In order for man to serve God on the basis of Love, man should be holy
and blameless before God. God's plan was for man to be holy and
blameless according to His will and
not according to man's efforts. Let us study
the scheme behind such plan.
16D.1
Why God does not want man to be perfect or holy by himself or by his own
effort?
In Ephesians 2:8-9, this is
written:
For it is by God's grace that you have been
saved through faith. It is not the result of your own
efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about
it. (TEV)
So that man cannot boast about it.
16D.2
What
does God wants man to understand about becoming
holy and blameless?
The same verse Ephesians 2:8-9, it is
explained;
For it is by
God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It
is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it. (TEV)
God wants man to understand that
becoming holy and blameless is a gift from God. It is not a result
of man's own effort so he can not boast about it.
16D.3
What is God's reward to man for being holy and
blameless?
The same verse Ephesians 2:8-9, it is
explained;
For it is by
God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It
is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it. (TEV)
God's reward to
man for being holy and blameless is "salvation".
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Should
man be perfect or holy and blameless by himself?
NO, ---
because God intended man to be holy and blameless in accordance with His
will.
WHY?
Because God wants man
to attain salvation on the basis of faith and not on the works of
righteousness done by himself so he cannot boast about
it.
What does God want man to understand about His
reward?
God wants man to understand that He is
giving the reward of salvation for being holy as a
gift of God and not as a result of man's efforts.
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Please Continue lesson ► 16E.
God
Purposely Created Man Weak