God needed to establish his righteousness for all Creation
to see and demolish the power of the evil one. This He has done by imputing sin
to His Son and righteousness to man. The death and resurrection of Lord Jesus
Christ becomes the keystone in all of this, so that an exchange of sin for
righteousness could be made.
Upholding the law of righteousness by imputing the sin of the
world onto Lord Jesus Christ and thereby making the imputation of righteousness
available to every person is what God needed to do to deliver mankind from the
state of depravity that governs the Earth. The responsibility to remove the
stain of sin and make righteousness available to every person born of a woman
was God’s prerogative; something that He alone had the power to do. No person,
even if he never sinned, could do this; for this required not only someone who
never sinned, but also someone who had the inherent power to overcome death.
To understand the reasons for imputation being required, and
exercised in the way that it has been, it is helpful if we can comprehend the
original intention of God's creation of man, which consists of a man and a
woman. Man does not consist of a male member of the human race. Man consists of
both the male and female members. This is what the Bible teaches.
The Bible being our source of salvation truth; for we learn from
it that the Savior said it bears witness to Him (John 5:39-40) and the Apostle
Paul stated that the Holy Writings, that is, the Old Testament Scriptures, are
able to instruct us for salvation through Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 5.15). Not
only do we have the Old Testament, we also have the New Testament that bears
witness to our Lord Jesus Christ, and helps clarify, if not everything, much of
what was told in the Scriptures before our salvation was wrought through the
Cross of Calvary.
When God created Adam and Eve, He gave them the option, the
choice, of being obedient or disobedient. With God, from what we can ascertain
from the Scriptures, order is essential for peace and righteousness to prevail.
Once order is dismantled, chaos results. This happens only when disobedience
occurs. Disobedience can only occur when individuals possess freewill.
God created Adam first. Eve was created afterwards. Therefore this
created an order. First one, then two. Order means that there is
procession, where one leads, or goes before, or appears before another. Without
order, there is no counting. Without order there is no intelligence or
reasoning. Without order there is no recognition of existence. When God
manifests Himself, His Word comes forth. The Word is the full comprehensive
knowledge that calculates order. We learn:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him and there was nothing made without Him. (John :1-3)
Understanding what the Bible states about the WORD and who the
Word is really, is very important if we are to understand the truth of what has
happened, why we are born into a world governed by sin and death, what we needs
to happen if we are to be delivered from this futile existence, when this can
take place and how we can be secure our own deliverance.
The Bible teaches that the Word is the beginning of all things.
This includes the beginning of time, that is, eternity. The Word, however, is
not the beginning of infinity; for infinity has no bounds, no beginning, no
end, and cannot be measured. Nevertheless, time can be measured, because time
has an order. Time has procession. One thing goes before another. One thing can
be distinguished from the other. Hence, the Bible teaches us that the Father
can be distinguished from the Son as separate entities. We read in the book of
Proverbs (8:22-30) that this One possessed of God, through whom all things were
made, was with Him as a master workman. The two were one in purpose.
This section of Proverbs creates problems for many because some
assert that the Word was a created being. Others insist that the Word was
always in existence and is one third of the Godhead. But if we stick to what
the Bible actually teaches, we learn there was a beginning where God manifested
Himself as the WORD, who was separate from Himself and yet was the same as
Himself, however, if an identifiable form. Essentially, the difference between
the Father and the Son, who possessed the same name (Proverbs 30:4), was one
proceeded the other. This Jesus referred to when saying:
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. (John 8:42 KJV)
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. (John 8:42 RSV)
In
respect to the Son of God "proceeding forth" some commentators come
close to recognizing the procession of the Father and the Son but then opt for
the idea of "pre-human fellowship". This is evident in what Meyer's Commentary states:
ἐξῆλθον] the proceeding forth from that essential pre-human fellowship with God, which was His as the Son of God, and which took place through the incarnation (John 13:3, John 16:27-28; John 16:30, John 17:8). The idea of a mere sending would not be in harmony with the context, the proper subject of which is the Fatherhood of God; (Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer's NT Commentary)
According to the KJV Lexicon the Greek word "ἐξέρχομαι"
translated "I proceeded forth" has at its heart the meaning of "to issue -- come (forth, out), proceed (forth). Hence, when
Jesus said the he "proceeded forth" from the Father, this was a
veiled reference to His own coming forth from the bosom of God. God is not the
Father of any human in the same way as He is the Father of the Word, that is,
the Son of God. Just as humans possess the same natural attributes
of their fathers, the Son of God possesses the same as His Father.
