| The GiftPosted Sep-17-07 06:03:14 PDT He wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men - the testimony given in its proper time.
1 Timothy 2:4-6
Both Peter and Paul said that God wants all to be saved. This is not mean that all will be saved, because the Bible makes it clear that many reject Christ. The gospel message has a universal scope; it is not directed only to people of one race, one gender, or one national background. God loves the whole world and sent his son to save sinners. Never assume that anyone is outside of God's mercy or beyond the reach of his offer of salvation. We human beings are separated from God by sin, and only one person in the universe is our mediator and can stand between us and God and bring us together again - Jesus, who is both God and man. Jesus' sacrifice brought new life to all people. Jesus gave his life as a ransom for sin. A ransom was the price paid to release a slave from captivity. Jesus, our mediator, gave his life in exchange for ours. By his death, he paid our penalty for sin. He did that willingly, out of his complete love for you and me. There is nothing we did to deserve it. In fact, we have all done things that make us entirely undeserving of it. But it is already done; the sacrifice has been made. The only thing that remains to be seen is your reaction to it. How will you react to what God has done for you? Will you choose to accept his wonderful gift, or reject it? That is the question that at one time or another, all people must answer. By the grace of God, it took me 26 years to answer that question myself. I Thank God everyday that he gave me enough time to make the right decision.
God Bless you,
JH
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