GOD'S EXALTED PURPOSE

“Scripture says it is better for us not to vow and dedicate ourselves to Him than later to scheme so we can sidestep that promise Ecclesiastes 5:5.           

. A regenerate heart is the "workmanship" of God Himself Ephesians 2:10. And why has He been such a compassionate Artisan? We read that His saints are "created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them" (v.10).

God's exalted purpose for man, then, underscores the unrighteousness of a saint and hands down a more serious verdict upon his sin than upon the sin of others because it has been committed against such a mighty work of His Spirit. A sin in the temple was more grave than that same sin committed by a Jew in his house, because the temple was a consecrated place. Because the saint is a consecrated person, then, his unholy acts profane God's temple. The sin of a natural man is theft because he robs God of the glory due to him; but the sin of a saint is sacrilege because he robs God of the sacredness which his profession of faith has vowed to Him.

Surely it is better not to repent at all than to repent of our repentance. Scripture says it is better for us not to vow and dedicate ourselves to Him than later to scheme so we can sidestep that promise Ecclesiastes 5:5. To do this, the person must tell the world a baneful lie-- that he has found some weakness or iniquity in God which changed his mind about following Him.

In a word, the Holy Spirit has consecrated the saint to God and also endues him with new life from God: "You hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins" Ephesians 2:1. When God breathed a rational soul into man, he purposed that he should live up to His principles of holiness and righteousness and not follow the ways of life of carnal men. God clearly spoke His mind-- "As ye therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him" Colossians 2:6..”

Quoted material from, ”The Christian in Complete Armour Daily Readings in Spiritual Warfare” by Gurnall and James S Bell. http://www.moodypublishers.com/pub_productDetail.aspx?id=41823&pid=53617