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Chapter Four
The Immaculate Source of Sin

Like many people Wholesale Derrick Rose Jersey , by the time I was a teenager I had developed an intense curiosity to find out the essential causes of human suffering. It was easy to associate the negative aspects of a person's situations with their erratic behavior -- when this was the case. However, I could not understand why, apparently without any reason, persons of unquestionable conduct became victims of other people or of natural catastrophes. Tired of the common explanations - that they were paying for past or hidden sins - or the most cleverly ambiguous answers from spiritual leaders - that "everything happens for a reason" or that bad experiences help to build our character - I committed again to finding real answers.
Turning to the Bible as the most reliable source, I asked God for guidance and began my research. The more I read, the more I convinced myself of the presence of two answers in the Bible, the Principle of Manifold Wisdom - 0ne answer for everyone to believe and follow and another for those selected by God to have wisdom.

One of my first questions appeared while reading Genesis Wholesale Joffrey Lauvergne Jersey , chapter four. I was intrigued as to why God did not like Cain's offering: "But unto Cain and to his offering, he had no respect"(v5) and why God planted the tree of knowledge in the Garden if the fruit was forbidden for man to eat (Genesis 2:9). Questions like these started to arise one after another, until I read the story of Jacob and Esau and learned that God found favor in one of the brothers: " the elder shall serve the younger" (Genesis 25:23). Contrary to the standards of the time, when the firstborn was the privileged one, God chose the younger in this particular case. "(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand Wholesale Jimmy Butler Jersey , not of works, but of him that calleth)" (v11). "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated" (Romans 9:11-13). How can it be possible that God hated one of the brothers even before he was born? Cautiously digging in the scriptures and keeping in mind that God is sovereign, I courageously stepped into the objectionable idea that everything, including evil deeds, is the work of God. To my understanding Wholesale Anthony Morrow Jersey , this conclusion was like the counterpart in the Manifold Wisdom Principle, to the established belief that the Devil working in men's evil nature is the sinister origin of sin. I found several scriptures supporting this new reasoning, such as, "And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?"(Daniel 4:35). "I am the Lord Wholesale Rajon Rondo Jersey , and there is none else" (v7). "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things" (Isaiah 45:6-7). "The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil" (Proverbs 16:4). Note that the scripture says, "for the day of evil," and not "for the Day of Judgment," which could be any day during which evil acts are committed -- in other words Wholesale Michael Carter-Williams Jersey , every day.

For many people, this part of our theology might sound scandalous, blasphemous, heretical -- especially for those who believe that they have the right to condemn others. We would say to these people, as Paul says, "There is none righteous, no Wholesale Isaiah Canaan Jersey , not one" (Romans 3:10). "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). They erroneously share the idea that judging others will grant them salvation, and they will most likely reject our interpretation for the simple reason that they will never accept a total emancipation of men from blame for their sins. Paul also tells us, "Therefore, judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness Wholesale Jerian Grant Jersey , and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God" (1 Cor. 4:5). Let us analyze this scripture closely to interpret what Paul is trying to tell us. First, he says, "judge nothing before the time..." Why does he say this? Perhaps he is trying to tell us that it might be wrong to judge others. Then, what does he mean when he says that the Lord will bring to light the hidden things of darkness? 'Light' means righteousness as 'darkness' means wickedness. Might he be describing a total exoneration of men from evil acts in the day of the Lord? Or might he be trying to tell us that, since the beginning, men have not been guilty for the sins committed. What about when Paul declares that God "shall make manifest the counsels of the hearts..."? Is he insinuating that those we call 'sinners' are righteous in the eyes of God? Read carefully: "and then shall every man have praise of God." Why shall we have praise of God if we are really sinners? Might we be working on behalf of God when we do something that seems wrong to others' judgment?

The apostle Paul knew the truth and attempted to explain it, but he was cautious in his way of introducing it. He knew that people were unprepared to assimilate his teaching completely. He made this point clear when he said Wholesale Dennis Rodman Jersey , "Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:" (v7) "But we speak the wisdom of God in mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory." (1 Cor. 2:6-7) Certainly, the hidden wisdom, the mystery that Paul talks about Wholesale Scottie Pippen Jersey , is the mystery that has been revealed to us as "The Manifold Wisdom of God Principle". He also says, "For we know in part, and we prophesy in part," that is, one part of the duality in the Manifold Wisdom Principle. "But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away" (1 Cor. 13:9-10). The apostle Paul was a visionary and revolutionary in his ti. Wholesale Football Jerseys Wholesale NCAA Jerseys Wholesale College Jerseys Wholesale Basketball Shirts Wholesale Nike NBA Hoodies Wholesale MLB Hats China Cheap Nike NBA Hats Wholesale College Hats Cheap Soccer Jerseys Online Wholesale MLB Jerseys