Genesis 2:7 NKJV
A friend of mine recently posed a question for our discussion. Just how is it possible that those of us without Christ Jesus can still appear alive? Yeah, I know, I immediately voiced my reservations about this question to him. Of course, since this was a question meant for group discussion, I'm sure he had his reasons. So I will also pose that very question, how can those who have not received Christ Jesus still appear to be alive? Indeed, we were born into sin, and yet God made us alive despite our initial sin nature. Wouldn't it be easier for Him just to create a population of people who would follow Him? Perhaps, but that is not how God does things I'm afraid. As the prophet tells us, Gods ways are not ours, nor are His thoughts our thoughts {Isaiah 55: 8-9}. So, we can pose questions such as these, but we may run into something to which only our heavenly Father holds the key to. While we may claim to understand many ways of our creator, all too often we fall short. From what we can see for ourselves, we are indeed alive. In fact, we are told in Genesis 2 just who breathed into us that very breath of life. And so the question is, how do those who do not have Christ Jesus still appear alive? Of course, we know that God breathed life into them the same life which He gave unto us. The only difference being that we have chosen to accept Christ Jesus into our lives. We have the truth within us. I mentioned that all men were born into sin. Yes, each of us no matter how good we feel we measure up, have sinned {Romans 3:23}.
And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2: 1-7 NKJV
Now, knowing that each and every one of us has been born into the sin which afflicted mankind in the garden, our Lord God still went forward and breathed into each of us His breath of life. Knowing we would stumble and fall, intimately aware that we would fail, He still gave unto us the life we have. Far from being a sick, twisted plan, I believe one of the reasons for this was to reveal Himself to us.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."
John 3: 16-17 NKJV
John 3:16 is one of the most well known passages of scripture known to man. It is here where we Jesus tells His listeners of our Lords love for us. Knowing beforehand of our impending sinful nature, He still loved us enough to send His Son to become sin in our place. Knowing that our sin required punishment, Christ Jesus took this punishment upon Himself that we may live. If John 3:16 tells us of our Lords love for us, then it is the very next verse which I believe may shed light on our question of just why those who do not have Jesus still appear alive. Knowing that Christ did not come to condemn this world, "But that the world through Him might be saved." Are there those who appear alive who still do not know Christ Jesus? Of course, and it is Gods plan that through His Son that these also might be saved.
~Scott~
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