Divine Perspective

Man’s Perspective

SINLESS, HOLY, PERFECT

Sinful. The wages of sin is death. Needs Divine Forgiveness.

Always brings consequences

Sovereignty- There is no power above Him

Seeks his own sovereignty

Purpose – His is Perfect, He is the Creator

Purpose:

Idolatry

¨       Seeking to please God his way; the way of Cain

¨       The way of Baalam

¨       The way of Korah

Virtue Love-is difficult for man to understand

Love:

Generally conditional

Multiple types:

¨       Eros

¨       Filial

¨       Agape

¨       Storge (family)

Relational – According to His Perfect Will..  Always seeking. Trustworthy and Worthy.

Relational:

Conditional

¨       Based on a reward system

¨       Based on a personal goal

NEEDS Nothing

Needs to be sustained

Food

Clothing

Shelter

Salvation

¨       From Sin

¨       From Himself

Forgiveness - Eph 4:32       And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

(KJV)

Forgiveness – could actually be called Tolerance, man says that he has forgiven when in fact he has let it go but could still harbor bitterness. 

God said that He will remember our sins no more and our salvation is based on that fact.

Forgiveness has both divine and human dimensions.

From the Divine perspective, it is a gift from God where His Grace and Mercy blots out forever our sins when we confess and repent and accept the finished works of Christ.

Just as God shows grace and mercy, our forgiveness of others involve acts and attitudes of grace and mercy toward those that have wronged us giving up our claim for revenge or resentment, mending a broken relationship and disallowing bitterness