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It amazes me how many "religious" men, that are more philosophers, and not at all Christians, think that God practices equality before Righteousness. What they are missing most of all is that God's spirit dwells in the Christian and witnesses to us of the things pertaining to God. Some ungodly men are the best of debaters. They have more ability to rationalize than they deserve. Is that what pleases and impresses God? No. He is a Holy and Righteous Judge. He answers to no man. He has destroyed nations for their evils. Does that sound like He is unfair and doesn't practice equality. Well, He is fair, but as for practicing equality. That is of no interest to God. If only one man was just and faithful in all the earth, and the rest practiced...a total equality,of live and let live...only so they could all get along...do you think God would give in to their demands. No. Noah, was such a man. A preacher of righteousness. Called to preach repentance to the entire earth...that God was soon to destroy. Did God give them a chance to Repent? Yes. Did they? No. Did God care that His ideas of Righteousness measured up to their ideas on equal rights for all men to live their lives as they wanted? No.
The unsaved man doesn't have the Spirit of God in Him...and so cannot discern between right and wrong as he should.
Romans 1:18  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19  ¶Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22  Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,23  And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24  Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Until the unsaved man can come to the realization that he needs forgiveness from God, and acceptance of God's terms of right and wrong...He never will have the witness of the Spirit... and thus will never understand what the creator of heaven and earth, the righteous judge, the Redeemer, is really like.
That's why Christians pray for them...not because they persuade us in any way, not because they can even argue better...but so that they can come to the knowledge of the truth.
The unsaved man doesn't have the Spirit of God in Him...and so cannot discern between right and wrong as he should.
Romans 1:18  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19  ¶Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22  Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,23  And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24  Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Until the unsaved man can come to the realization that he needs forgiveness from God, and acceptance of God's terms of right and wrong...He never will have the witness of the Spirit... and thus will never understand what the creator of heaven and earth, the righteous judge, the Redeemer, is really like.
That's why Christians pray for them...not because they persuade us in any way, not because they can even argue better...but so that they can come to the knowledge of the truth.