A Libel Against God
Human sin began with loss of faith
in God! When our mother Eve
listened to Satan's sly innuendoes
against the character of God, she
began to entertain a doubt of His
integrity-and right there the doors
were opened to the incoming of every
possible evil, and darkness settled
upon the world. Relationship
between moral beings is by
confidence, and confidence rests
upon character which is a guarantee
of conduct. God is a being of
supreme moral excellence, possessing
in infinite perfection all the qualities
that constitute holy character. He
deserves and invites the unreserved
confidence of every moral creature,
including man. Any proper relation
to Him must be by confidence, that
is, faith. Idolatry is the supreme sin
and unbelief is the child of idolatry.
Both are libels on the Most High
and Most Holy. John wrote: "He
that believeth not God hath made
Him a liar." A God who would lie is
a God without character.
Repentance is a man's sincere
apology for distrusting God for so
long, and faith is throwing oneself
upon Christ in complete confidence.
Thus by faith reconciliation is
achieved between God and man!
A.W. Tozer