Is It Unreasonable or Unjust?
By T. E. Bowen
By one man sin entered this world. Death passed upon all men because this one man sinned. This seems in a way unreasonable and unjust. By one Man righteousness entered our world. And life is passed on to all men who by faith take this one righteous life in place of their own. From the ranks of the enemy the accusation comes that this also is unreasonable and unjust. But it is as reasonable and just that life should be bestowed upon every one who by faith accepts it from the Son of God, as for all to pass under the domain of sin — of death, Satan's realm — because of one man's offense. Therefore God is justified in justifying all who forsake their sins and believe in Jesus. "For as through the one man's disobedience," He pleads, "the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous." The only condition is that the sinner shall renounce his sins; for God cannot under any circumstances justify him who cherishes sin. And what is the sin detector? See Ex. 20: 1-17. T. E. BOWEN.