I understand you are saying the whole world means that every individual of humanity has been reconciled, but reconciliation in a legal sense means not guilty and restoring peace in the relationship, but in this world there are problems and broken relationships. How can there be evidence that people are reconciled to God while at the same time they have broken relationships and things are happening in their lives that cannot be resolved until the new world? God does not make peace with all people; if so, then it has no power to make it visible, because the world is a place where there are problems everywhere.Reconciliation is not only a potential for inner peace, but also to be freed from all of our problems. How can we get rid of all our problems if at some point God does not correct the balance in judgment? When there are broken relationships.
And God made peace with some people, so how can God make peace unless
He defends the people who have promised to wipe every tear from their
eyes?
There is no real and lasting joy in the positive effects of the gospel alone. God promises to end the pain caused by broken relationships. God does not enjoy punishing the wicked because He gives constant joy in responding to the pain of the righteous who have heard the righteous cry out.Pain causes a person to turn inward. Righteous anger frees that person from self-loathing. Hence, experiencing peace is the joy of seeing God respond to unjustified pain.
God spoke of peace while ruling the world but people have declared war on God's rules; when people go astray, they try to destroy their neighbor.It is the logical sequence of a fallen world. In a way, there is a natural harshness in this world where men are blind to their condition and see personal pain differently than the pain of others. But God knows the hearts of all people. The peaceful world lies in the sensitivity to react to pain. God created people with self-worth to seek joy over pain.God, who is holy, addresses pain in a legal sense that we do not understand. He shows his love by using pain to protect others from pain. This is part of the reconciliation.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
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