Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of Morsels for Zion's Poor. From the very beginning
man has tried to blame someone else for his sin. Adam blamed
the woman, the woman blamed the serpent. But who was really to
blame? Sin entered the world and subsequently
the death which it caused according to the predestined purpose of
Almighty God. God is the first cause of all
things and nothing transpires in this world or any other apart
from His foreordination and determined will. Sin and its subsequent
penalty were as much ordained by God as was the remedy for
it which was manifested for the elect sons of God in the redemption
which was purchased for them by the Lord Jesus Christ. God
does not do things in retrospect or hindsight since he knows the
end from the beginning and determines all that lays between. That being
said, can God be blamed for sin? The emphatic answer of the scripture
is no. The living God of heaven and
earth is above the reproach of men, and his honor and reputation
can in no way be besmirched by any of his creation, regardless
of their attempts to do so. Let not any man think that he
can lay the blame for his sin at the Lord's feet, even though
his every action is determined by him who directeth the steps
of every man who has ever moved upon the earth. Judas Iscariot
fulfilled the exact will and purpose of God for his life,
yet Judas could in no way blame God for the wickedness which
teemed within his own heart and moved him to betray the Lord
Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. Judas was to blame for his sin.
The Lord sent a lying spirit into the mouths of the false
prophets, but these men gladly spake according to their own
desire, and this lying spirit was but acting according to their
own nature. The wickedness of men stems out of their own corrupt
nature, which makes them willing participants in all manner of
evil, unless they are restrained from such by the mercies of God.
There is no bound upon this wickedness except that which God is pleased
to set forth. Surely the wrath of man shall
praise thee, the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain." So
the man who would attempt to blame God for his sin is both
ignorant of the holy character of God and of his own corrupt
nature. Any time a discussion of the
absolute predestination of all things comes up, somebody always
feels compelled to set forth the disclaimer, God is not the
author of sin. As if those who believe him to
be the first cause of all events will somehow deny the scripture
and lay blame for their own wickedness at his feet. Those who would
do so have never been humbled in the dust of repentance, which
will never allow a man any sort of reply except that of David.
For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive
me. No sin can occur without His
authority, since He is able to restrain it, but the only one
to be blamed is the transgressor, who gladly embraces his own wickedness. Man in his bent towards evil
is in perfect contrast to the God of heaven and earth, who
will not so much as look upon sin. We see this contrast most
evidently when we look upon the Lord Jesus Christ who came into
the world born of a woman just like every other man who has
been born in time. He was in all points tempted
like as we are yet without sin. In fact, he did no sin, neither
was guile found in his mouth. The reason that he committed
no sin was that he had no corruptible nature. He said to his disciples,
for the prince of this world cometh and hath nothing in me.
The prince of this world has no power at all against him who
is without a sin nature. It is impossible that he should
in any way be tainted with the corruption of any sin. The Lord
Jesus was free from sin in every aspect except that he willingly
and effectively bore the penalty and guilt of our sin on Calvary's
cross. He who was totally without sin
became sin for us. He who could not be blamed for
sin took our blame and nailed it to His cross, setting us forever
free from any condemnation. What a glorious Savior! Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed
us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ,
according as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation
of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before
Him in love. having predestinated us unto
the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according
to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of
his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the blood, in
whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of
sins, according to the riches of his grace. Do you rejoice
in the full and free salvation which is found in Christ alone?
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