Evil has a Purpose - Part 2
Universal death is not the result of universal sin; rather universal sin is the result of this universal dying condition.
The Word of life has a secret and only the sons are reveled this secret. We can see it in Romans 16:25-27
Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery CONCEALED for ages past BUT now revealed AND made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead ALL nations to the obedience that comes from faith to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
And the second place the secret is seen is in 1 Corinthians 2:6-8--->Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God,a which He destined for our glory before time began. ....
Do we see in those verses the removal of evil so that the mystery may be seen by ALL?
In these two secrets, Apostle Paul deals with the entrance of sin into the world, its far-reaching effects on mankind and God’s dealing with it which will bring God and His creatures glory for the ages of the ages. Not only can we see that, we also see this purpose, this plan of God WAS before before the ages began!
Lets look at Romans 16:25,26 again but from the KJV--->Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, But now is made manifest, ..... See, to see the plan is to be a preacher, Apostle and teacher of the plan--->Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death (sin), and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. 2 Timothy 1:9-11
MYSTERY, BABYLON does NOT see, nor know the plan for the secret has NOT been reveled unto her.
But unto His called out (Church)--->But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. Matthew 13:16,17
Romans 5 in a nut shell.
Through one man SIN (not SINS) entered into the world, and through sin death, and thus death passed through into all mankind. By Adam’s sin all became dying creatures and death is not who the Father IS!
Now we must keep in mind that the Apostle Paul’s subject in Romans 5 is that of "reconciliation".
The Apostle Paul has just written that being enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son and that through Christ we have obtained the reconciliation.
Yet! To know about 'reconciliation' we must see we were enemies of God, and this was not through our sin, but by Adam’s sin.
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die (thou shalt begin to die). Genesis 2:17
This dying condition that Adam started has been imposed upon ALL!
'For as in Adam all die ...' 1 Corinthians 15:22
See universal death is not the result of universal sin; rather universal sin is the result of this universal dying condition.
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 1 Corinthians 15:56
And being all are born as Adam (flesh) the many were made sinners!
Let us ask ourselves ... "What could be a greater evil than death?"
Yet it is ALL of humanity's fate and we had absolutely nothing to do with bringing about our dying condition.
The purpose of death (evil) is to show forth the GRACE of God! For sin DOES NOT CAUSE DEATH.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh many eyebrows just raised!
Did the angels who sinned DIE?
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Jude 1:6
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 2 Peter 2:4
See we all are born as dying creatures, and sin reigns in death (Romans 5:21). In our dying condition, sin is a king on the throne. For when Adam sinned the entire creation was cut off from its source of life, and as a result of Adam’s sin, the entire creation is an enemy before God.
Now we must know and understand that Adam is a type of Him Who is about to be. Now this One, of Whom Adam is a type, Who is about to be, can be none other than the seed of the woman, Who was promised in Genesis 3:15.
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.
Let me say when we separate Adam from Christ we make evil the master! But when we recognize that Adam and Christ are two representative men, both representing the entire human race, then evil becomes a servant instead of a ruling king.
For through Jesus Christ every act of God is fully and completely justified. However, if evil is a master instead of a servant, then God has failed, and we bring him down to a human level, we make God a man and we make man a god.
Come on now, does not religion sink God down to our level in all of its teachings and preaching? There is even a teaching here that says "It is an act of God!" and you only hear that when some unnatural disaster happens and many are killed.
I surely recall 2005 when 'Hurricane Katrina' came forth and how many preachers were saying it was the judgement of God upon Louisiana for its sins. Yet! I wonder why? See in Canada we ushered in gay marriage, abortion and many awful sins before Louisiana did and yet why does not God send upon Canada a 'Hurricane Katrina?'
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