(biblicalthought;37156)
It's true, he hates all unrighteousness. Which is why I mentioned that God's attitude towards you must change. You're approaching this as if it is your attitude toward God that must change. While you are sitting along, stroking your chin, appraising the "evidence," God is existing, and sovereignly bringing about his elect to faith and glory. Not the Christian religion. The Bible explicitly states that it is not by the will of man.He hates you because of your sin. The only way he loves anyone, is if they are cloaked in the righteousness that is from Christ. You are correct in feeling totally helpless and worthless. There is nothing you can do to gain acceptance from God. In the book of Romans, the Apostle Paul is saying that God has revealed in the gospel a way that we can obtain a righteousness that can cover our sins so that God does not need to view or treat us in terms of our sins but in terms of that righteousness. The need for salvation is universal.The gospel begins with the wrath of God. In Romans, Paul doesn't even mention God's love until chapter five. He discusses God's wrath - that He's angry with the sinner every day. Before a patient desires the medicine, he must first be aware of his disease. While some ministries say, Smile - God Loves You, we say, Frown - God May Hate You! Once you have embraced your helpless estate, you are qualified to embrace the provision that God has made to save: Jesus Christ the Lord.But trust me, it's for your own good. Unless you come like this, you've come to something other. On that Day, he may say to you: Depart from me you, I never knew you. This is a quotation of Jesus from the Bible.
You condradicted yourself here:First you said it's not by MY will but then said "Once you have embraced your helpless estate, you are qualified to embrace the provision that God has made to save: Jesus Christ the Lord.".Don't get me wrong here, I completely understand that I must say (albeit with better words) I was an idiot, you exist, I believe in you and all that Jazz (and mean it obviously) and I undertstand why it is that way, afterall in anyone I have an arguement or debate with or about for that matter, if I'm wrong - I'm proved wrong or I discover I'm wrong. Then I'll apologise.
It's true, he hates all unrighteousness. Which is why I mentioned that God's attitude towards you must change. You're approaching this as if it is your attitude toward God that must change. While you are sitting along, stroking your chin, appraising the "evidence," God is existing, and sovereignly bringing about his elect to faith and glory. Not the Christian religion. The Bible explicitly states that it is not by the will of man.He hates you because of your sin. The only way he loves anyone, is if they are cloaked in the righteousness that is from Christ. You are correct in feeling totally helpless and worthless. There is nothing you can do to gain acceptance from God. In the book of Romans, the Apostle Paul is saying that God has revealed in the gospel a way that we can obtain a righteousness that can cover our sins so that God does not need to view or treat us in terms of our sins but in terms of that righteousness. The need for salvation is universal.The gospel begins with the wrath of God. In Romans, Paul doesn't even mention God's love until chapter five. He discusses God's wrath - that He's angry with the sinner every day. Before a patient desires the medicine, he must first be aware of his disease. While some ministries say, Smile - God Loves You, we say, Frown - God May Hate You! Once you have embraced your helpless estate, you are qualified to embrace the provision that God has made to save: Jesus Christ the Lord.But trust me, it's for your own good. Unless you come like this, you've come to something other. On that Day, he may say to you: Depart from me you, I never knew you. This is a quotation of Jesus from the Bible.
You condradicted yourself here:First you said it's not by MY will but then said "Once you have embraced your helpless estate, you are qualified to embrace the provision that God has made to save: Jesus Christ the Lord.".Don't get me wrong here, I completely understand that I must say (albeit with better words) I was an idiot, you exist, I believe in you and all that Jazz (and mean it obviously) and I undertstand why it is that way, afterall in anyone I have an arguement or debate with or about for that matter, if I'm wrong - I'm proved wrong or I discover I'm wrong. Then I'll apologise.