This is implied when the writer of Proverbs 30.4 asks the question of readers
as to whether they know name of the Holy One, the Father and the Son. Though
they are two, they are one.
When Adam was created, he was told that he
could eat of the fruit of every tree in the Garden of Eden except the fruit of
the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Adam was given a helpmate, created
from his own rib. The two were one flesh (Genesis 2:24). They were the same,
though different. They were created in the likeness of God. Nevertheless,
God named them Man (Genesis 5:1-2).
The
Scripture does not say that God told Eve not to eat of the tree. Instead, we
learn that He told Adam before Eve was created. Since Adam was first in
procession, we have to assume that he told Eve. For peace to exist there
was an order that required adherence otherwise their would be no righteousness
and no unity. For Eve to do what was right, she had to get her advice from
Adam. Unfortunately, Eve listened to another who created doubt in her mind. Eve
sinned by partaking of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil. Eve did not die and handed a piece of fruit to Adam, who partook. Had
Adam not partook, He would not have sinned. The Apostle Paul says:
For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. (1 Timothy 2:12-13 KJV)
The
order of procession had been broken when Eve sinned through disobedience. Had
Adam not partaken also of the fruit, Eve could have been destroyed and a
new Eve created. The plan of God would have still been intact. But because Adam
disobeyed His Creator, whom Luke calls his Father (Luke 3:38). Except, Adam did
not proceed forth from God in the same way as did the Son of God, Lord Jesus
Christ. Adam was a created being, who was actually created by the Son of God.
For all things were created through Him.
There
are two scenarios that we can presuppose concerning what would have happened if
Adam and Eve had not eaten of the forbidden fruit.
Scenario One:
Adam and
Eve would have always have had the temptation of eating of the forbidden fruit,
but since they ate of the fruit of the tree of life, which was also in the
Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:9), they would live forever. The fruit of the tree of
life would have imparted something to eaters that gave them no desire to eat of
the forbidden fruit. All of Adam and Eve's offspring and their descendants
would nevertheless have to make their own decision not to eat of the forbidden
fruit and eat that from the tree of life. This would have continued until all
the Earth was filled with people and there was no resources for any more.
Scenario
Two
Lucifer,
Adam and Eve's guardian angel, who had been given the highest position of all
God's Creation, realized that the first child that was to be born of Eve, the
Son of God was going to enter and when this happened, man would be exalted
above him. Even though man was made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis
1:26) he was lower than the angels (cf. Heb. 2:7-9; Ps. 8:3-9).
At the
time of Eve's first pregnancy, neither her or Adam had sinned. They were
morally perfect Knowing the Son of God was to enter Eve's first child, and be
given the Name above all Names, became too much for the guardian angel that
covered the most prized of God's Creation. The Bible states:
Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. (Ezekiel 28:14-14 KJV)
No angel was created in the image or likeness of God. Man being
two individuals and not one, may have given the appearance of being less than
the angels who were one. The Covering Cherub may have thought so, until he
found himself in the situation that Abel found himself, then iniquity
(covetousness, sin) was found in him. In the New Testament we are told to:
not be like Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous. (1John 3:12)
This suggests that Cain could be an type of the Evil One, the
Covering Cherub, who has manifested himself as the Ancient Serpent, the Devil,
Satan, and is known by other names, including the Great Dragon. This is how
Cain committed sin:
In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is couching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.” (Genesis 3:3-7)
Cain was the first born and the order of procession gave
precedence to him being before Abel. Cain offering was unacceptable for God but
Abel's was. Consequently, Cain was angry that the one who came after him
found more favor. Covetousness was found in Cain, for he sought to
prevent Abel from having favor with God forever. This appears to be what
happened with the Evil One. Both believed their own lies.
