The Incredible Human Potential PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock

56 THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN POTENTIALHe sealed up the sum of wisdom, beauty and perfection. He wasPERFECT in all bis ways from the instant he was created UNTIL(Ezekiel 28: 15) INIQUITY - rebellion, lawlessness - was found inhim.He had been trained and was thoroughly experienced inadministration of the GOVERNMENT OF Goo at the very throne ofthe endless UNIVERSE! He was one of the two cherubs whosewings covered the throne of God the MOST high (Ezek. 28:14,Ex. 25:20).He was created gloriously beautiful - perfect in beauty, buthe allowed vanity to seize him. Then he turned to erroneous reasoning.God's LAW- the basis of God's government- is the wayof LOVE - outgoing concern for the good and welfare of others,love toward God in obedience, humility, and worship - the wayof giving, sharing, helping, cooperating. He reasoned that competitionwould be better than cooperation. lt would be an incentiveto excel, to try harder, to accomplish. There would bemore pleasure in serving SELF and more enjoyment.He turned against God's law of LOVE. He became jealous ofGod, envious, and resentful against God. He allowed lust andgreed to fill him, and he became bitter. This inspired a spirit ofvio/ence! He deliberately became his Maker's adversary andenemy. That was his choice, not God's- yet allowed by God!God changed his NAME to what he became, SATAN the DEVIL- which means adversary, competitor, enemy.He directed his supernatural powers henceforth to EVIL. Hebecame bitter not only against God, but against God's LAW. Heused his subtile wiles of deception to lead the angels under himinto disloyalty, rebellion, and revolt against the Creator and finallyinto a w AR of aggression and violence to attempt to deposeGod and seize the throne of the UNIVERSE.As long as Lucifer remained loyal and administered the GOV­ERNMENT OF Goo faithfully, this earth was filled with wonderfuland perfect PEACE. The angels were vigorously HAPPY to the extentof JOY! The LAW of God's government is THE WAY OF LIFE thatCAUSES and produces peace, happiness, prosperity, and wellbeing.Sin is the w A Y OF LIFE that has caused all existing EVILS.The penalty of sin by the angels was not death - for God had