Its a wonder that any one of us can seek God.
So it should not surprise us if the world does not respond with the
evidence that they have any physical use to praise Him. I mean that
grace prevents a man from the problem of not setting aside some time to
think of God, and in thinking about God that man is drawn in some way to
adore God. At the same time, if a man did not have some kind of
assurance that God had communicated to Him in a loving way, i mean,
whether the man shared in some form of connection to those who know God,
in rejoicing in God together, or sharing some kind of communication
that God had provided for that divine appointment, then the most
identifying quality that we could share in with a man who had no
communication is not to blame the man or try to encourage that man to
seek someone that he has no desire to find, but to provide the basis in
the impossibility that he is confronted with in identifying with him.
It
would seem to me that if we say that men are able in themselves to seek
God, then we set ourselves up to judge that ability in some way. This
is so averse to the spirit of grace. The most natural form of the
communication of grace is this holistic view of mans blindness. Men are
human, both those who tasted the goodness of God and those who have not.
There is a way to be offensive without being judgmental. I mean, if we
put some kind of expectation on someone who is completely blind, i mean,
within the ability to share the frustration of two totally different
human experiences, yet God does not demand something that He does not
empower by grace. If a man is dead then we will be able to view how that
man is in a terrible predicament in being confronted with the
relationship to the law as a slave. But if we give that man the ability
to meet the requirements of the law, then we forgetting where we came
from and we are not really giving all the glory to Christ in keeping us
from that condemnation. I really think this comes down to who we think
we are. In this since it doesnt encourage us to expose our humanness.
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