differently to everyone. Goodness, that wouldn't even be rational. Consequently, instead of trying to uncover something in the Word that no one has seen -- an arrogant and unlearned approach -- we expose the truth that God has given us (see Deuteronomy 29:29). Along the way various doctrines are so handy in discussion of the truth, that labels are developed (e.g., Augustinianism, Calvinism, Lutheranism, Methodism, Catholicism, etc.). Labels are a blessed and helpful thing. Indeed, labels are something that God Himself invented (Genesis 1:3b). The church has continued to use labels to identify even heretical teachings (e.g., Arianism, Gnosticism, Montanism, Subordinationism, Pelagianism, etc.). Do not be afraid of labels, nor eschew them, but attempt to understand them and use them rightly. Quoting Luther doesn't make one a Lutheran, quoting Wesley doesn't make one a Wesleyan, and quoting Calvin doesn't make one a Calvinist. Again, we do not seek to be the student of a man, but rather we seek the gift of the truth given us by the Spirit to God's own, the truth revealed in the Scriptures. Hence, in order to be stable and mature in the truth, we listen to what these gifts of pastors and teachers that have been given the church through the ages (Ephesian 4:8-15), seeking to surface what is true. In Him, Doc |
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7 | God created man sin-ful? | Bible general | jeremiah1five | 241539 | ||
Good words, Doc. I will consider them. Thank you. |
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