Romans 3:5
5 But [de] if [ei] our [hemon] unrighteousness
[adikia] commend [sunistao] the righteousness [dikaiosune] of God [theos], what [tis] shall we say [ereo]? [me] Is God [theos] unrighteous [adikos] who taketh [epiphero]
vengeance [orge]? (I speak [lego] as [kata] a man [anthropos]) KJV-Interlinear
5 But
if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we
say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) ESV
Pauls statement that he speaks in a human way
illustrates human viewpoint, in an attempt to justify ones behavior, and thus
condemn Gods judgment.
And so Paul asks the question, is it just for God to
judge, when God is perfect? Isn’t that judgment actually a sin that God
commits?
This poses a common complaint of many in this world,
that no one has the right to judge them.
Especially criminals, in that they do not recognize their
wrong as condemnable, nor the right of society or even law, to condemn them.
Even some religions pose their right to do whatever
they want in the name of their god. And
this is a rehash of the jungle law principles in this world. The strong and the
quick are justified, whereas the weak and the slow are just fuel for the
fire. And this of course leads society
to tyranny and atrocities and worse.
All, of course, was initiated by Satan and the law of
evil. He would like nothing better than
to see all people dead, to see God fail, and to have his way forever.
And of course this ignores the very basic principle of
Gods sovereignty in holding all of creation together based on truth. If God did not exist, then creation would not
exist and Satan and all of his opinions would cease to exist as well, along
with all of creation.
So, to win you lose. There is nothing to win in evil.
As for criminals, if they were not punished, if there
was no legal process to contain criminality, then all of society would disintegrate
into anarchy and tyranny and eventually all of society would come to an end.
It is the same of for those who are indifferent toward
their spiritual life. There is a containment, called the spiritual growth
process, that if it did not exist, then humanity would not have any access to
truth and thus chaos would result.
The Tribulation, which will occur at some point in the
future, will last only seven years, with humanity and Satan having their way as
described. And in those seven years, the
entirety of humanity will become nearly extinct.
So, in our sin God is glorified in that He is perfect
and righteous and just.
But then, God does not need mans sin in order to be
glorified or to prove His righteousness.
Human viewpoint always looks to the excuses of life in
order to justify any and all behavior.
Human viewpoint never looks to truth to examine itself
and measure itself against the perfect.
This is why there are so many philosophies, so many
religions, so many opinions. They all waddle in the fog of confusion and self-justification
and self-reason and self-logic.
And, unless you get with a daily study of Bible doctrine,
and learn truth, then you will never figure this all out.
