Can mourning over sin or a lost covenant connection to God lead on to salvation? If that mourning is of a departed soul at the judgment seat of Christ then every evangelical will agree that it will be too late by then. They will be condemned. But what if the persons being judged by Christ are still alive? What if this judgment is being conducted when they are still in their mortal bodies? If living mortal human beings are being judged for entry into the earthly rule of Messiah, (as we see at the Sheep-Goat Judgment), then this is another matter entirely. These mourning people have the possibility of a future life on earth before them do they not? And now, at the end of the age, we see them mourning and repenting. Will a God of mercy and grace cut them off, along with their little children because they are not yet saved? Perhaps not. If there is a witness. And herein lies the wonderful message of the two turtledoves. The two are received as an acceptable sacrifice. Because there is a witness! Two is the number of witness. And there are two turtledoves in this picture. God will judge the pair. And the covenant connection Messiah has to one member of the pair will suffice for the other. Mourning over a lost relationship to God is the first step to repentance. And repentance, crying out to God and laying hold of His blood covenant provision leads on to redemption. Mourning is an essential element of conversion. If we are told by a low grade evangelist to step up to the altar and get a free ticket to heaven and there is no repentance involved then this will not suffice. This quick and easy "cheap deal with Jesus" will not cut it. God puts a very high premium on true sorrow for sin. Mourning for failure to come to God is a necessary part of repentance. Mourning is an essential element as sinners come into the threshold of salvation. And it is a spiritual condition that receives the favor and grace of God in the time of His judgment. This is made abundantly clear in Ezekiel ch. 9
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 08:01:19 +0000
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