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God's Mercy in light of Sinful Humanity.

Pride is considered in the bible as the sin that caused a third of the angels to fall along with their defector Lucifer, or the devil himself. Isaiah 14:12-17 NKJV How you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer,[a] son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart:
‘I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’
15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the lowest depths of the Pit.
16 “Those who see you will gaze at you,
And consider you, saying:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
17 Who made the world as a wilderness
And destroyed its cities,
Who did not open the house of his prisoners?

The bible teaches that there is no redemption for fallen angels or the devil himself, but it does promise forgiveness of sins for all in humanity who will put their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ alone for the forgiveness of their sins. God's mercy can and does lead to judgement for all those who fail to meet God Glorious standard of righteousness, which can only be achieved by placing ones life and faith in the glorious Gospel of the risen Lord. The bible teaches that through the fall of Adam we all received a sin nature, or a propensity to sin. We are not just people who like to sin, like the fallen angels the human race has fallen as well. 1 Corinthians 15:22 NIV For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

The Bible promises new life through regeneration, or being born again for all who will turn from their sins and embrace complete forgiveness through the redemption that was paid by our substitute on the cross (Jesus) who paid for all of humanity's sins. However not all humanity will be saved, because all will not believe from the heart, what Jesus did for them. Yes it is true, that Christ died for lost humanity but to be saved means that you are willing to give up your pride and walk by faith for the rest of your life. There is more to faith than just simply believing in a creed or a shallow gospel. The bible says; "You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder." (James 2:19 NIV) Believe it or not, the demons have more bible knowledge than you think, but because they are fallen angels the death of the cross did not redeem them. They will spend eternity in the Lake of Fire, along with those in humanity who failed to repent. Revelation 20:11-15 NIV Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

So it is clear, that God in His mercy set out to save "some" people, but most will reject the gospel call to repent and receive God's forgiveness, hence His mercy will inevitably lead to judgement. Not just for humanity but for all of His creation. Amen, this is Mike.
 


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