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All of God's creatures are bound by the terms of the covenant of creation. All of God's redeemed are bound by the terms of the covenant of redemption! |
Two
questions for you to consider:
1.
Does a man's inability void his lawful duty?
2.
What determines a man's duty to believe in Christ?
1.
Does a man's inability void his lawful duty?
A
man's inability to perform a lawful duty does not void his obligation. A man,
though dead in trespasses and sins, is not exempted from his lawful duty and
obligation toward God his Creator. When God made man in His image, God made him
very good; he had the full ability and power of moral choice and free will to
fulfil his lawful duty owed to God his Creator - to render obedience to God. A
man's inability to discharge his lawful duty towards his Creator is
self-inflicted by his free will rebellion against his Creator.
All
men being sinners are STILL under obligation to repent towards God His Creator.
NOT a single sinner has any right to remain in sin, in transgression against
God. Every single sinner is under divine obligation to repent and turn from his
sin and obey His laws, all of which are good; holy, just, and righteous.
A
man's LAWFUL duties are defined by the terms of the covenant to which he is a
party!
All
of God's creatures are bound by the terms of the covenant of creation.
All
of God's redeemed are bound by the terms of the covenant of redemption!
2.
What determines a man's duty to believe in Christ?
A
man's duties are defined by the terms of the covenant to which he is a party!
His duty is not determined by his own inability or ability.
Only
those embraced in the covenant of redemption are required by the terms of that
covenant to believe Christ as their Redeemer.
All
the children of God are duty-bound to repent and believe in the gospel of their
salvation. They are God's redeemed bound by the terms of the covenant of
redemption. God's redeemed are duty bound by the terms of the covenant of
redemption to repent and believe in their Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ...
because Christ is their Redeemer... it is their covenant duty to believe the truth
of their salvation by Christ.
I
do believe all God's children - the elect whom God has effectually called to grace and salvation in Jesus Christ - ALONE are under divine obligation to repent and
believe in their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He is their Lord and Saviour.
Upon the basis of His life and death, they have been justified, regenerated and
adopted. They are children first by God's free grace, then called to
believe the word of truth, the gospel of their salvation, Eph 1:13.
Why
would anyone imagine that others are under the divine obligation to believe
Christ as Lord and Saviour when Christ is not even the Saviour of all men? Why are
others duty-bound to believe Christ as their Saviour when Christ did not give
Himself as the Saviour of all men? That would amount to God putting some men under
divine obligation to believe a big fat lie!
It
is contrary to God's character for God to put any man under divine obligation to
believe a lie - i.e. to believe that Christ is their Saviour when He had
assuredly decreed that Christ is not their Saviour.
