Evil has a Purpose - Part 3

Sitting in religion and listening to their teachings one learns that Adam had incorruptible life. Yet! When under the anointing of the Holy Spirit one learns that Adam DID NOT HAVE incorruptible life! See if Adam had incorruptible life how could he be deceived IN ANY WAY? How could death which IS corruption have ANY EFFECT UPON incorruptible life?

Time we must see and believe the whole council of God's Word of life!

For creation was condemned to lose its purpose, not of its own will, but because God willed it to be so. Yet there was the hope that creation itself would one day be set free from its slavery to decay and would share the glorious freedom of the children of God. Romans 8:20,21

The Word of life will have confirmation within its pages to teach the truth that God has a purpose for evil!

"... What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips." Job 2:10

YES Job lost all he had because of evil and who did this to Job to lose it?

Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Job 1:9-12

Yes, the evil that fall upon Job was from the hand of God being stretched out and striking everything about Job!

In religion it is taught that the devil did it all, but when the anointing of the Holy Spirit is upon one that one will see God allowed it to be.

Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”

“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life. But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.” “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”

So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. Job 2:3-7

The experience of evil will do far more than lead us into an incorruptible life, it will bring us into the very inner dwelling place of God’s heart. For reconciliation has to do with offenses, not with the guilt of sin!

You know the word "offence/offences" occur six times alone in Romans 5:15-21?

Yes it does, and no I have never seen that until the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon my hEARt!

But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. Romans 5:15

In Romans 5:15 the Apostle Paul here is comparing Adam’s one offence with the fact that grace deals with the offence of all. For if humanity was to suffer forever because of one man's offence than God would be a UNJUST GOD!

However, GRACE comes forth to remove the one man's offence by reigning over SIN!

What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? Romans 6:1

The next truth the Holy Spirit shows us in Romans 5:15-21 is that when Adam sinned, he brought all into a helpless condition! YES, humanity is a hopeless creature as a result of Adam’s sin!! Adam’s sin brought total ruin to the human race and without God revealing that to any, NONE and I mean NONE can turn back unto the Lord of life!

Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? Romans 2:4

Also in Romans 5:15-21 we see the "GIFT" that God has for humanity!

But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins. Romans 5:15,16

You see, by this gift GRACE, God takes His enemies into the very innermost communion with Himself.

And! Yes, AND His grace ABOUNDS .... But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: Romans 5:20

Ohhhhhhh the glory one sees when one understands the word 'abound.' God's grace abounds in that it meets the needs and not only does it meets the needs it far exceeds the needs!!!! For the ruin of Adam's sin has been overcome by the GRACE OF GOD!

"...For if by one man's offence death REIGNED by one .... Romans 5:17

Death reigns by the offense of one, not by the offense of many. It is not because of our offenses, but by Adam’s one offense that death reigns!!!! Why should ALL be put under this reign when it was only ONE MAN'S OFFENCE?

Yes! To wonder why, would make God out to be nothing more than a evil God, a cruel One, in that He has pleasures in seeing many suffer for the offence of just one!

HOWEVER! That is NOT the image of God, for before the one offence God had the PROVISION!

"...the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made." Revelation 13:8

Life does NOT reign through our works but by the obedience of Christ! For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God IS eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

YES! In Romans 5:12-21, not a single act of ours is ever mentioned! For it is not concerned with our sin or our offense, but with Adam’s sin and his offense. AND, never once in the passages are we ever told that we must take or believe or do anything else, but we are involved with what Christ has done.

Romans 5:12-21 is centered in Adam’s disobedience and the obedience of Christ. Adam introduces the reign of death, Christ introduces the reign of life. And the reign of life will exceed by far the reign of death. Thus the evil will be turned into good, and God will be justified of His every act.

Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous. Romans 5:18,19

I tell you God cannot condemn the human race because of Adam’s sin unless He can bring good from it. And that good comes about be the death of His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ! For the result of Christ’s death is the reconciliation OF ALL.

Without the wisdom of God's secret, many would think evil will rule for ever!

But all who sees the purpose of evil will rejoice much more in the gift of God and will truly bless the Lamb of God!

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, which He destined for our glory before time began. 1 Corinthians 2:6,7

If this secret had been made known, then God’s purpose in evil would have failed, for they would not have crucified the Lord of glory! For God, in His wisdom, prepared all the events that would make sure His purpose would not fail.

He designates them beforehand.

Before I close off this study I desire for us to be blessed to see the word "determined."

And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! Luke 22:22

The word "determined" means = “to make visible to the mind.”

God had always seen His Son as going to the cross and so He arranged for Judas to betray Him.

Him (Jesus of Nazareth), being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, .... Acts 2:23

God even arranged for Satan to enter the heart of Judas, that His purpose should not fail. This was all a part of God’s prearranged plan in the sacrifice of His Son. But this was a secret, and was concealed from those who had a part in it.

Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve. Luke 22:3

All that took place concerning the death of Jesus the Christ was a part of God’s plan and purpose, and it was concealed from those who took part in God's plan and purpose!

For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. Acts 4:27,28

Before evil was in the world God had a plan! Yes, God prearranged it all, from the fall of man to the glory of the accomplishment.

NOTHING! And I mean nothing was left to chance.

Many try to justify God with the false teaching that man is a free moral agent. The only freedom of man that the scriptures present is the freedom that comes through the deliverance which is in Christ Jesus