Post by Iris the Preacher on Jan 29, 2006 23:17:41 GMT -5
Why? The Deterioration of The System We Live In:
INTRODUCTION:
As we all know the entire system we live in has been going down hill from perfection. New diseases are coming along all the time, man is polluting the world he lives in, people do not live as long as they did in very ancient times even with the aid of modern medicine, more wars and instabilities throughout the world, etc. Why? These things are all the result of the fall from perfection caused by the introduction of sin in the world. Let's look at what happened and then the results.
THE INTRODUCTION OF SIN INTO THE WORLD:
Side notes in one Bible said the following,
"The Introduction of Sin. Sin occurred first in the spirit realm before its introduction on earth. For unknown ages full harmony with God prevailed in the universe. Disruption came through a spirit creature referred to simply as the Resister, Adversary (Heb., Sa·tan'; Gr., Sa·ta·nas'; Job 1:6; Romans 16:20), the principal False Accuser or Slanderer (Gr., Di·a'bo·los) of God. (Hebrews 2:14; Revelation 12:9) Hence, the apostle John says: "He who carries on sin originates with the Devil, because the Devil has been sinning from the beginning."-1John 3:8.
By "the beginning" John clearly means the beginning of Satan's career of opposition, even as "beginning" is used to refer to the start of the discipleship of Christians at 1 John 2:7; 3:11. John's words show that, once having introduced sin, Satan continued his sinful course. Hence, any person that "makes sin his business or practice" reveals himself to be a 'child' of the Adversary, spiritual offspring reflecting the qualities of his "father." [source - The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. R. Nicoll, 1967, Vol. V, p. 185; John 8:44; 1 Jo 3:10-12].
And here is more information from the Concise Bible Dictionary:
"There are many different words both in the O.T. and N.T. signifying 'sin', 'iniquity,' 'wickedness', &c., with various shades of meaning. 1. It is important to notice the scripture definition of sin. It is 'lawlessness.' #1John 3:4. Hence the distinction made between 'sin' and 'transgression,' the latter being the infraction of a known command. From Adam to Moses man "had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression," yet men had sinned and died. #Romans 5:14. A positive law was given to Adam, which he disobeyed; but from Adam to Moses no definite law was proclaimed, consequently there was no transgression, yet there was sin in the sense of lawlessness, and such sin as called for the deluge. The same distinction is plainly involved in #Romans 4:15: "Where no law is, there is no transgression," yet there may be sin, and it is averred that "as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law." #Romans 2:12.
The rendering of #1John 3:4, in the A.V., "sin is the transgression of the law," is a mistranslation. The Greek word is anomia, from a, negative, and nomov, law. This word occurs fourteen times, and in this verse only is it translated in the A. V. 'transgression of the law.' In #2Corinthians 6:14 it is 'unrighteousness,' and in eleven places it is rendered 'iniquity,' signifying any wickedness. Further, anomov, from the same root, is translated 'without law' in #1Corinthians 9:21; 'unlawful' in #2 Peter 2:8; and 'lawless' in #1 Timothy 1:9. These passages clearly indicate that the meaning of #1 John 3:4 is "Every one that practises sin, practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness:" that is, doing one's own will, regardless of all restraint of God and man. This applies whether there is a definite law or not, but when there is a definite law sin is also transgression.
The principal words used for 'sin' in the N. T. are amartia,-thma,-tanw, to deviate from a right course: and for 'transgression,' 'transgressor,' parabasiv,-bathv,-bainw, to pass by or over a boundary.
2. Sin did not originate in man, but with the devil. #1 John 3:8. It came into the world by man, and brought in death as its penalty.
3. An important point is to distinguish between 'sin' and 'sins,' a distinction which must exist after the first entrance of the principle. The 'sins' of a man are what he actually commits, and are the ground of judgment, while also proving the man to be the servant of sin. A Christian is one whose conscience has been perfected for ever by the one sacrifice for sins; the Spirit of God has brought him into the value of that one offering, hence his sins, having been borne by Christ on the cross, will never be brought to his charge as guilt upon him by God, but if he sins there is a holy gracious dealing with him on the ground of Christ's propitiation, so that he is led to confess the sin or sins, and has the joy of forgiveness. 'Sin' as to the principle, involving the alienation of all things from God since the fall of man, and especially seen in man's evil nature, has been judicially removed from before God in the cross of Christ. God has "condemned sin in the flesh" in the sacrifice of Christ, #Romans 8:3, and consequently the Spirit is given to the believer. The Lord Jesus is proclaimed as "the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world" (' not sins,' as it is often quoted). He will purge heaven and earth from sin, and in result there will be new heavens and a new earth, wherein will dwell righteousness. Though Christ tasted death for every one, or everything, He is not represented as bearing the 'sins' of all: His death as regards 'sins' being qualified by the words 'of many,' 'our sins,' &c.
