Torrance's 'Final Thoughts And Musings'

Final Thoughts and Musings

I wanted to close this post out with a disclaimer and some encouragement…

Disclaimer: Like James Torrance mentioned earlier, despite the covenantal, filial, and loving nature in which God relates to humanity - which, requires nothing on our part for its effectiveness or actuality - it still demands a response from us. For some of you reading this post, you may be thinking to yourself, “Sullivan, if our salvation, God’s relationality, etc. towards us is covanental in nature and requires nothing of us, does that just mean we can do whatever we want without repercussion??” Absolutely not, Grace demands a response, but it’s our perspective of why we respond and how we respond that matters most. Getting back to God’s character, if God is a harsh judge whose only concern is doling out justice to people whom have offended his sole focus of being obeyed and worshiped, then our response will inevitably be to become obedient to God’s laws out of fear of punishment and escaping God’s wrath (which, may “work” for a …show more content…
On the flipside, God, being a loving Father who’s heart breaks when He sees His creation (specifically humanity made in His image) being trapped, twisted, oppressed, and tortured by the power of Sin and Death, rescues His children by sending His Son to death on a cross; in spite of us and our acceptance/recognition. Thus, by the Holy Spirit and His Word, we come to realize the truth; the truth of what God did for us and accomplished for us in spite of ourselves. Then, it is through our joyful gratitude and recognition of the