Questioning God
June 6th 2007 12:52
It seems to be the past time among higher critics of the bible to always be questioning God. Why is this so? Don't get me wrong, it is ok to ask questions with the motive of seeking to understand the things of God. But, when the motivation is to attempt to win an argument against God or his people, it then is a whole different story. Is questioning God a new thing? The answer is NO! This has been the cause of the whole problem of the human race since the beginning. Who was the first to question God? The answer to that is Satan himself as described in Genesis 3:1. After God had completed the creation, he placed the man in the garden of Eden to take care of it(that's right work was the way things were even then. It was not a curse) The curse was that work became very hard and very challenging after the fall. Yes the Devil asked "YEA, HATH GOD SAID, YE SHALL NOT EAT OF EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN?" This was the first instance that doubt entered eve's heart. And he also twisted the message that God gave Adam as well. Genesis 2:16,17 states God's command to Adam "And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt NOT eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt SURELY DIE. The Devil was only half right. He left out the part about not eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. As a matter of fact, it was the first LIE ever told because something only half true is in reality a lie. (see John 8:44) How did Eve answer this question? She acknowledged the fact that they could eat of the trees of the garden but, she added to the original command by saying that they were not to touch it (see Revelation 22:18,19) She added to the word of God as well which is also a very serious sin. By this time, the Devil had her where he wanted her! As a result, in the next verse, he told her another LIE "Ye shall NOT SURELY DIE" Then the Devil went a step further and insinuated that God was being unfair by withholding something desirable from them and promising them that they would be equal to God himself. (this is the very thing that got him banished from heaven) He was jealous of man because man was blessed and walking with God and the Devil was on the outside looking in. So, we see that questioning God or his word will, if done with the wrong motives, lead to more ungodlieness as stated in 2 Timothy 2:16 and specifically in verse 23. So the right question to ask is the one that the jailer in Acts 16:30 after Paul and Silas were brought out "Sirs WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?" The answer was and still is "BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED AND THY HOUSE" Perhaps you are asking many questions as well. Hopefully, your motive is to seek the knowledge of God and not just to prove that your petty little theory is right. Just ask Jesus into your heart and he will forgive your sins and will not turn you away(Romans 10:9-11) Do it today don't allow the Devil to steal away your opportunity for eternal life! (Revelation 3:20)
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