The Purpose Of God

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By His prescience God was fully aware that man would fall into sin and become utterly ruined even before he created him. Still, he created him for His glory and purpose and planned a way of redemption when He chose us in Him (Christ) before Him. Eph. 1:4. This purpose is indicated in the human nature and in the scriptures.

The fall of man occasioned the loss of His origin innocence and holiness, but it did not rob him of all his spiritual knowledge. The knowledge of God: The intuitive knowledge of the existence of some God or gods is generally acknowledged. All men have some idea or conception of God, through it may vary greatly. Concerning those who claim to be atheists, it is doubtful if any of them would consistently stand by their avowed position under every circumstances.

The scriptures declare that men have this knowledge also on the testimony of the voice of creation, Rom. 1:20; Acts. 14:15-17; 17:22-31. The knowledge of sin: This is as universal as the knowledge of God. Rom. 1:32. In fact, it is possible to meet with men who claim to be agnostics and yet readily admit the existence of sin. The presence of evil all around them is evidence too strong to be denied.

Even those who claim they are good enough and need no savior, do not go so far as to say they have never committed sin. The heathen may have conception of sin which does not harmonize with scripture, but they believe that certain things offend the deity in which they believe. Further, all men have moral notions, even the modern man who by theory does not believe in morality.

Although the standard of moral judgement may be much lower than those set forth in the Bible, moral judgements are still constantly being made. Since the New Testament is the fulfillment and explanation of the Old, we turn principally to the Old for revelation of God's purpose. The revelation can be considered both from the viewpoint of the law and also of the prophets. The law: this is the mosaic legislation as found in the Pentateuch.

Theophanies appearances of God to Moses and the people and also various miracles wrought in the Egyptian experience and in the wilderness wanderings. Also, divine demands and accompanying penalties served to arouse a conviction of guilt and fear of the consequences of sin. Through the law comes the knowledge of sin, Rom. 3:20.

The law is a tutor, Ga. 3:24. Also the establishment of a system of sacrifice and the priesthood to administer it indicates the understood need for dealing with man's guilt and the provision of it by God. Hebrews can only be fully understood by understanding Leviticus.

The Prophets: God announced and announces His divine purpose through the voice of prophecy. Christ's coming was clearly foretold, Gen. 3:15; Rom. 11:26; Is. 59:20; 53:10, 12; Ps. 22. God also revealed Christ in the lives or types found in the Old Testament such as: Adam Rom. 5:12-21; I Cor. 15:45. Melchizedek Heb. 7:1-3. Through events: John, 3:14-16; I Cor. 10:6,11; Acts. 3:22; Heb. 3:1; Zec. 9:9; I Cor. 5:7; Rev. 8:3; Heb. 10:20.

Paul tells that God had made known to us the mystery of His eternal purpose in Christ Jesus, Eph. 3:11. There is no-doubt that God has a definite purpose. The revelation of God's plan: Scripture must be studied as a whole if we are truly to know God's plan. One may, for instance, note that Jesus said to the ruler who came to Him. "If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments" Matt 19:17, and undertake to save himself by good conduct.

This would be to miss completely the real meaning of the passage. The Bible is to the theologian what nature is o the scientist, a source of unorganized or only partly organized facts out of which he formulates his generalizations. As it is unsafe for the scientist to draw conclusions before he has made a sufficent number of inductions, so it is unsafe for the Bible student to formulate doctrines out of isolated or insufficient proof-texts.

Nowhere is this principle more important than in the study of the doctrine of salvation, for in no field are there more differences of opinion and in no study are the conclusions more far-reaching. The method of God: Although God has but one plan of salvation, He uses various means and methods over a long period of time to accomplish it. Gal. 4:4.

The object of the time passed in preparation was threefold: (A) To disclose to man the true nature of sin, (B) To reveal that man is powerless, (C) to teach that forgiveness and restoration are possible only through substitutionary sacrifice. The learning of these was necessary for God to introduce the Savior in person. The means which god used to accomplish the above three objectives are: a perfect environment, conscience, human government, inspiring promises, the Mosaic law.

Today, He also employs a fuller New Testament revelation and in the future there is coming a time when He will personally rule with a rod of iron. Ps. 2:1-9; Rev. 2:27.

If you haven't accepted Christ as your Savior simply say in an audible voice, in all sincerity from the depths of your heart, "Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me of my sins and accept me as Your child. I accept You as my personal Savior and I promise to follow the instructions of Your Word from this day on. If I fail because I am human, please help pick me up so I can try again! Thank you, Jesus, for saving me from all my sins. AMEN."




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Dr Pastor Carlotta Boles
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