For this is good and acceptable
in the sight of God our Saviour;
Who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
For there is one God,
and one mediator between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus;
Who gave himself a ransom for all,
to be testified in due time. 1 Timothy 2:3-6 KJV
All.
It does not say "Some."
All -- and the "all" is referring to men (v.4 & v.5).
So here is the calvinist reinvention: 1) "All" means something else in their alternate reality universe where they are (collectively, I guess...) God and define everything in their own, unbiblical terms, or, 2) Not all of the creatures derived by procreation from Adam and Eve, the original parents, are human...not considered a part of mankind. This apostolic statement by Paul that clearly describes the ransom of Jesus' death as applying to ALL of mankind (v.6) gets flipped around to mean the minute number of pre-selected calvinists because they say so. The implication is clear. All of us that they consider to be pre-configured reprobates (the Bible does not agree with them anywhere) are not and never have been human. Sub-human. 3) ...all of the above.
The desire of God's heart is that all of mankind will be saved. People who say that they do not know how to find God's will for their life have not considered these verses. God wants all of those who are blood-bought believers to introduce the rest of mankind to the Savior, Jesus Christ. None of us is going to do it perfectly nor will we avail ourselves of every opportunity sent to us by the Holy Spirit. However, to duck behind the wall when our Father is looking for someone to speak up or show up is unacceptable. To have an accounting system that demands more than Jesus demands is Pharisaical/blasphemous.
"Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" (1 Timothy 1:15). Isn't that a 100% proposition? Every human is a sinner. Every human is ransomed by the blood of Jesus. The ransom is a gift. A gift must be accepted. Sinners have the human capacity to accept the gift as a good thing.
All sinners.
All.
Sinners.
Come to Jesus.
Come to the Cross.
in the sight of God our Saviour;
Who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
For there is one God,
and one mediator between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus;
Who gave himself a ransom for all,
to be testified in due time. 1 Timothy 2:3-6 KJV
All.
It does not say "Some."
All -- and the "all" is referring to men (v.4 & v.5).
So here is the calvinist reinvention: 1) "All" means something else in their alternate reality universe where they are (collectively, I guess...) God and define everything in their own, unbiblical terms, or, 2) Not all of the creatures derived by procreation from Adam and Eve, the original parents, are human...not considered a part of mankind. This apostolic statement by Paul that clearly describes the ransom of Jesus' death as applying to ALL of mankind (v.6) gets flipped around to mean the minute number of pre-selected calvinists because they say so. The implication is clear. All of us that they consider to be pre-configured reprobates (the Bible does not agree with them anywhere) are not and never have been human. Sub-human. 3) ...all of the above.
The desire of God's heart is that all of mankind will be saved. People who say that they do not know how to find God's will for their life have not considered these verses. God wants all of those who are blood-bought believers to introduce the rest of mankind to the Savior, Jesus Christ. None of us is going to do it perfectly nor will we avail ourselves of every opportunity sent to us by the Holy Spirit. However, to duck behind the wall when our Father is looking for someone to speak up or show up is unacceptable. To have an accounting system that demands more than Jesus demands is Pharisaical/blasphemous.
"Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" (1 Timothy 1:15). Isn't that a 100% proposition? Every human is a sinner. Every human is ransomed by the blood of Jesus. The ransom is a gift. A gift must be accepted. Sinners have the human capacity to accept the gift as a good thing.
All sinners.
All.
Sinners.
Come to Jesus.
Come to the Cross.
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