Salvation Assured SALVATION FOR ALL
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. Titus 2:11.
Id like to take the position that God is interested in the salvation of every person that He has created. "The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men." "The Spirit of God is freely bestowed to enable every man to lay hold upon the means of salvation. Thus Christ, 'the true Light', 'lighteth every man that cometh into the world.' John 1:9. Men fail salvation through their own willful refusal of the gift of life."--The Great Controversy, p. 262. Angels of heaven are passing through the length and breadth of the earth, seeking to comfort the sorrowing, to protect the imperiled, to win the hearts of men to Christ. Not one is neglected or passed by. God is no respecter of persons, and He has an equal care for all the souls He has created.
Away with the idea that because some church member in the Christian community let his canaries sing too loud, and I lost my sleep and got discouraged and bitter, that I am going to be lost. Away with the idea that a person can be lost because some church member let the Bermuda grass grow into his lawn. Away with the idea that someone who is sitting across the aisle from me didn't smile sweetly, and so I lost my experience. God's plan of salvation is far deeper and broader than the inadequacies of the Bermuda or the canaries or the person across the aisle. There are bigger issues involved.
God is determined that since He, not your parents, is responsible for having brought you into this world, that since He is a God of love and fairness and justice, He is not going to leave any stone unturned in your behalf.
At the time of Christ, the Jewish leaders opposed and rejected Jesus throughout His ministry. Constantly they sought for some way to trap Him, for some method of counteracting His influence with the people, for some way to stop His miracles and silence His teaching. "Still the convicting Spirit of God followed them, and they had to build up many barriers in order to withstand its power."--The Desire of Ages, p. 322. God does not change, and He is still determined to win each one of us today.
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. Titus 2:11.
Id like to take the position that God is interested in the salvation of every person that He has created. "The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men." "The Spirit of God is freely bestowed to enable every man to lay hold upon the means of salvation. Thus Christ, 'the true Light', 'lighteth every man that cometh into the world.' John 1:9. Men fail salvation through their own willful refusal of the gift of life."--The Great Controversy, p. 262. Angels of heaven are passing through the length and breadth of the earth, seeking to comfort the sorrowing, to protect the imperiled, to win the hearts of men to Christ. Not one is neglected or passed by. God is no respecter of persons, and He has an equal care for all the souls He has created.
Away with the idea that because some church member in the Christian community let his canaries sing too loud, and I lost my sleep and got discouraged and bitter, that I am going to be lost. Away with the idea that a person can be lost because some church member let the Bermuda grass grow into his lawn. Away with the idea that someone who is sitting across the aisle from me didn't smile sweetly, and so I lost my experience. God's plan of salvation is far deeper and broader than the inadequacies of the Bermuda or the canaries or the person across the aisle. There are bigger issues involved.
God is determined that since He, not your parents, is responsible for having brought you into this world, that since He is a God of love and fairness and justice, He is not going to leave any stone unturned in your behalf.
At the time of Christ, the Jewish leaders opposed and rejected Jesus throughout His ministry. Constantly they sought for some way to trap Him, for some method of counteracting His influence with the people, for some way to stop His miracles and silence His teaching. "Still the convicting Spirit of God followed them, and they had to build up many barriers in order to withstand its power."--The Desire of Ages, p. 322. God does not change, and He is still determined to win each one of us today.
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