| For those who reject His Creatorship and
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| | decision is that God gives us exactly
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| Godship, He has ordained a place for them
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| | what we ask for and desire: eternal
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| in eternal isolation from Him. This
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| | separation from Him. Because He is Holy,
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| eternal isolation is so intense that it
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| | he cannot tolerate the presence of the
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| is referred to in the Bible as a Hell, as
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| | unholy, of sin. The natural and normal
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| a place of eternal torment. It will still
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| | result of the choice to sin, to refuse to
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| be eternal life, but it will be eternal
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| | accept His Creatorship and Lordship, is
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| life in seclusion from our Lord and
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| | eternal separation from Him, which is
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| Maker.
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| | effectively death (Rom 6: 23).
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| Have you ever been alone? Really alone?
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| | Fortunately, God in His infinite mercy
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| You think no one cares? No one wants to
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| | has crafted a plan, one which He set into
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| talk? Imagine a place on this earth of
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| | motion before He even created the earth,
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| isolation. Imagine the prisoner of war
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| | knowing what His creation would do. He
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| who is put into an earthen cell, and fed
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| | ordained that His own Son would die to
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| once a day. But even that prisoner, as
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| | bridge the gap between God Himself, from
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| alone as he may feel, is not truly alone.
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| | whom every man chooses to separate, and
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| Perhaps he can see the soldiers when they
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| | man, the creation. By being God Himself
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| come to bring his daily food. Perhaps the
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| | and taking on the nature of man, when
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| rats and cockroaches visit him in his
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| | Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was put to
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| cell. Perhaps he hears the tortured
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| | death, his death was able to pay the
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| screams of other prisoners. Perhaps he
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| | penalty, not of His own sins, because He
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| converses with his God. He is not truly
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| | had none, but our own sins, because He
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| alone.
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| | was pure in His death.
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| But nevertheless, he is experiencing a
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| | You see, the acceptance of His death for
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| type of living hell. Now imagine what
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| | our sins is the same difference as not
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| that same cell would be like with no
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| | eating of the forbidden fruit (which we
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| food, no rats, no soldiers or fellow
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| | have all done, in one form or another).
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| prisoners, and worst yet, no God. That is
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| | It is the same difference as paying a
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| Hell.
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| | tithe of our property and our yearly
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| You see, when God created us, He created
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| | increase. It is the ultimate form of
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| us for Heaven, not Hell. He created us to
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| | recognizing that God created everything,
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| always have communion, fellowship, and
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| | including us, and that He gave us
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| communication with Him. Starting with the
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| | everything we have. It is simply saying
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| first man and the first woman, Adam and
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| | that I cannot, as man, do it on my own; I
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| Eve, man as a race has chosen to 'eat of
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| | need a mediator, someone to stand in the
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| the forbidden fruit', to sin, or turn
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| | gap for my rebellion, and prevent eternal
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| away from God. Everyone who has ever
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| | isolation from the Creator of the
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| lived to the age of understanding has
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| | universe.
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| done it, turned away from God, and failed
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| | Questions for discussion:
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| to recognize Him as God and Provider. Not
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| | Describe your view of the nature of God
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| only failed, but purposely tested Him to
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| | and His redemption plan.
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| show that they are in control of their
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| | Have you struggled with what you
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| own lives. The Book of Romans tells us:
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| | perceived as God's wrathful and
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| "For all have sinned and come short of
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| | vindictive nature?
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| the glory of God" (Rom. 3: 23).
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| | Does this lesson help you see that
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| Once we have sinned and rejected the
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| | eternal separation is a direct result of
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| promises of God, His life-giving power,
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| | our sin, not His vindictive nature?
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| once we eat of the forbidden fruit, so to
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| | Have you sinned (rebelled against the
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| speak, once we firmly establish that we
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| | Creator of the universe)?
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| own our lives and our futures, we
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| | Can God, in His holiness, permit sin in
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| effectively tell God that we no longer
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| | His presence?
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| need Him, that we can do it on our own.
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| | Have you accepted His loving plan to keep
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| And the natural and fair end of that
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| | you from eternal separation?
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