God designed us to live in a love relationship with him.
Our emotional and intellectual systems are fashioned to be motivated by the impulse of his love - unconditional love.
We are not designed to live independently.
When God created us, he intended our body, mind and emotions to take directions from his spirit - because his spirit was united with our spirit through the bond of love. In this setup, we lived in total harmony with God, ourselves and his entire creation.
When man sinned, God's spirit could no longer have fellowship with our spirit -when the spirit of God left man, man was left only with his spirit.
The problem with man's spirit was that it knew what was right and wrong but was not motivated to do the right thing because:
After God's spirit left man, man started to live in fear because he was never designed to be by himself- he was designed for a love relationship.
Man knows he is sinful, he knows God does not approve of him, he knows he is incapable of being perfect, he also knows he cannot go alone through life and beyond, he thinks he can't ask God for help because he has unsettled matters in his relationship with God - in short, he is lost and confused.
MAN IS DESIGNED THRIVE ON GOD'S LOVE. TILL HE SENSES GOD'S LOVE, HE WILL LIVE IN FEAR.
Knowing man's helplessness, God sent his only begotten son to bridge the gap between man and God. Christ's death on the cross, provides the justification that allows us to receive the holy spirit while we are still sinners and be transformed (coming out of sin and darkness) by love - and live in boldness and courage. This is the Gospel.
Also Read: God is not angry with us
RELEVANT BIBLE VERSES
"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." - 1 John 4:18
"The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot." Romans 8: 6,7
"He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit." - Titus 3:5
Our emotional and intellectual systems are fashioned to be motivated by the impulse of his love - unconditional love.
We are not designed to live independently.
When God created us, he intended our body, mind and emotions to take directions from his spirit - because his spirit was united with our spirit through the bond of love. In this setup, we lived in total harmony with God, ourselves and his entire creation.
When man sinned, God's spirit could no longer have fellowship with our spirit -when the spirit of God left man, man was left only with his spirit.
The problem with man's spirit was that it knew what was right and wrong but was not motivated to do the right thing because:
- Righteousness was not a priority; instead self-glorification was.
- Man's spirit became a slave to his emotions, desires and Godless reasoning. The spirit was neither motivated nor had the power to overcome this self-gratification.
After God's spirit left man, man started to live in fear because he was never designed to be by himself- he was designed for a love relationship.
Man knows he is sinful, he knows God does not approve of him, he knows he is incapable of being perfect, he also knows he cannot go alone through life and beyond, he thinks he can't ask God for help because he has unsettled matters in his relationship with God - in short, he is lost and confused.
MAN IS DESIGNED THRIVE ON GOD'S LOVE. TILL HE SENSES GOD'S LOVE, HE WILL LIVE IN FEAR.
Knowing man's helplessness, God sent his only begotten son to bridge the gap between man and God. Christ's death on the cross, provides the justification that allows us to receive the holy spirit while we are still sinners and be transformed (coming out of sin and darkness) by love - and live in boldness and courage. This is the Gospel.
Also Read: God is not angry with us
RELEVANT BIBLE VERSES
"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." - 1 John 4:18
"The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot." Romans 8: 6,7
"He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit." - Titus 3:5
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