Human Responsibility

As we exit the thought of sin and the horrible affects it has on us; we are now going to look at mankind’s responsibility for sin. For those who believe in the sovereignty of God let us be sure not to confuse Gods sovereignty and mans responsibility for sin. Let me make one single very clear point before moving on; God never has or never will cause man to sin. As we look at the predestination of God and the very acts He predetermined such as “the fall of man”, or the “crucifixion of Jesus Christ” please don’t ever say that God caused the acts of these actions. God is all and in all, He knows everything and has predetermined all events that will occur even those such as the fall of man and the crucifixion of Christ; but the actual sins are mans responsibility. Since God is Omniscient (or He knows everything) He knew if He gave Adam a chance he would sin, He also knew the very hearts of those that crucified Jesus Christ and knew if given the opportunity they would crucify Him. God knows what we will do if grace is loosened or decreased just a little. Beloved put simple there is nothing God does not know nor anything He does not have total control over. Since God ordained all things to be; does not mean He actually cause man to do the sinful acts. The bible says; “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.” Isaiah 45:7 since God “created evil” does this make Him the author or director of sinful acts? No, that would be Satan whom God did create. If Satan had never been created or had not himself sinned against God then would Adam and Eve had ever sinned? With this all being said we must move on. Adam is responsible for his sin and those that crucified Jesus Christ are also responsible just as you are responsible for your sinful acts. We need never blame God for our sinful acts or say that God caused us to do them. "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: (14.) But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed." James 1:13 – 14. We will all give an account to God for our sins. Secondly, never confuse our forgiveness of sin with our sinfulness in this life; true all our sins have been washed away by the blood of Jesus Christ and we have a full and unconditional pardon of them, but that does not allow us to continue to sin. God said “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” Revelation 3:19 both the churches and us as Christians. Folk the truth is everyone from Adam to you and I have sinned by our own free choice; Satan may have played a part, but as a Christian you and I both can resist him and sin not as much if we choose too and if we are weak then ask of God, and strength, He will give you to resist.

We want to conclude our article with the thought that Human responsibility is dependent on knowledge of sin. This brings us to the infant and retarded among us, are they responsible for their sins; I believe the answer is no. It needs to be emphasized that man is responsible only so far as he knows, or has within his reach the knowledge of, what is right. “Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.” John 9:41 how can one be held responsible for sin in which they know “mentally” nothing of; nor given the opportunity of repenting of. Therefore I have concluded that the aborted children, the infant deaths, and the mental retarded among us will be saved by Gods sovereign grace without knowledge and repentance but through the blood of Christ. We must understand when Christ died His blood was shed for all the elect and from that moment forward we are all (the elect) guaranteed salvation. Faith while it is necessary for our salvation; is on the other hand God chosen way of salvation. God’s true and only way of salvation is His sovereign election and grace which will stand true for the mentally blind, unborn, and infants. "Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it." Deuteronomy 1:39 - Praise God!!