Both scenarios are mere speculation. The second scenario has
stronger biblical parallels, which suggests the original plan is still being
executed, but through a different order of events, and the preordained number
of souls to become sons of God would be accomplished. Irrespective of this, the
reality is Adam sinned. In doing so, he handed over his right to govern the
Earth to the Devil.
The Epistle of First John (3:8) informs us that the reason the
reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the Devil. Had the
Devil not sinned in the beginning, the appearance of the Son of God would not
have been to destroy the Devil's works, but to demonstrate the Son of God's
pre-eminence in all things by being the first born of Man (cf. Colossians
1:15-18) and reign over the Creation.
The process of salvation is a very legal matter. Violation of
righteousness is a legal matter. Except we are not in a human court of law, we
are talking about the Court of Heaven and standing before the Judge of all the
Earth.
God is a merciful judge, but not at the expense of righteousness.
God's major concern is the depravity of a person. Depravity is the reason
humans are estranged from God. Depravity is the corruption of a person,
which begins with the first sign of rot, or sin, when a transgression, that is,
a violation of righteousness takes place. Some transgressions may be small.
Those unwittingly done may be small transgressions. Similarly, when habitual
small transgressions occur, say from telling what are called "white
lies", these are like small spots of rot appearing on a piece of fruit.
Apples that are ripe may sometimes start to show rot spots, but on
the inside the fruit is good. Once the skin is peeled the fruit is
eatable. If the apple has become too ripe, though still eatable, for
those who like the flowery taste, it is still good for cooking, for the core of
the fruit hasn't been affected. However, some apples may appear very attractive
and fresh on the outside, inside they are rotten to the core. These apples are
like people who suffer from covetousness or other sins of the heart. They are
like good looking people who can easily beguile people because are "A
listers". The innocent and easily beguiled equate good looks with good
morals.
Since nobody has asked to be born into this world governed by sin,
God Himself has a responsibility to make amends for wrongs done to the
innocent. Many people find such a statement offensive, but this is the truth.
The Creator is responsible for His Creation. Although there is a distinction
between God's responsibility and each person's own responsibility. This
distinction is not appreciated by people. Too many in leadership positions
don't appreciate this distinction between God's responsibility, having created
mankind, and the responsibility of each individual who is the descendants of
Adam and Eve.
Unfortunately, the blame for sin is mostly placed upon each
individual, who is then beguiled or scared into complying with what the leaders
of churches require. Effectively, this is a form of witchcraft, a force of
sorcery. Instead of confronting people with the truth and then reasoning with
people, church authorities, that is, shepherds/teachers, are inclined to either
overlook iniquity or use condemnation, the threat of eternal punishment to get
their way. Whichever gets the people to attend church, listen to their
appointed shepherds, so they can feed themselves (cf. Ezekiel 34), is often
used to varying degrees.
The most deceptive teaching is the one that provides a platform
for people to believe that they are chosen, no matter how often they sin, and
those who do not conform to what is required of church authorities are damned
to eternal punishment. Those who become adherents of denominations who teach
this abominable doctrine of being chosen before the foundation of the world-- often
known as "unconditional election"--are to be most pitied.
Unwittingly, they have entered into the Devil's snare. Subconsciously, they
cannot but think that they are better than those unfortunates who are going to
Hell because they were not chosen before the foundation of the world.
