God’s reasons for hiding spiritual truths in the Bible

[John Zain]

This may just be the GrandDaddy of all controversial threads
… there’s something here for everyone to really get excited about!

God has camoflaged some major spiritual truths that upset many people.
And He had good reasons for “somewhat hiding” these controversial verses.
These truths are just too troublesome and negative for most people to handle.

REASON … IMO, God desired for people to maintain a positive attitude,
to not lose their hope of Heaven, and to try to be better citizens of the world.

These “somewhat hidden” spiritual truths have at least several supporting verses.
And in 6 of the 7 cases below, God has provided alternative verses to counteract them.
These alternative verses are not really lies or deceptions, but they are phrased
so ingeniously … that most people can just easily take them the wrong way.
IMO, the Lord chooses to clarify some of these things privately through His Spirit.

The statements in black are “somewhat hidden” truths in the Bible.
--- HT = Hiding This …. My view of God’s reasons for hiding them.

1) Every human is born with an inherited sin nature (from Adam and Eve)
----HT removes a big excuse for people to sin more, and promotes guilty consciences.

2) The one true God has revealed Himself as being 3 Persons
----HT removes a major obstacle for the non-believer to accept Christianity.
----Example: saying God had a Son makes Muslims believe Christians are totally crazy.

3) Initially, everyone is totally unable to truly believe in Jesus and His gospel
----HT removes a major obstacle for the non-believer to accept Christianity.

4) Only by God’s grace, and by His free gift of faith, are people enabled to believe
----HT removes a major obstacle for the non-believer to accept Christianity.
----HT provides a better atmosphere for believing (and not criticizing) Christianity.

5) The difficult process of sanctification (after being born-again) is necessary for salvation
----HT removes a major obstacle for the non-believer to accept Christianity.
----HT removes a possible obstacle for the new believer to continue in the faith.

6) The baptism with the Holy Spirit (an anointing) has nothing to do with being born-again
----HT removes the discouragment of Christians who do not have this baptism.

7) Eternal life is knowing the Father and the Son, being led by the Spirit, and (5) above
----HT removes what can be very offensive to lukewarm and less-spiritual believers,
----until they are able to progress in understanding and maturity.

If anyone can think of other similar cases, I’d like to hear about them. Thanks much.

 

[n2thelight]

I feel ,everyone can't handle the truth,and for that reason are blinded,for their own good,as they won't be judged in ignorance......

 

[Mountain Man]

God has said man is without excuse,what God has hidden he readily reveals to those who toss away their excuses,the things he says about himself that we cannot comprehend are faced with faith,the only response the finite can have to the infinite.

 

[Mike S]

God's truths have to be sought with sincerity. There are times when we say we seek the truth, but we want only a superficial understanding. Enough to justify our lifestyles and make us feel good, but not enough to transform us, we hope for a cheap grace. At such times, it seems as if God hides His face from us.





"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it."

 

[John Zain]

Many thanks to those of you who have the courage to speak up ... Bravo!

 

[Atonement]

Greetings to you in the love of Jesus Christ

The Holy Spirit that dwells in us has revealed these things to us. The world can not understand and more so, believe it's foolish to believe on such things, but to you and I we know it's the power of God!

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

Some of us are equipped to plant seeds and others are equipped to water, but it's the Holy Spirit that draws a person into the Kingdom of God.