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[Note: <\/strong>This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3<\/strong> page.<\/span><\/p>\n In the Bible, God\u2019s inspired Word, He has revealed everything anyone can know about His nature, mind, and will. Either He means what He says in His Word, or He doesn\u2019t. If He doesn\u2019t, the Bible is merely advice that we may follow or ignore with impunity. However, if He means what He says, our eternal destiny depends upon giving His Word \u201cthe more earnest heed\u201d (Heb. 2:1).<\/span><\/p>\n While God is the God of grace and mercy (Tit. 2:11\u20133:7), He no less expects His creation to respect and obey His will, to which each one will be called to account (2 Cor. 5:10). Men have no right to presume upon God\u2019s grace by thinking He will \u201cunderstand\u201d our blatant failures to obey such edicts as to love others as ourselves (Mat. 22:39), treat others as we desire to be treated (7:12), help the helpless (Gal. 6: 10), and to fulfill many other duties toward our fellow men. While many seem to make this application in matters relating to social obligations, these same folk often go no further (if they even go that far). The attitude of most (including many religious leaders) toward the Bible seems to be that we should honor its social precepts, but its \u201creligious\u201d doctrines are quite elastic.<\/span><\/p>\n In other words, although God has given clear instructions and specified the things that please Him in \u201creligious\u201d doctrine (as well as in human relationships), He will excuse our ignoring His \u201creligious\u201d dictates. Men thus dare to turn God\u2019s grace into a pretext to fulfill their own wills and desires in \u201creligious\u201d matters. With these premises before us, what are some of the things in religion God does not\/will not at all \u201cunderstand\u201d (i.e., excuse)?<\/span><\/p>\n God\u2019s saving grace is for those who obey Him\u2014not for those who suppose He will \u201cunderstand\u201d if we don\u2019t\u00a0 (John 12:48; Heb. 5:9).<\/span><\/p>\n [Note: <\/strong>I wrote this article for and it was published in the Denton Record-Chronicle, <\/em>Denton, TX, June 12, 2015.]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Attribution:<\/strong> From www.thescripturecache.com<\/em>; Dub McClish, proprietor, curator, and administrator.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Views: 2[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page. In the Bible, God\u2019s inspired Word, He has revealed everything anyone can know about His nature, mind, and will. Either He means what He says in His Word, or He…<\/p>\n\n