4. In the important passage in #Romans 5:15-20, the word OFFENCE occurs. The Greek is paraptwma, from 'to fall off or away.' It is used for Adam's fall or sin, and God's free gift is in respect of many sins. "The law entered that the offence might abound," that is, that the offensiveness or heinousness of sin might be made manifest. The same word is translated 'fall, fault, trespass, and sin.' " [source - Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish]
And, Easton's Revised Bible Dictionary says,
"Adam was constituted by God the federal head and representative of all his posterity, as he was also their natural head, and therefore when he fell they fell with him #Romans 5:12-21, 1Corinthians 15:22-45 His probation was their probation, and his fall their fall. Because of Adam's first sin all his posterity came into the world in a state of sin and condemnation, i.e.,
1. a state of moral corruption, and
2. of guilt, as having judicially imputed to them the guilt of Adam's first sin."[source - Easton's Revised Bible Dictionary]
NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE RESULTS:
FIRST, It is no way a punishment from our loving God (YHWH), but simply due to the process of what could be called running down of the system because since the original sin. He is letting individuals run their own ruinous course. Like any system that is lacking maintenance, the systems of the earth run down from lack of service just as do cars, and because of the original sin, God (YHWH) simply is not doing anything but letting natural systems take their toll. This is clearly shown by Genesis 3:17-19, "And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." (Authorized King James Bible; AV).
To add to this, the abuse the inhabitants are giving to the earth, i.e., air pollution, water pollution, ground pollution, urban sprawl, noise pollution, etc. All these things are damaging our immune system as well as the immune system of the plants, and turning beneficial microbes and organisms into dangerous ones. This is causing the system to run down at a fast rate.
SECOND, The wicked spirit force ruling over this world as shown at Revelation 12:9-12, "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time." (AV); and 1 John 5:19, "And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness." (AV). This wicked spirit being that is working to ruin the earth even tried to tempt the Son of God (YHWH) as shown in Matthew 4:1-10, "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." (AV).
So why should anyone be surprised at the degenerating conditions that now exist?
CONCLUSION:
So as can be seen, all the new diseases and bad conditions are the result of the original sin and mankind's misuse of the earth.
Your Friend in Christ Iris89
INTRODUCTION:
As we all know the entire system we live in has been going down hill from perfection. New diseases are coming along all the time, man is polluting the world he lives in, people do not live as long as they did in very ancient times even with the aid of modern medicine, more wars and instabilities throughout the world, etc. Why? These things are all the result of the fall from perfection caused by the introduction of sin in the world. Let's look at what happened and then the results.
THE INTRODUCTION OF SIN INTO THE WORLD:
Side notes in one Bible said the following,
"The Introduction of Sin. Sin occurred first in the spirit realm before its introduction on earth. For unknown ages full harmony with God prevailed in the universe. Disruption came through a spirit creature referred to simply as the Resister, Adversary (Heb., Sa·tan'; Gr., Sa·ta·nas'; Job 1:6; Romans 16:20), the principal False Accuser or Slanderer (Gr., Di·a'bo·los) of God. (Hebrews 2:14; Revelation 12:9) Hence, the apostle John says: "He who carries on sin originates with the Devil, because the Devil has been sinning from the beginning."-1John 3:8.
By "the beginning" John clearly means the beginning of Satan's career of opposition, even as "beginning" is used to refer to the start of the discipleship of Christians at 1 John 2:7; 3:11. John's words show that, once having introduced sin, Satan continued his sinful course. Hence, any person that "makes sin his business or practice" reveals himself to be a 'child' of the Adversary, spiritual offspring reflecting the qualities of his "father." [source - The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. R. Nicoll, 1967, Vol. V, p. 185; John 8:44; 1 Jo 3:10-12].
And here is more information from the Concise Bible Dictionary:
"There are many different words both in the O.T. and N.T. signifying 'sin', 'iniquity,' 'wickedness', &c., with various shades of meaning. 1. It is important to notice the scripture definition of sin. It is 'lawlessness.' #1John 3:4. Hence the distinction made between 'sin' and 'transgression,' the latter being the infraction of a known command. From Adam to Moses man "had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression," yet men had sinned and died. #Romans 5:14. A positive law was given to Adam, which he disobeyed; but from Adam to Moses no definite law was proclaimed, consequently there was no transgression, yet there was sin in the sense of lawlessness, and such sin as called for the deluge. The same distinction is plainly involved in #Romans 4:15: "Where no law is, there is no transgression," yet there may be sin, and it is averred that "as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law." #Romans 2:12.
