But
let's not be fooled. As merciful as God is, He still will and cannot
look upon sin. In fact, since the beginning this has been so, which
is why He banished Adam and Eve from paradise. He, as Deuteronomy
31:17, describes, hides from sinners, that is those whose lifestyle
is such that they have chosen that sin is far preferable to trying to
live an upright life. And this is the reason life on earth is full of
pain (Isaiah 1:15) ALL life while the separation exists between
earthly life and life in paradise. This includes people who have
accepted Christ and put Him on in baptism. Nothing is further from
the truth to assume that all will be rosy for a Christian once His.
In fact that's when the warfare begins and the only weapons that God
provides us with to combat Satan is putting on the armor of God in
prayer and standing firm that God is faithful. (Ephesians 6:10-14) We
are His, nothing changes that, but we must act like we are His. We
are told to honor Him, (1 Samuel 2:30) to have faith in Him (Mark
11:22), and stand (Ephesians 6:14-17) and know that God will see us
through, although as in Psalm 22:6 and again in Matthew 27:29, we
will be despised by people. Where after all is our treasure, but in
God? (Mark 6:21) And He and His Son give to us freely. (John
10:14-18)
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