This is where understanding what happened in the beginning is ever
so helpful in seeing the truth that originally God had intended to fill the
Earth with people. The Earth, of course, could only cater for a maximum number
of people and no more. This is evident from what God said to Adam and Eve after
they had been created:
And God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” (Genesis 1:28)
What reason would the Covering Cherub have to fear losing his
status if Man was only to have dominion over fish, birds and the creatures on
the Earth? They would have still been under him. For as the Psalmist
says:
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. (Psalm 8:4-8 KJV)
The story changes if the plan was for the Son of God to become the
Son of Man, and the first human being born was to become the incarnated first
born of God--the Word made flesh!
Rather than destroying what had already been corrupted, God had to
demonstrate to His Creation that He Himself is righteous, loving and just.
Therefore, the plan that was set in action was still to be carried out, except
not according to the original timeline. A different timeline would be
used.
However, the Devil was able to further interfere and enticed
other angels to copulate with women; the offspring of which become violent, not
having the intelligence and capacity to reproduce that humans possessed. Since
God did not place spirits within these hybrid beings, as he does with humans at
birth, they were nothing more than irrational creatures of instinct. Not having
spirits that would enable them to think made a massive difference to these
creatures that looked like humans but had the capacity of apes to imitate. Had
God given them spirits, these creatures would have had the ability to think,
exercise reason and make judgements (cf. 1 Corinthians 2:11). Instead, they
resembled huge apes and were probably the reason for the violence on Earth.
Because of the violence (Genesis 6:13), the Earth was split up into continents
as the waters from below the ground burst forth and
caused it to rain for 40 days and nights (Genesis 7:11-12). The huge ape
creatures, known as Nephilim (Genesis 6:4) were drowned and consigned to chains
of gloom (Jude 1:6).
Noah having found favor with the Lord God, survived the flood with
his family. There were a total of eight persons. Four men and four women. From these
eight people the Earth was repopulated. The Devil still had a presumed right
over the Earth, and with the other angels he has enticed to join him, he is
opposing God and those who seek out the truth.
God is responsible for creating Adam and Eve. If God were the
whimsical tyrant that many like to make Him out to be, then he would have no
compassion and would be a heartless judge. Since God is righteous, merciful and
just, we can understand that the violations of obedience--right
relationship--that occurred between Eve and Adam, between Adam and God every
mitigating circumstance was clearly taken into account; for, even though they
were expelled from the Garden of Eden, they were not excluded from the presence
of God. We know this because Cain was directed to leave the presence of God:
Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden. (Genesis 4:16)
There was a massive difference in Cain's violation than the
violations of Eve and Adam. Cain committed sin in the same way as the Devil
sinned. He murdered his brother, so that he would have no competition.. The
Devil effectively attempted to murder Adam and Eve, by separating them from
eternal life, because Adam gave him his right to have control of the Earth through
the violation of his standing with God.
God gave the Covering Cherub, also known as Lucifer, the right of
overseeing the Man (Adam and Eve). When Adam disregarded God's directive and
fractured his relationship with the Lord God Almighty, Lucifer, still held the
position of the covering cherub, even though he himself had fractured his
relationship with his Creator. When Adam broke his relationship, Lucifer was
able to claim the right to the Earth. Had Adam not broken his relationship with
God, Lucifer (Satan) would have not been able to obtain any power over him.
Instead, because Adam listened to Eve, who had been deceived by the Evil One,
he partook of the forbidden fruit when she had not died after eating it.
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, and he ate. (Genesis 3:6)
The mitigating circumstances in the case of Eve had to do with her
being deceived when doing what her husband had told her not to do. God
Himself did not tell Eve not to eat of the forbidden fruit. Her sin was not
directly against God Himself but against her husband, for the Evil One had
caused her to question whether Adam was telling her the truth or not.
Consequently, having pondered sufficiently over the issue and seeing the ripe
succulent fruit just waiting to be picked, her mouth watered and Eve eventually
gave into to her fleshly desires.
