Topic: Why Did God Allow Sin? [Charles Stanley Daily Devotional 27 November 2021]
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Why Did God Allow Sin?
We may not like having fleshly traits, but without the presence of sin, we wouldn’t experience God’s grace and goodness.
November 27, 2021
Romans 5:17-21
Have you ever wondered why God allowed Adam and Eve to sin? Since He’s all-powerful and all-knowing, He certainly was not surprised by their rebellion and could have stopped them from dragging the entire human race into sin and suffering. So why didn’t He?
Also Read: Open Heaven 27 November 2021 –Topic: RIGHTEOUSNESS BRINGS BLESSINGS
Although we can’t fathom the inscrutable mind of God, Romans 5:20 of today’s passage gives us some insight: “Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.” The presence of sin in the world is an opportunity for God to display who He really is—a being of endless and unconditional grace. In other words, sin and rebellion allow us to experience His graciousness towards us.
Angels stand in awe of the gospel—that’s because, as beings who never fail to do God’s bidding, they haven’t experienced His forgiveness or the undeserved favor we often take for granted (1 Pet. 1:12). Everything the Creator has done in His universe has been for the purpose of revealing His incomparable glory, majesty, and grace. And the crowning display is seen in His extension of love to sinful people like us. Of all His creatures, only fallen human beings can experience His amazing grace and the gift of salvation.
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