Another Musick-al note: # 38
# 7 – KNOWING GOD – THE SINLESS ONE
This final article of the attributes of God is so frightening that it should cause us great concern. From Genesis to Revelation, the Scriptures reveal that God hates sin because it separates man from Him (Isaiah 59:2). Its evil is so abominable and repugnant to Him that in abhorrence He exacts a tremendous toll in response to it. Those who sin are implicated and suffer the consequences of His anger and wrath. Note the following: Adam and Eve were cast out of Eden, Cain became a fugitive, only Noah escaped the flood, Korah, Dothan and Abiram rebelled against Moses resulting in their whole families being swallowed by the earth with 250 being burned and 14,700 followers dying by plague. Unfaithfulness and rebellion at the border of Canaan caused 603,548 people plus the tribe of Levi to die in the wilderness wanderings and whole nations were destroyed by the Lord.
These are extreme consequences to be sure and millions have died because God hates sin. God loved man whom He created and He used extreme measures to teach man to also hate and avoid it. In Ezekiel 18:4 He pronounced that the result of a person who sins is death. The only remedy that God has given is found in Christ who died for us (Romans 5:6, 8, Hebrews 2:9). God accepted Jesus death in lieu of our death. He paid the penalty (Ezekiel 18:4, Romans 6:15) for all sin. God still loves man and wants all to be saved (2 Peter 3:9) and sent His Son into the world to save all who will believe in Him (John 3:15-16).
Jesus offers eternal salvation to all who obey Him (Hebrews 5:9). Obeying Christ allows us to receive all spiritual blessings as children of God (Galatians 3:26-27) and isolated from the wrath of God on the day of Judgment (Romans 8:1, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10). He also taught that severe consequences follow disobedience and unfaithfulness even today (Matthew 7:13-14, 21-23, Romans 6:23). In the Judgment, the wicked will be separated from the good and be cast into the lake of fire for eternal punishment. Not everyone will enter heaven (Matthew 7:21-27) but only those who enter Christ and stay faithful to the end (2 Thessalonians 1:8, Matthew 10:22, Revelation 2:10).
Gordon Musick
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