IS GOD'S HEART EVER SEEKING THE SINNER TO CRUSH THEM?
Traditional evangelism and witnessing sometimes present God as a tyrant whose primary objective is to defend His laws and His name. You break His laws or tarnish His name, and He crushes you with His power.
But that explanation is not true. God is our Creator, and He is very loving. His name, power and glory would remain intact even if all humanity sinned. His laws, rules and demands are not for Himself; they are loving guidance for our own good. To break His laws is to break ourselves against them. It is like a loving parent telling a child who does not know how to swim not to jump into a deep pool.
The Bible shows that God wants people to do what is right so that they can be blessed, and it hurts Him when they do what is wrong.
2 Chronicles 16:9
“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”
John 3:17
“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”
We should therefore stop seeing God as a dictator who does not care about the people He created, but only wants to keep them oppressed, on their knees and under laws that remind them of their insignificant position.
We should see God as a loving Creator whose identity and power are not enhanced or reduced by human conduct. He wants us to understand His love for us so that we can reciprocate it. His laws and teachings are wonderful guidance from a loving God who knows that if we obey Him, especially if everyone obeyed Him, life would be good for all and much more enjoyable.
ELIJAH MUTUA KIRIMA
PASTOR
THE WORD OF GOD IS THE WILL OF GOD
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