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    CHAPTER 3: SEEING THE
    WORLD AS GOD SEES IT

     

              In order to see the world as God sees it,
    we must be able to know what is written in the word of God as far as the world
    is concern. There is a master key in the word that summaries the plan of God
    for the world;

     

    45 Then opened He their understanding,
    that they might understand the Scriptures, 46
    And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer
    and to rise from the dead the third day;47
    And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among
    all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.     (Luke 24:45-47)

    The above verses unlock
    the meaning to the word of God and enables us to understand the theme and
    content of the entire Bible. Through these verses, we can see the world the way
    God sees it. There are two facts in these master key verses that can help one
    to better understand the word of God.

              Firstly, we need to understand that Christ suffered, die
    and rose from the death after three day. Christ needed to go through this pain
    in order to reconcile sinful man to his righteous God. Man was condemned to die
    because of his sins. (Rom 6:3).

              Secondly, repentance and remission of sin must be preached
    to all else the blood of they that will die without hearing this gospel shall
    be on our heads if we do not obey this command (Ezek 3:18-19). Though Jesus Christ
    died for the sin of all mankind, only those who will, out of their free will,
    call upon the name of the Lord shall receive forgiveness of sins and be save (Rom
    10: 13-14). Mankind will be able to repent from their sins and ask for
    forgiveness when the word is preached to them. This was the last assignment Jesus
    gave His disciples before going to heaven (Act 1:8).

              Therefore, the master key reveals Gods view of the world as
    sinners who need to be reconciled to Him through Jesus Christ. Using a natural
    illustration, God viewed the world as a field (the world) that is ripe and
    ready for harvest but the labourers are few (Mtt 9:37)