Well, I have yet another debated topic to discuss today. Bible says everyone will be judged according to his or her own deeds. The point of discussion is the personality or character that I have in me is it inborn or is it how I build it?
Let me take you to Genesis 25:22-27
We see here that Issac had two sons Esau and Jacob. Bible teaches that they were twins and were fighting within the womb of their mother. Bible says about them to be of two nations and the younger will be served by the older. This was predefined and as predicted when Easu and Jacob were born. One was red and tough while the other was a mama’s boy.
Again let me take you to Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
What I feel from the above incidents is that God has formed everyone of us unique and our personalities and characters are God given gifts.
Some of us may be the most rebellious ones while some may be the most pious ones. Some may have the character of being silent and some as jovial.
Hence I would say our personality and characters is God gifted. You may now ask me then why will I be judged because of God given character? Why should I be punished for a character that I had in me before I was born. I would say that you are judged or punished by God not for your character but how well can you control and handle your character. If you know that your character is like someone who gets angry fast then you have a greater responsibility of handling your anger so that in your anger you do not commit sin. Let’s keep our character and SIN as different. Having a character does not make you SIN. If you do not control your character you commit sin.
Being a guy, you may very well know that your character is that which can hurt your friends or even lead you both to abuse each other, fight or something worse, you need to have a control on it. Look at Cain and Abel. Cain was a angry guy and could not control his anger. In his anger he killed Abel and you know the story rest. Now look at Esau and Jacob. Esau was tricked by Jacob. Jacob had tricked to get blessings of Esau but look at him. Esau was a red tough guy but he controls it to forgive Jacob in the end. What really matter is how well you can handle your personality and character. How well you can groom it. God has never formed a man to SIN against him, his characters and personality may be different and unique but God gives the free will to one and all of how to live with his character. Either he can be a Cain or can be an Esau.
Let’s think over and not blame God for out our character and personality instead let’s nurture what we have so that it becomes a pleasing aroma to our God.
Blessings
Indeance
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Title Am I responsible for my personality / character?
Category Christian Art / Key Concept
Date 22 June 2009
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