Monday, January 15, 2007
IS GOD ALL-LOVING?
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Some people believe that God loves and forgives everyone. However, is
this true?
In the Bible we are told, "Behold, I am coming soon, bringing My
recompense, to repay every one for what he has done. I am the Alpha
and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
(Revelation 22:12)
The above verse clearly reveals that man will not only be eventually
judged by God, but this judgment will be based on the life man has lived.
Robert was a convicted pedophile and murderer who sat on death row in
one of the nation's toughest prisons. He was tough, unrepentant, and
showed no indication of remorse, even after ten years. "If given the
opportunity, I'd do it all over again!" he snarled. "There is no God,
and if there is, He sure ain't no friend of mine," he continued.
Those who adhere to this false belief that God is all-loving and
therefore will judge no one, may insist Robert will be spiritually
rewarded with eternal life, regardless.
The truth of the matter is that God loves everyone who obeys Him, and
He forgives those who repent of their sinful and evil ways. In the
above purely fictional story, Robert had no relationship with God, had
no desire to please the Lord or to do what is good in His sight. He
was totally unrepentant.
God's love and forgiveness are not unconditional.
"See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil. If
you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you
this day, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in His ways, and by
keeping His Commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, then you
shall live and multiply, and The Lord your God will bless you in the
land which you are entering to take possession of it. But if your
heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship
other gods and serve them, I declare to you this day, that you shall
perish"
(Deuteronomy 30:15-19)
God desires our worship because He is worthy of it. He loves us, and
wants us to love Him in return, but sadly, not everyone chooses to.
Those who love God enough to allow their lives to reflect what is in
their hearts, will be rewarded with eternal life. Those who hate God
and His good ways will be eternally condemned to Hell.
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