The Absolute God
Today, many have the idea of relative truth; what is true for you may not be true for me and vice versa. The God of the Bible is totally different in His view of truth.
An important aspect of God is perfection (Matthew 5:48). This concept is an impossible attainment for any human. We all make mistakes and we all sin and violate our own consciences. The God of the Bible not only will not tell a lie, He cannot do so (Titus 1:2). He cannot because it is totally outside His nature. When we look at our pet dog, we expect him to run, jump, and bark. We do not expect him to fly; it’s not in his nature, just as the ability to sin is not in God’s nature. Men justify their lies saying lies are good, they keep people out of difficult situations, or keep them from hurting someone’s feelings. We justify our actions, also. Divorce and remarriage for any reason is so common today, most people don’t even know that God totally condemns it (Matthew 19:9). We put our own present happiness ahead of God’s will and justify it, saying, “God wants me to be happy.”
The God of the Bible has absolute knowledge of everything we say, think or do. (Matthew 12:36; I Corinthians 4:5; II Corinthians 5:10). This God is described in these Scriptures as a judge. Thus, all men are condemned by their words, deeds, and/or thoughts. This is God’s absolute justice.
But this God is also absolute love. Thus, a method of salvation from God’s judgment was provided. An absolutely perfect sacrifice for our sins, so great that it could cover the sins of all mankind. But this sacrifice was only for those who desired to change and be like God. This is known as repentance, and is desired by God for all men (Acts 17:30).
This perfect sacrifice is, of course, Jesus. It was only through His death…the shedding of His blood…that men could receive the forgiveness of their sins. His sacrifice was the only sacrifice great enough to cover all men’s sins, for we could never do that ourselves.
Thus, those that have faith and obey Him (Galatians 3:26-27; Hebrews 5:9) are justified by this perfect sacrifice or payment for what was due to us becauseof our sin. Thus, the Absolute God can be absolutely just, and still be absolutely merciful (Romans 3:26). What an Awesome God!
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Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by trp
Filed under: Authority of Scripture, Christian life, Faith, Obedience, Salvation
Quite right, trp — not only do we hear “what is true for you may not be true for me”, but we hear “what does that verse mean to YOU?” I’m sure sometimes people ask that question quite innocently, meaning nothing more than “Can you tell me what that verse means?”
However, words mean things.
What that question really means, whether the person asking it intends it that way or not, is “What the verse means to you and what it means to me may be totally different, but it doesn’t matter. You have your truth and I have mine.” But truth is truth, and God’s Word is absolute truth (John 17:17). Whatever you or I think about the matter doesn’t change the truth.
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