Why did God create people who would reject Him?
Why did God create people who would reject Him? A complicated question with an answer that’s perhaps simpler than you may think.
Q: I grew up in a legalistic Baptist church… My question is about separation—[the church I grew up in] taught separation: you should stay away from the wrong people, wrong habits, wrong places, a list of do’s and don’t’s. Of course, they used Scripture to back it up, but I just always battled and am re-thinking everything I believe. I don’t want to be legalistic and judgmental, I want to quit earning God’s approval. I’m having a hard time recalibrating my thinking, I don’t want to live by a list of do’s and don’t’s.
This week’s question comes from a caller wondering about legalism, separatism, earning God’s approval, and being judgmental. Dr. E offers advice on how to reframe the Christian life from living by a set of rules to living by the discipline and leading of God’s Word, God’s Spirit, and God’s People.
Verses referenced in Dr. E’s response: 2 Cor 6:17, Context: Isaiah 52, Deuteronomy 14:23-25, Romans 14:13, 20-22
Our caller also references this episode from a previous series: The Big Book—Cover to Cover: Galatians
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Why did God create people who would reject Him? A complicated question with an answer that’s perhaps simpler than you may think.
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