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I have been reading through this website and found this article.
What are your thoughts on it? Here is the article and the site where it is posted. I copied and pasted the whole article to make it easier to disect.
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Blessings to you.
Javier
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A Special Salvation
“For for this we both labor and are reproached, because we hope on the living God,
who is Savior of all men--especially of those believing.â€Â
- 1 Timothy 4:10, YLT
You and I have a special salvation. It is peculiar and quite uncommon. It is extraordinary and wonderful and yet all will one day know and enjoy the same. It is a salvation in which we have been granted by God’s grace the faith to believe that he truly is the Savior of all men before all men see and rejoice that it is so.
This salvation, this deliverance if you will, that God has gifted us with through no effort or merit of our own is the capacity to see with the eyes of our hearts the magnificence, the glory, and the all-encompassing extent of the cross of Jesus Christ for all mankind. It is a special salvation in the sense that it is something that we have the privilege of enjoying here and now in our lifetimes.
"The scriptures make it very plain that all are not saved at the same time. ‘Who gave Himself a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times’ --1 Tim. 2:6 R.V. ‘As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order’ --I Cor. 15:22,23. At the present time God is saving only those He has chosen and called unto the special salvation of the ages (1 Cor. 1:26-30; 1 Tim. 6:12).â€Â
- Larry Hodges, The Significance of Christ
This salvation does not make us better than anyone else or more loved by God than anyone else, rather it is special because He has given us a sneak preview of the end of the movie. We see, to some degree, the salvation of all and the truth that all of redemption is found exclusively in Christ in advance of those to whom He has kept it hidden.
“It is often remarked by those who oppose the doctrine of universal salvation, that if God is the Savior of all men, then there is no difference between the saint and the sinner, the believer and unbeliever. Those who make this remark, seem to forget, that while God is declared to be the Savior of all men, he is also said to be ESPECIALLY the Savior of the believer. Though it is true, that God is the Savior of all, yet a little more attention would teach you, that all along, in Scripture, there is a salvation held forth as the SPECIAL PROPERTY of the believer, in which the unbeliever can have no part or lot. Though all shall be saved with an everlasting salvation, yet the believer ALONE can enjoy this special salvation.â€Â
- Rev. I. D. Williamson, 1840, The Nature of Salvation
By His grace, our souls rejoice in the special salvation and the remarkable revelation that there is nothing any man can do to make himself righteous with God. Do you realize how unique that understanding is in today’s religious world? Those who believe the gospel of the grace of God have been rescued from the lies of religion. They have been saved from the fear and anxiety of religion’s performance-based treadmills and delivered from the doubts that clouded their view of God’s love and acceptance. Believers know that the power of the cross reaches out to effect all mankind and that Jesus succeeded in what the Father sent Him to do (1 John 4:14).
“There is no salvation for anyone at any time except through Jesus Christ and His saving work. It is only through His death, burial, and resurrection life that all will be saved. There will be no failure here. He was manifested to put away sin and to destroy the works of the Devil (Heb.9:26; 1 Jn.3:8). He will not stop until He has accomplished these ends.â€Â
- Joseph Kirk, Will God Save All or Only Some?
There is no reason for God’s graciousness toward us in this matter. He chooses whom He wishes to believe and he blinds those for a season whom He wishes not to see. All is for His glory. All done by God is merciful and just and righteous. Men cannot comprehend the love of God for they have not known anything that comes close to its perfection. But all will soon know and praise the graciousness and love of our Lord. No man is better than another because he believes though he may be better off for the peace of mind.
From our vantage point, we see and believe that God is the Savior of all men, not just some. The fact that He “especially†saves those who believe does not mean He excludes all others. All men will one day bow the knee and joyfully acknowledge that Jesus is Lord. Nevertheless, there is a special salvation that God imparts to those whom He wills to know and believe the “good news†today. God rescues us from the fear of not only our own fate, but of those in times past and those in the ages to come. This special salvation brings joy, peace, and thanksgiving to our souls.
Friend, it is by grace and through the gift of faith that we catch a glimpse of God’s overarching plan for mankind. We get the thrill of knowing now that one day in the future God will be All in all. He saves us from the horror of thinking that the majority of God’s creation will be tormented endlessly in the religion’s “hellâ€Â. We marvel each day in the revelation that Jesus really is the Savior of the World. And because of this special salvation we have been given, we are compelled to share with as many who will hear that their reconciliation to God is complete and secure through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Grace and peace to you always!
John
This article can be found at http://www.gospelfortoday.org/jteaching ... vation.htm
I have been reading through this website and found this article.