The rendering of #1John 3:4, in the A.V., "sin is the transgression of the law," is a mistranslation. The Greek word is anomia, from a, negative, and nomov, law. This word occurs fourteen times, and in this verse only is it translated in the A. V. 'transgression of the law.' In #2Corinthians 6:14 it is 'unrighteousness,' and in eleven places it is rendered 'iniquity,' signifying any wickedness. Further, anomov, from the same root, is translated 'without law' in #1Corinthians 9:21; 'unlawful' in #2 Peter 2:8; and 'lawless' in #1 Timothy 1:9. These passages clearly indicate that the meaning of #1 John 3:4 is "Every one that practises sin, practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness:" that is, doing one's own will, regardless of all restraint of God and man. This applies whether there is a definite law or not, but when there is a definite law sin is also transgression.
The principal words used for 'sin' in the N. T. are amartia,-thma,-tanw, to deviate from a right course: and for 'transgression,' 'transgressor,' parabasiv,-bathv,-bainw, to pass by or over a boundary.
2. Sin did not originate in man, but with the devil. #1 John 3:8. It came into the world by man, and brought in death as its penalty.
3. An important point is to distinguish between 'sin' and 'sins,' a distinction which must exist after the first entrance of the principle. The 'sins' of a man are what he actually commits, and are the ground of judgment, while also proving the man to be the servant of sin. A Christian is one whose conscience has been perfected for ever by the one sacrifice for sins; the Spirit of God has brought him into the value of that one offering, hence his sins, having been borne by Christ on the cross, will never be brought to his charge as guilt upon him by God, but if he sins there is a holy gracious dealing with him on the ground of Christ's propitiation, so that he is led to confess the sin or sins, and has the joy of forgiveness. 'Sin' as to the principle, involving the alienation of all things from God since the fall of man, and especially seen in man's evil nature, has been judicially removed from before God in the cross of Christ. God has "condemned sin in the flesh" in the sacrifice of Christ, #Romans 8:3, and consequently the Spirit is given to the believer. The Lord Jesus is proclaimed as "the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world" (' not sins,' as it is often quoted). He will purge heaven and earth from sin, and in result there will be new heavens and a new earth, wherein will dwell righteousness. Though Christ tasted death for every one, or everything, He is not represented as bearing the 'sins' of all: His death as regards 'sins' being qualified by the words 'of many,' 'our sins,' &c.
4. In the important passage in #Romans 5:15-20, the word OFFENCE occurs. The Greek is paraptwma, from 'to fall off or away.' It is used for Adam's fall or sin, and God's free gift is in respect of many sins. "The law entered that the offence might abound," that is, that the offensiveness or heinousness of sin might be made manifest. The same word is translated 'fall, fault, trespass, and sin.' " [source - Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish]
And, Easton's Revised Bible Dictionary says,
"Adam was constituted by God the federal head and representative of all his posterity, as he was also their natural head, and therefore when he fell they fell with him #Romans 5:12-21, 1Corinthians 15:22-45 His probation was their probation, and his fall their fall. Because of Adam's first sin all his posterity came into the world in a state of sin and condemnation, i.e.,
1. a state of moral corruption, and
2. of guilt, as having judicially imputed to them the guilt of Adam's first sin."[source - Easton's Revised Bible Dictionary]
NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE RESULTS:
FIRST, It is no way a punishment from our loving God (YHWH), but simply due to the process of what could be called running down of the system because since the original sin. He is letting individuals run their own ruinous course. Like any system that is lacking maintenance, the systems of the earth run down from lack of service just as do cars, and because of the original sin, God (YHWH) simply is not doing anything but letting natural systems take their toll. This is clearly shown by Genesis 3:17-19, "And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." (Authorized King James Bible; AV).
To add to this, the abuse the inhabitants are giving to the earth, i.e., air pollution, water pollution, ground pollution, urban sprawl, noise pollution, etc. All these things are damaging our immune system as well as the immune system of the plants, and turning beneficial microbes and organisms into dangerous ones. This is causing the system to run down at a fast rate.
SECOND, The wicked spirit force ruling over this world as shown at Revelation 12:9-12, "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time." (AV); and 1 John 5:19, "And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness." (AV). This wicked spirit being that is working to ruin the earth even tried to tempt the Son of God (YHWH) as shown in Matthew 4:1-10, "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." (AV).
So why should anyone be surprised at the degenerating conditions that now exist?
CONCLUSION:
So as can be seen, all the new diseases and bad conditions are the result of the original sin and mankind's misuse of the earth.
Your Friend in Christ Iris89