TWO KINGDOMS: A HOPE AND A FUTURE:
TO THE KING, TO THE KINGDOM: TO THE RESTORATION
The situation looks very bleak,
yes? Is it possible for Adam to tell God
something like this..
“God, I am sorry I made this mistake. I didn’t think You were serious about the consequence of eating from this tree. I won’t disobey again. I promise. “
“God, I am sorry I made this mistake. I didn’t think You were serious about the consequence of eating from this tree. I won’t disobey again. I promise. “
We need to know more about the
character of God before we can determine if God will accept Adam’s plan.
God is not only Creator. God is King. What is needed to have a Kingdom? A King and loyal subjects. God has no co-regents. No shared rule. God is morally perfect. He does no evil. He tempts no one to do evil. God has zero tolerance for challenge of His absolute authority.
God is not only Creator. God is King. What is needed to have a Kingdom? A King and loyal subjects. God has no co-regents. No shared rule. God is morally perfect. He does no evil. He tempts no one to do evil. God has zero tolerance for challenge of His absolute authority.
God is just.
This means that all wrongdoing must be punished.
God determines the nature of the
punishment. God refuses all bribes and
there are no plea agreements. God had made very clear to Adam.. the day you
eat..you die. Adam didn’t forget or
misunderstand the full implications of disobedience.
Before Adam’s sin, Adam lived in the Kingdom of Light. By misusing his freedom, Adam entered the Kingdom of Darkness. Ephesians 2 NASB talks about this.
“1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.”
Every person born after Adam is born dead. Each person is under the authority of Satan, who is the prince of the power of the air. By nature a child of wrath means that from birth we all deserve the wrath of God which is expressed by justly sentencing us to eternity in the Lake of Fire for insurrection and high treason against the Kingdom of God.
Now you are thinking, Mrs. B, this is a
little harsh! Remember there is a
promise in Genesis 3:15. A way that one
day the power of Satan to rule over mankind will be broken. Before Adam’s sin, Adam lived in the Kingdom of Light. By misusing his freedom, Adam entered the Kingdom of Darkness. Ephesians 2 NASB talks about this.
“1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.”
Every person born after Adam is born dead. Each person is under the authority of Satan, who is the prince of the power of the air. By nature a child of wrath means that from birth we all deserve the wrath of God which is expressed by justly sentencing us to eternity in the Lake of Fire for insurrection and high treason against the Kingdom of God.
How is this to happen? For the answer we must consider another attribute of God.. Next post we will study this. The way will surprise you.
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