Blaming God

Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My way which is fair, and your ways which are not fair? When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and dies in it, it is because of the iniquity which he has done that he dies. Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive. Because he considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of  Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair? Ezk. 18:25-29

   The entire professing Church System claims that it's God's job to clean you up and stop the sin. So instead of going out and telling people to 'go and sin no more' we should tell them rather, 'WAIT' for God to stop you and then go. Now when the sin doesn't stop, as is SOP in the Churches, whose fault is it? Obviously, it's God who is supposed to change your sinful desires from naughty to nice. Since man is born morally depraved, corrupted in nature by sin, his will disable the only explanation for ongoing sin and moral decay in our society is placing the blame on God, who allowed man to be reduced to this despicable state to begin with. Thus the only thing that makes sense under such a situation is to make some kind of special 'arrangement' to save man in his fallen state and declare him righteous in God's sight by proxy. Otherwise, it would be unfair to ask him to do anything right and just, when he has been rendered incapable by birth!

   Therefore instead of preaching repentance and faith proven by deeds as shown in the Bible, we have heretics like Paul Washer running around saying things like this:

   Because you need to realize the Bible says, For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, and you have no idea what that means, that we were born radically depraved and God-hating, that we would have never sought God, never come to God. We have rebelled against God, and broken every law. It’s not just an issue that you have sinned. The issue is you’ve never done anything but sinned.” [15:09-15:30 Shocking Youth Message]

   How can one expect a person labeled as a 'sinner,' inherently born in a state of radical depravity and 'God-hating,' to perform actions that are virtuous or just? It becomes an insurmountable task for such an individual to produce deeds worthy of repentance, given that their life has been marked by nothing but sin. The sole remedy for such a condition, according to the perspective outlined, lies in Unconditional Election and Irresistible Grace. In this view, God must choose and effectively call those individuals whom He has known, from the very foundation of the world, will turn to Him—not by their own willpower, but through His selection, overriding their inherent inability to respond. It's noteworthy that this individual is perceived as a 'holiness' preacher yet he knows NOTHING about the nature of man or the process of repentance and faith. The Bible says 'God made man upright, but he sought out many schemes' Ecc. 7:29.  The fact that he may have sinned is not proof he is no longer capable of obeying and coming clean with God. Scripture constantly commands him to do so:

   Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. James 4:8-10

   Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.  James 1:21-22

   Under such as 'Washer's gospel' how could anyone even put forth the effort to 'Draw near to God' and actually come clean as the passage says? What could motivate a 'God hater' to lay aside his filthiness and overflow of wickedness other than Election and Irresistible Grace? He can't come clean, obey or DO anything until God does it for him, so you may as well tell the dog to purify its heart and stop being double-minded! Can you see how God gets the blame here? Where else could it lay but on Him if what these heretics like Washer say is true? If we go about telling our friends and family members they must stop sinning before they can approach God seeking His mercy, we are the worst hypocrites in history! Yet all we're doing is taking the Bible at face value instead of 'twisting' it into some nonsensical system of doctrine that renders repentance null and void.

   Here's Washer's version of repentance:

   "You were saved because you repented of your sins and you believed, and not only did you do that in the past, you continued to do it even until now, because when Jesus proper translation of that verse He gave is this: The Kingdom of God is come. The time is fulfilled. Now, spend the rest of your lives repenting of your sins and believing in Me."

   'Spend the rest of your life repenting!' WHERE is that in the Bible??? True repentance is a once-and-for-all experience NOT to be repeated Rom. 6:6,

   "Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin."
   
   WAS Crucified, the text says, past tens.  The 'body of sin' is DONE away with here, slavery to sin to broken. You don't repent for the rest of your life trying to break free from something that was put to death in the initial act of repentance. In Acts 26:18 the Gospel was to open their eyes in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Christ.

   If sin and bondage is darkness and a person is brought from that darkness to light in repentance, what remains to be repented of? He who sins is of the devil (Jh. 8:34, 1Jh.3:7-8), he is a slave to sin in need of repentance. Those in Christ 'sin not' 1Jh. 5:18, through faith working by love in the power of His grace they KEEP themselves from wickedness! (Gal. 5:6, Titus 2:11) Obedience to the truth purifies the heart of Sin and keeps it pure as He is pure. (1Pet. 1:22, 1Jh. 3:3)

   Heretics like Washer say: 'Now, am I saying that a Christian is without sin? No, because, in First John, we learn that Christians do sin, and if any man does not acknowledge his sin, he knows not God'

   In other words, if I'm 'sinning, I know for sure I know God, but if I'm NOT sinning, made pure by obedience to the truth, I DON'T know Him and I'm lost for sure! Does that make sense to you? How about we determine whether or not be Know Him by this:

   Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 1John 2:3-4

   Shouldn't the 'Christian be measured by this standard rather than 'sin'? He commanded us to 'Go and Sin no more!' Jh 5:14, 8:11. By His standard we know for sure that if we're sinning, then we are liars and have no truth in us. Is it really of any wonder why most of the world looks at Christianity with such disdain? WHO in their right mind could see God as entirely FAIR and impartial under such a System as moral depravity, human inability and election? But this is derived from man's delusions NOT from God. He set forth His standard based on man's ability to choose between good and evil, darkness and light. If he is 'willing and obedient' he will be accepted by God, but if he 'refuses and rebels' he will perish in his sins. Isa. 1:19-20

   From the very beginning, God revealed His fairness to sinners by saying to Cain who had conceived hatred in his heart to murder his brother Able, as he went forth God told him:

   Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.” Gen. 4:6-7

   Under Washer's gospel, this would be considered blasphemy, "NO ONE can rule over it," he would cry! But as Able obtained witness that his DEEDS were righteous Heb. 11:4, Cain refused to also do well and suffered the horrible consequences of his actions. YOU also if you consider and turn away from all your transgressions which you committed, you shall surely live; and shall not die!

   So ask yourself WHO is fair, heretics like Washer, or GOD who gives everyone the SAME chance to turn and live, I think the answer is more than obvious. He who covers his sins shall not prosper but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find Mercy! Prov. 28:13   

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