How can one be weak, and yet strong at the same time? The Old Testament is full of examples of the weak being strong. King David in Psalms 6:1-2 states, “O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, neither chasten me in Thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord heal me; for my bones are vexed.” King David is simply stating he is incapable of making right choices without the help of his Lord and God. Why would he ask for mercy? Because he knows he has done wrong! But how would he know he had done wrong?
The natural man, as we were all created, are given two mechanisms to make choices, the law of the flesh, and a conscience which is the knowledge of all that is good. In a previous article I discussed from the Scriptures the subject of the natural man and the law of the flesh. When there was no knowledge of evil, the law of the flesh works just fine as it did prior to Adam and Eve, welcoming the idea of their eyes being opened as a good thing to know both good and evil, becoming as gods (Genesis 3:5). The gift of the ...