Adam obtained mercy due to the fact he was told that on the day he
eats of the forbidden fruit he would die. Seeing Eve eat of the forbidden fruit
and not dying or suffering any ill effect, Adam ate. Under the circumstances,
regardless of any other factors, it would have been natural for him to possibly
think that he had misinterpreted what God had said to him. Eve not dying after
she ate, lessened the charge level against Adam. Though they were both expelled
out of the Garden, they were not cast out from the presence of God.
Attributing blame for deeds done is not the same as accepting
responsibility for one's own actions and making amends for what has taken place
because of what one has created. God created the environment that brought about
sin. God Himself did not sin in doing this, because sin requires an individual
to violate a relationship.
Without a relationship to begin with, there is no sin. Sin is not
about just breaking a set of rules. For a set of rules may not have anything to
do with a relationship. They could be some arbitrary rules created without much
thought and subject to change; breaking them would be of no personal
consequence in respect to a relationship.
Sin is about the violation of trust, peaceful relations and the
principle of faith. God trusted those individuals to whom He bestowed freewill
to live in peace and maintain good faith with Himself. After all, what created
being would be foolish enough to challenge the Lord God Almighty, Creator of
the Universe and all that exists. It would be like a robot with artificial
intelligence saying to its owner I don't need you anymore, when it has not
means of charging its battery. Recognizing this fact, the robot exercising its
intelligence, would be mindful of respecting its owner and doing what is best for
both of them; not because it is obligated to, but because the robot appreciates
its owner. Likewise, God would have expected the Covering Cherub (aka
Lucifer, Satan, the Devil, the Ancient Serpent, the Great Dragon) and the
Man to have done the same.
Relationships are about love. Love is about appreciation.
Appreciation also includes feelings of gratitude and expressions of
thankfulness. Genuine appreciation is the height of love. Without
righteousness, though, nothing can be appreciated and love cannot be
experienced, even if one has the knowledge of its existence.
The Bible informs us love never ends and God is love. The
corollary of this is God never ends. How can the Infinite One know any bounds,
for there is no limits placed upon Him. As difficult as it is to comprehend and
grasp in any way or form, there is no end to God in any direction outwardly or
inwardly. The only boundaries that exist are those which God Himself has
created. These exist within Him. Such occurred when He separated the waters
from the waters. The separated water is what the Universe (consisting of all
the galaxies) was made out of. To quote the Message Bible:
They conveniently forget that long ago all the galaxies and this very planet were brought into existence out of watery chaos by God’s word. (2 Peter 3:5 MSG)
There is a difference between the immaterial and the material. The
immaterial really consists of concepts such as kindness or righteousness and
justice. Yet it is the kindness of God towards us that is meant to lead people
who are not reconciled to God to repentance, so that reconciliation can be made
complete.
God's lovingkindness is evidenced in that while we are weak and
walking in ungodly ways, He has seen fit to impute righteousness to us in
exchange for our unrighteousness. Because our Heavenly Father desires to have
restored relationships with us human beings (who are essentially gods in bodies
of flesh, though dead because of sin), He has demonstrated His love by reaching
out to us and imputing His righteousness to us.
After Adam and Eve had sinned in the Garden of Eden, the following
happened:
21 And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever”— 23 therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. 24 He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life. (Genesis 3:21-24)
God clothing Adam and Eve was an act of kindness; an act of love
where He imputed righteousness to them. For although they were banished from
the Garden of Eden, they were not excluded from His presence; this is something
that happened to Cain after he murdered his brother Abel. The implication being
that Adam and Eve and all who were born to them, were born in the presence of
the Lord.
Importantly, what needs to be realized, unlike Eve, the Devil did
not tempt Cain, rather he was enticed by his own desires, which when fully
conceived gives birth to sin, the violation of trust, peace, goodwill, faith
and righteousness (James 1:13-15). Strangely, Cain did not repent or seek mercy.
Instead, he accepted his punishment. What had happened with the Devil, in
similar fashion happened to Cain. Just like the Devil decided he was not going
to be the guardian angel of the Man, Cain decided he was not going to be his
brother's keeper (Genesis 4:9). Even so, righteousness was available to Cain,
had he so desired to partake of it.
