Hi, Friend!
Without a standard to keep people honest, they might get the wrong
idea: You can sin all you want and it doesn’t matter. They advocate that
it is possible to lose salvation. The possibility of losing salvation
becomes the incentive to keep us from perpetual sin. They would say that
rules and consequences keep a person honest.
Some people panic when they have nothing to do. They feel their life
is pointless if they aren’t carrying their own weight. They require
having a fear of failure hanging over their heads because it drives them
forward. They need to earn their passage in life. They resist accepting
any gift.
The need for the fear of failure is really avoiding the fear of trusting someone else for the security of your life.
Other people flee the demands of obedience. They want freedom on
their own terms. They want God’s provision but not God. They quickly
receive any gift but lack respect to the giver.
The need to have resources stockpiled with no strings attached is
really avoiding the fear of trusting someone else for the security of
your life.
Both kinds of people seek control over their own life. Both want
independence from neediness. The responsible person tries to earn their
own way by being good. The irresponsible person tries to secure their
freedom through any means necessary (often by being bad).
Matt
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