But Not All Are Saved
On the basis of the greatness of Jesus Christ's sacrifice, some have suggested that if Christ died for all, we must all be saved. But God does not say so. He says there is salvation for all, not that all are saved.
Here is an illustration. It is a bitterly cold winter and unemployment is rife in one of our great cities, with many in dire need. The municipal authorities provide free meals. You meet a poor fellow on the street who says he is starving. Naturally you ask if he does not believe the notices that are up all over the city, that there is enough food for all provided free.
"Yes," he replies. "I believe that is true in a general sort of way, but I am still hungry."
You tell him that he is likely to remain hungry in spite of the provisions unless he eats and drinks personally of what is provided for all.
Just so, although the death of Christ provides salvation for whosoever will, only those are saved who personally accept Christ and believe that He died in their place. I must take Christ as my Saviour, or His death will avail me nothing – just as a man could die of thirst beside a spring of water, if he refused to make its life-giving stream his own by drinking of it himself.
biblebelievers.com
No comments:
Post a Comment