Monday, January 29, 2024

 In order to truly understand ourselves, we must completely reverse our inclination to disengage from our fallen nature as sinners. This concept is rooted in our dependence on God. The journey towards wholeness for mankind begins with hearing God's call, "Adam, adam where are you?" Since the beginning, God has actively sought after man, but due to our blindness, we have turned away from His general call and remained in a state of sin. There is an original divine knowledge that man requires in order to respond to God's saving call. When man ate the forbidden fruit, he became a sinner, as this act against God's word served as evidence of his corruption. In this state of carnal knowledge, man became blind to his true self and lost understanding of his identity. When God called out to man, he hid. The path to finding a remedy was to acknowledge the sin and the act itself, as well as recognize the state of sinfulness. However, in the state of sin, man tends to bypass this step and fails to return to God as a sinner. Man may admit to his wrongdoings, but he fails to grasp the deeper reality that he enjoys sinning because he is inherently a sinner. Since the fall, man has been reluctant to acknowledge his sinful state and total depravity. Yet, God has provided a way for us to come back to Him by acknowledging our sinful condition. Due to this flawed thinking prevalent in the world, mankind's self-righteousness prevents them from approaching God in their true state. Adam blamed the woman, and the woman blamed the serpent. The path to salvation requires acknowledging that one sins because they are a sinner. Adam fled because he was completely sinful from head to toe.Furthermore, this phenomenon is even evident among individuals who have faith. As believers, we are granted the privilege of approaching the divine throne and are encouraged to come as we are. However, there is a barrier that has been erected due to our ongoing state of sin. We experience guilt for our transgressions, yet we persist in the same flawed reasoning as Adam and Eve. We mistakenly believe that because we have sinned, we are inherently sinful. However, God's method of reconciliation requires us to reflect on our sins and return to our original state in Adam. Our spiritual well-being hinges upon recognizing this connection. It serves as the lifeline bestowed upon us by God so that when we encounter the formidable wall of our corruption during prayer, we do not lose confidence. We comprehend that our propensity to sin stems from our inherent nature as sinners. David, in Psalm 51, grasped this concept in his confession, leading him to experience the profound depths of love and forgiveness. Like David, we often feel unworthy to enter God's presence due to our sins. Yet, by heeding the Adamic call and acknowledging our innate sinfulness, we can emulate David's approach and gain access to the divine throne room. This constitutes the primary argument for humanity's moral dilemma. Failing to establish this connection will compel us to construct our own methods of seeking forgiveness.

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