What About the Unfaithful?
“What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: So that you may be proved right when you speak, and prevail when you judge.” (Romans 3:3-4)
Human unbelief does not prevent God from being faithful to humans. That would make God a human. He uses human unbelief as a CONTRAST to His faithfulness.
He also uses human evil as a contrast to his goodness. He uses the mortality of fleshly human death to contrast with His gift of spiritual immortal life. He uses our failure (sin) to contrast his success. He uses our hate to contrast with His love. He uses our sickness to contrast His health. I could go on and on.
THE REASON FOR EVIL IN THIS LIFE IS TO ALLOW HUMANITY TO APPRECIATE ITS ABSENCE IN THE NEXT!
But instead of seeing the contrast and glorifying God, many Christians just do not get it. Why? Because they have believed the lie and decided that it is their “free will” that decides their destiny, rather than “God’s will”.
But God is the faithful Savior of all His creation. In His GRACE, all will eventually believe (have faith).
“...they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more...For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God…” (Jeremiah 31:34; Ephesians 2:8)
The contrast between the good and the evil that we all experience will ultimately allow us to love, praise, and glorify God for who He is. The mortal are to become immortal. Sin, death, hate, sickness, tears, sorrow, and failure will have been swallowed up in the victory of a successful immortal life.
“…and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." (Revelation 21:4)
We will be a new creation and God will be All in all.
"...it is the gift of God, not of works lest anyone should boast, created in Christ Jesus for good works" (Ephesians 2:8-10).
Human unbelief does not prevent God from being faithful to humans. That would make God a human. He uses human unbelief as a CONTRAST to His faithfulness.
He also uses human evil as a contrast to his goodness. He uses the mortality of fleshly human death to contrast with His gift of spiritual immortal life. He uses our failure (sin) to contrast his success. He uses our hate to contrast with His love. He uses our sickness to contrast His health. I could go on and on.
THE REASON FOR EVIL IN THIS LIFE IS TO ALLOW HUMANITY TO APPRECIATE ITS ABSENCE IN THE NEXT!
But instead of seeing the contrast and glorifying God, many Christians just do not get it. Why? Because they have believed the lie and decided that it is their “free will” that decides their destiny, rather than “God’s will”.
But God is the faithful Savior of all His creation. In His GRACE, all will eventually believe (have faith).
“...they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more...For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God…” (Jeremiah 31:34; Ephesians 2:8)
The contrast between the good and the evil that we all experience will ultimately allow us to love, praise, and glorify God for who He is. The mortal are to become immortal. Sin, death, hate, sickness, tears, sorrow, and failure will have been swallowed up in the victory of a successful immortal life.
“…and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." (Revelation 21:4)
We will be a new creation and God will be All in all.
"...it is the gift of God, not of works lest anyone should boast, created in Christ Jesus for good works" (Ephesians 2:8-10).