What are your thoughts on it? Here is the article and the site where it is posted. I copied and pasted the whole article to make it easier to disect.
Lets hear it.
Blessings to you.
Javier
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A Special Salvation
“For for this we both labor and are reproached, because we hope on the living God,
who is Savior of all men--especially of those believing.â€Â
- 1 Timothy 4:10, YLT
You and I have a special salvation. It is peculiar and quite uncommon. It is extraordinary and wonderful and yet all will one day know and enjoy the same. It is a salvation in which we have been granted by God’s grace the faith to believe that he truly is the Savior of all men before all men see and rejoice that it is so.
This salvation, this deliverance if you will, that God has gifted us with through no effort or merit of our own is the capacity to see with the eyes of our hearts the magnificence, the glory, and the all-encompassing extent of the cross of Jesus Christ for all mankind. It is a special salvation in the sense that it is something that we have the privilege of enjoying here and now in our lifetimes.
"The scriptures make it very plain that all are not saved at the same time. ‘Who gave Himself a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times’ --1 Tim. 2:6 R.V. ‘As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order’ --I Cor. 15:22,23. At the present time God is saving only those He has chosen and called unto the special salvation of the ages (1 Cor. 1:26-30; 1 Tim. 6:12).â€Â
- Larry Hodges, The Significance of Christ
This salvation does not make us better than anyone else or more loved by God than anyone else, rather it is special because He has given us a sneak preview of the end of the movie. We see, to some degree, the salvation of all and the truth that all of redemption is found exclusively in Christ in advance of those to whom He has kept it hidden.
“It is often remarked by those who oppose the doctrine of universal salvation, that if God is the Savior of all men, then there is no difference between the saint and the sinner, the believer and unbeliever. Those who make this remark, seem to forget, that while God is declared to be the Savior of all men, he is also said to be ESPECIALLY the Savior of the believer. Though it is true, that God is the Savior of all, yet a little more attention would teach you, that all along, in Scripture, there is a salvation held forth as the SPECIAL PROPERTY of the believer, in which the unbeliever can have no part or lot. Though all shall be saved with an everlasting salvation, yet the believer ALONE can enjoy this special salvation.â€Â
- Rev. I. D. Williamson, 1840, The Nature of Salvation
By His grace, our souls rejoice in the special salvation and the remarkable revelation that there is nothing any man can do to make himself righteous with God. Do you realize how unique that understanding is in today’s religious world? Those who believe the gospel of the grace of God have been rescued from the lies of religion. They have been saved from the fear and anxiety of religion’s performance-based treadmills and delivered from the doubts that clouded their view of God’s love and acceptance. Believers know that the power of the cross reaches out to effect all mankind and that Jesus succeeded in what the Father sent Him to do (1 John 4:14).
“There is no salvation for anyone at any time except through Jesus Christ and His saving work. It is only through His death, burial, and resurrection life that all will be saved. There will be no failure here. He was manifested to put away sin and to destroy the works of the Devil (Heb.9:26; 1 Jn.3:8). He will not stop until He has accomplished these ends.â€Â
- Joseph Kirk, Will God Save All or Only Some?
There is no reason for God’s graciousness toward us in this matter. He chooses whom He wishes to believe and he blinds those for a season whom He wishes not to see. All is for His glory. All done by God is merciful and just and righteous. Men cannot comprehend the love of God for they have not known anything that comes close to its perfection. But all will soon know and praise the graciousness and love of our Lord. No man is better than another because he believes though he may be better off for the peace of mind.
From our vantage point, we see and believe that God is the Savior of all men, not just some. The fact that He “especially†saves those who believe does not mean He excludes all others. All men will one day bow the knee and joyfully acknowledge that Jesus is Lord. Nevertheless, there is a special salvation that God imparts to those whom He wills to know and believe the “good news†today. God rescues us from the fear of not only our own fate, but of those in times past and those in the ages to come. This special salvation brings joy, peace, and thanksgiving to our souls.
Friend, it is by grace and through the gift of faith that we catch a glimpse of God’s overarching plan for mankind. We get the thrill of knowing now that one day in the future God will be All in all. He saves us from the horror of thinking that the majority of God’s creation will be tormented endlessly in the religion’s “hellâ€Â. We marvel each day in the revelation that Jesus really is the Savior of the World. And because of this special salvation we have been given, we are compelled to share with as many who will hear that their reconciliation to God is complete and secure through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Grace and peace to you always!
John
This article can be found at http://www.gospelfortoday.org/jteaching ... vation.htm