Monday, February 13, 2006
All have sinned ...
Postulate 1: With or without the Law, Man is a sinner without excuse
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:18-20 ESV)
“For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.” (Romans 2:12-16)
This postulate can also be seen in the Old Testament. On many occasions God punishes the nations, who do not have the Law, for their sin. Yet in Amos, his people (divided into Israel and Judah at this time) are punished alongside these other nations.
“For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. … For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they carried into exile a whole people to deliver them up to Edom. … For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment … For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment … For three transgressions of Ammonites, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment … For three transgressions of Moad, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment … For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of the LORD, and have not kept his statutes, but their lies have led them astray, those after which their fathers walked. … For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment …” (Amos 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 2:1, 4, 6)
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:18-20 ESV)
“For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.” (Romans 2:12-16)
This postulate can also be seen in the Old Testament. On many occasions God punishes the nations, who do not have the Law, for their sin. Yet in Amos, his people (divided into Israel and Judah at this time) are punished alongside these other nations.
“For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. … For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they carried into exile a whole people to deliver them up to Edom. … For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment … For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment … For three transgressions of Ammonites, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment … For three transgressions of Moad, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment … For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of the LORD, and have not kept his statutes, but their lies have led them astray, those after which their fathers walked. … For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment …” (Amos 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 2:1, 4, 6)
# posted by Wesley Son of Cornelius @ 11:07 PM 
