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<blockquote data-quote="soonerwings" data-source="post: 2699673" data-attributes="member: 8035"><p>This is how I tend to think about it . . . God (if you believe in the God of the Bible) is infinitely good and holy. As is stated in 1 John (if I remember correctly) there is no darkness in him at all. Man is flawed. Every man (other than Christ) has sinned. Like it says in Romans, ALL have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. </p><p></p><p>Now, let's think about it mathematically for a second. If God is INFINITELY holy and a man sins even once, then he is INFINITELY separated from God. Since all men have sinned at least once, we are all INFINITELY separated from God at the onset. The difference between those who have lived good lives and believed vs. those who have lived good lives and not believed is simple. The ones who have believed have accepted God's word as true and have recognized that they are flawed and are not worthy to stand in the presence of God. They realize that they cannot ever earn their way into the presence of an infinitely holy God and that the only way to stand in his presence is by his grace. The ones who have not accepted Christ believe that they can somehow do enough good to "earn" their way into the presence of an infinitely holy God. In effect, they are saying that they can be "like God." It's very similar to original sin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soonerwings, post: 2699673, member: 8035"] This is how I tend to think about it . . . God (if you believe in the God of the Bible) is infinitely good and holy. As is stated in 1 John (if I remember correctly) there is no darkness in him at all. Man is flawed. Every man (other than Christ) has sinned. Like it says in Romans, ALL have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Now, let's think about it mathematically for a second. If God is INFINITELY holy and a man sins even once, then he is INFINITELY separated from God. Since all men have sinned at least once, we are all INFINITELY separated from God at the onset. The difference between those who have lived good lives and believed vs. those who have lived good lives and not believed is simple. The ones who have believed have accepted God's word as true and have recognized that they are flawed and are not worthy to stand in the presence of God. They realize that they cannot ever earn their way into the presence of an infinitely holy God and that the only way to stand in his presence is by his grace. The ones who have not accepted Christ believe that they can somehow do enough good to "earn" their way into the presence of an infinitely holy God. In effect, they are saying that they can be "like God." It's very similar to original sin. [/QUOTE]
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