When I was very little I would go to the grocery store with Mom and when I saw the candy I would take some of it. Mom would tell me “no” and would explain why it was not a good thing to do. I would grab some more and she would get “irritated” and sternly try to shame me into being sorry for not obeying her. Of course I did it again, and then, in her “wrath”, she would spank me. The result is that I would no longer steal candy - at least in her presence.
Humans are children of God according to the bible….
“He made from one man every nation of humanity to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, that they would seek God… and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist…for we also are His children…” (Acts 17:26-29)
We children do all sorts of bad stuff which God says we should not do in the course of a lifetime. Some people much worse than others. The Bible calls it sin and our Father God deals with us as follows:
God tells us in the Bible what is bad and wicked, and advises us not to do those things. Unfortunately, what we want is too often more attractive so we do it anyway. This displeases God because we did not trust that His advice was for our own good. Our sin brings consequence, eventually death.
“What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Grace! Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! (Romans 7:24 CLNT)
Humanity has a sin problem that only the GRACE of God can fix!
The wrath of God toward His sinful children is finished when death comes. There are no ETERNAL consequences. And, humans do not perish in death. God our Father will fix us after our repetitive disobedience has served its purpose, because of His GRACE. He will resurrect all humans into a new creation…
The wrath of God toward His sinful children is finished when death comes. There are no ETERNAL consequences. And, humans do not perish in death. God our Father will fix us after our repetitive disobedience has served its purpose, because of His GRACE. He will resurrect all humans into a new creation…
“The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, GRACE abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, even so GRACE would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 5:20-21)
"So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body...And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man." (1 Corinthians 15:42-44, 49)
The plan of God to make humanity into His image will come to pass. God has predestined Himself to be ALL in all His children, not in our present mortal bodies which die, but when we are "made alive".
"Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule… as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive… The last enemy to be destroyed is death…so that God may be All in all.” (Genesis 1:26; 1 Corinthians 15:22-28)