SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 4/22/2017
8:18 PM
My Worship Time Focus:
PT-1 “Reasons For Putting Sin to Death”
Bible Reading & Meditation Focus: Colossians 3:5-6
Message of the
verses: “For it is on account of
these things that the wrath of God will come, and in them you also once walked,
when you were living in them.”
Paul will pause between the lists of sins in the third
chapter of Colossians and gives two strong motivating reasons that we should be
putting sin to death.
We will look at the first reason in this SD entitled “Sin
Brings God’s Judgment” which comes from verse six “For it is on account of
these things that the wrath of God will come.”
MacArthur quotes Arthur W. Pink from his book on the
Attributes of God as he writes about God’s wrath: “His eternal detestation of all
unrighteousness. It is the displeasure
and indignation of Divine equity against evil.
It is the holiness of God stirred into activity against sin.”
Paul writes in Romans 1:18 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.” All unbelievers will experience the full
force of God’s eternal wrath as seen here in this verse, and the reason is that
unbelievers do not have faith in Christ.
John the Baptist says the following in John 3:36 “"He who believes
in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see
life, but the wrath of God abides on him."” Romans 2:5 “But because of your stubbornness
and unrepentant heart you
are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of
the righteous judgment of God.”
Now when Paul speaks “on account of these things,” he is
speaking of the things we studied in our last four SD’s where sins were
listed. Some believe that sin bring
happiness, but it does not it will always bring wrath, either the unbeliever
will pay for his sinfulness or will come to Christ who paid for his sin as He
took the wrath of God upon Himself while on the cross.
Now we have been over this ground before, but worth
mentioning again and that is although believers have been delivered from God’s
wrath as seen in Romans 5:9 “Much more then, having now been justified by His
blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him,” believers can
still be chastened by God as seen in Hebrews 12:5-6 “5 And you have forgotten
the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: "My son, do not despise
the chastening of the LORD, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;
6 For whom the LORD loves He chastens, And
scourges every son whom He receives."”
MacArthur concludes “God will react against sin. The unbeliever will experience His eternal
wrath, and the believer His loving chastening.
Either way, all who pursue sin will suffer the consequences.” 4/22/2017 8:38 PM
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