You Can’t Put “Terms” on God

Sometimes a person is angry with God for not rescuing the world from evil the way they think an almighty God should. Their pride is so great that they may even be bitter against God for not conceding to their terms. Ultimately, they refuse to serve God and are angry that he has not followed their agenda of what is good and evil and how things should be done.

Originally, God did create this world as a peaceful place where there was no death or evil, and nothing bad would happen. The Garden of Eden was precisely perfect. Yet, God gave one condition, “don’t eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge”. This was not good enough for Adam and Eve. They wanted more and let human pride take charge as they broke God’s one and only term.

God did not fail the human race, but the human race failed God.

Despite our failures, God loves us. He does not approve of the evil in this world. The Bible says, “For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.” Psalms 5:4 (KJV)

God is a loving God. He longs for a true relationship with all souls. The fair judgment for human sin is “guilty” and the fair punishment is death. Yet, his compassion for people did not falter despite our sin and he made a plan to bring souls back to Him fully pardoned.

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (KJV)

Salvation through Jesus is the only term of God’s plan. All the just punishment we deserve was delivered to Christ on the cross. Now THAT is what I call a loving sacrifice from a devoted God!

Like the Garden of Eden, there is one condition to this plan of salvation – we must believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God while accepting him into our hearts.

Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

This is God’s strategy that he set it into motion from the foundation of time. We can kick, scream, and accuse God of being unloving all we want, but we do not serve a God who bargains with terms and conditions. The bible says in Psalms 115:3 “But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.” (KJV)

It pleased him to set salvation through Jesus alone. John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (KJV)

The question is, will the human soul accept this one term or let pride stand in the way?

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Gerry

Gerry gave his life to Jesus Christ in June of 1985 through the witness of a man who was a member of the Charismatic movement. He first attended a Pentacostal church in his hometown during his final year of high school (1985-1986). After that, he went to university and studied Biology (Entomology/Ecology), graduating with an Honours degree in 1992. During this time, he attended a non-denominational gathering that was much in form like a Brethren assembly, leaving that place in 2004. In 2005, he and his young family began attending a local Baptist church in the city where he lives today. He serves there as the chair of the Christian Education, Missions, and Outreach commission, the coordinator for the Deacons-at-Large, and as the Deacon of the Pastor of the congregation.

His love of the Scriptures began the very night he became a Christian, and has continued to the present day. It is his desire that everyone that comes accross this site would become a careful reader of the Scriptures, even if they disagree with his own opinions about what they say, because he believes that the testimony to Jesus is the spirit of prophecy – and that the main goal of all Christians everywhere should be to follow Jesus to the best of their ability, with a spirit of devotion to the Lord, not just commitment to doctrinal positions. To this end, he has self-published an eBook titled “Practical Discipleship,” available on Amazon.com for the Kindle reader.

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