“I give my judgment, as one that has
obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy.” 1 Corinthians 7:25
God does
not want the man He creates to be like a machine, having no freedom of choice,
but having to obey perfectly. It would be easy for him to make such a machine. There
would be no trouble with man, but neither would there be glory for God. Such
obedience and goodness have no spiritual value. There may not be any fault or
sin, yet neither can there be holiness, for the obedience is passive. God
rejects such a thing.
God does
not want an automaton; He wants a man with a free will. It is a calculated risk
with God to choose man as a minister of the Word. Yet in spite of the
complexity of man and his many problems of sin and weakness, God entrusts His
Word to man. Through the greatest rigor God obtains the highest glory.
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