Chosen IV

Chosen IV

Aug. 31

Did Jesus die for the sins of the world and can anyone be saved?  These are two of the interesting questions that come up when people talk about the election of the saints.  We have already seen that each and every one of us is personally responsible for our actions and sins.  That on the judgment day we will give account for what we have done.  So lets take a moment and see what the Bible has to say about the the scope of Jesus death and the call to sinners. 

“He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”

1 John 2:2 NIV

Jesus death was price enough to pay for the sins of the whole world.  He died for all people in the world and the call to salvation is made to everyone. 

“In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.”

Acts 17:30 NIV

“For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.”

Titus 2:11 NIV

God commands for all people to repent and the offer of salvation is open to all.

In perhaps the most famous verse in the Bible (John 3:16) we see that God loved the world and the invitation is open to, “whosoever” that includes all people in the world. (For more on this see, 2 Cor. 5:14, 1 Tim. 2:6, Isaiah 53:6, Hebrews 2:9, John 3:16, Romans 5:6, Gal. 2:20)

Christ died for all the ungodly people in the world, that includes you and me.

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Romans 5:8 NIV

So then if Jesus died for everyone, and He did. Then each of us must make a personal decision.  Your relationship with God is a matter of your personal choose.  Remember Jesus did not come into the world to start a religion. Religions are institutions created by man.  Jesus came into the world to create personal relationships with individuals. Jesus wants you to have an intimate and unique relationship with Him.  When the Bible tells us that He came to die for the world, its more than just that He came to die for you.  I fully believe that if I had been the only sinner in the world Jesus would have come to die just for me.  That is how great the Fathers love is for us.  It is a precious gift the God has given.  What we do with that gift is now in our hands.