Others Fell, You Stood: The Unusual Mercy of God When You Receive the Unusual Mercy of God In God's dealings with man, there is a time of judgment and a time of mercy. God is the Father of mercies who, at times, shows unusual mercy to some people when others in the same situation are consumed in judgment. Sarah enjoyed God's unusual mercy when she laughed the heavenly visitors to scorn over the reaffirmation of the promise that she was going to have a child. Instead of divine judgment falling upon her, God kept her alive to enjoy the fulfilment of the promise she doubted. This was unlike the chief who doubted the prophecy of abundance through Elisha and died in a stampede on the day of its fulfilment. "And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. Now ...
No More Sin Consciousness: Stand Boldly Before the Father The Revelation of Righteousness: standing in the Father's presence without guilt or inferiority Righteousness means the ability to stand in the presence of Father God without the sense of guilt or inferiority . This has been the quest of the ages. The Quest of the Ages The desire to get rid of Sin Consciousness has given birth to all the major religions of the world. Philosophers have argued that God is not a person, and that Satan is not a person. If there is no God and no Devil, there can be no sin. If there is no sin, there can be no judgment. And if there is no fear of judgment, there would be no Sin Consciousness. But declaring that the tide does not rise does not stop it from rising. The philosopher's declaration that God is not does not stop God from being. God is. Satan is. Sin is. What God Did in His Son But God has dealt with the sin problem in His Son. By the sacrifice of that Son, He has ...