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that
in him we might become the righteousness of God. (1 Corinthians 5:21)
King David wrote:
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. (Psalm 32:1-2)
Imputing no iniquity to humankind before the time Jesus actually
became sin, for many, does not seem logical, and rather like putting the cart
before the horse. However, the same principles were in operation from the
time of Adam and Eve, when God covered their nakedness with animal skins. Not
that the slaying of any animal was efficacious, but that justice was declared
through an act of mercy performed by God to demonstrate His righteousness and
faith in Adam and Eve that they would not sin again. For their was no deceit in
their spirits. Eve was deceived and Adam was hit with unbelief when he saw her
eat of the forbidden fruit.
The Creator can do whatever He desires. Who is going to stop Him?
In the Bible, we get the message when Jeremiah was told to go and see a
potter:
“Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do. (Jeremiah 18:2-5)
There is one reason why God hasn't wiped out the Earth as He
intended in the days of Noah. God is righteous. Righteousness is the
consequence of having the full comprehensive knowledge that calculates harmony.
Wisdom demands righteousness. Without being wise to what is the right decision
to make, perfection cannot exist. God has given man the option of perfection
and imperfection in order that those whom are His will choose the former rather
than the latter. God doesn't want robots. He seeks people who desire to do what
is right because they appreciate the value of having harmonious relationships.
Instead of wiping out what had been created previously and
starting again, which is what some expositors claim occurred before the current
Earth was created, God has decided to demonstrate to the Creation that He is
righteous, wise and beyond reproach. The Covering Cherub sinned. God decided to
demonstrate how he can destroy the works and execute righteous judgment. We
learn from the Bible:
He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from
the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of
the devil. (1 John 3:8)
Not only did the Son of God appear because of the Devil's
sin, but also to make amends for everyone's sin, by becoming sin Himself, there
was also the need to do this to establish His own righteousness. This is
expressed by the Apostle John and the Apostle Paul:
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his sake. (1 John 2:12)
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it, 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction; 23 since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as an expiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins; 26 it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies him who has faith in Jesus. (Romans 3:21-26)
While the Ten Commandments reveal the righteous standard of God and the rituals show how He is merciful and has compassion for man's condition, we learn that it is for God's sake that our sins are forgiven and this was to demonstrate that He is righteous. Otherwise, there would be no need for God "to prove that He Himself is righteous" (Romans 3:26).
When we understand that God could do whatever He wants, whenever He wants, but instead has allowed us to be subject to birth, suffering and death in this world, as part of His plan to demonstrate that He is righteous, we are able to appreciate the truth of why we exist today.
We can judge God. Many do. In fact, many point to the flaws in the world today and use this as basis to justify their own sin, rather than seek God out for themselves. God is watching. He sees everything we do. Those who desire righteousness and the truth seek God out. Whoever is like Cain, and becomes covetous of something that is not given to them, are facing banishment from God's presence forever.
Fortunately, God demonstrates His righteousness by overlooking our sins (Romans 3:25) except when we sin as an deliberate act of rebellion, with full knowledge and without doubt that we are disregarding our Heavenly Father. On the other hand, ignorance is our saving grace. Fortunately, God overlooks ignorance (Acts 17:27).
The righteousness of God is demonstrated in that not only does He overlook our ignorance and has made amends for our sins, but He honors those who exercise faith in God's grace (Romans 3:21-24). When Jesus become sin, He exchanged the sin of Man (Adam and Eve) and accredited righteousness to the Man and all his posterity. This righteousness has to be received by faith. Nevertheless, this righteousness has been offered for all and offered to all.
God has
demonstrated His righteousness through His Son, Lord Jesus Christ suffering and
dying on behalf of the unrighteous, so they might be the beneficiaries of His
righteousness. Hence the righteousness of God has been accredited to the
account of those who have sinned but, who through faith, accept this, and
thereby seek an intimate relationship with their Creator.
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