The Implications of Separation from God - Part 2

Our Separation from the Father

Yesterday we looked at Jesus’ separation from the Father. His separation was temporary but He understood the implications of separation and, because of that, the thought of it was torturous and the experience of it was excruciating. He also understood the implications for us and this grieved Him as well. Because it is not the will of God that any human being should be eternally separated from Him, Christ died in our place and paid the penalty for our sin.

John 12:46 - I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

We are born as sinful creatures. Early on we have a type of innocence that lasts for a while, but then we grow into what some refer to as the “age of accountability”. This is when we have the spiritual and mental faculties to understand and respond to the truth of who God and Christ are, as revealed in the Scriptures.

So man is born, comes into a place of accountability for the truth, and then must decide how he will respond to the truth. Some will believe the truth and will be saved…

Romans 10:9&10 - Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.

Unfortunately, some will reject the truth. God gives us free will which means that we can choose to accept or reject Him and He will not encroach on our choice. My prayer for everyone is that they will accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.

For humanity, the implications of separation from the Father included eternal separation from God. This includes both physical torture and spiritual torture. Jesus endured both on our behalf, there is no reason why we should also. His torture was temporary but ours will be eternal. The implications also include the powerlessness that comes from living life on this earth without the power of Christ to strengthen us and work on our behalf.

It is not worth it to live our lives on this earth with toil and trouble only to die and live forever in a state of toil and trouble that is so evil it defies sufficient description. The scriptures tell us that there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for a friend (see John 15:13). Jesus did exactly that for us! Have you accepted His gift of love? If not, inbox me and let’s chat about that.