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Robert Pate
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This is almost like asking if Jesus is the Son of God.
What did John mean when he wrote, "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not ours only, BUT ALSO FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD," 1 John 2:2.
And then again John wrote, "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD," 1 John 4:14.
Even Paul wrote, "God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trepasses unto them," 2 Corinthians 5:19.
Jesus also claimed to be the savior of the world. "For I came not to judge the world, BUT TO SAVE THE WORLD," John 12:47.
If we are going to believe that the Bible is the word of God and is a witness to the Christ Event and is written so that we might believe that Jesus is the Christ. Then we must believe that Jesus is the savior of the whole world.
The next question is... HOW DID JESUS SAVE THE WORLD?
If you ask a Calvinist how Jesus saved the world most will say that Jesus only saved the world of the elect. Some believe that Jesus has saved the world but it is not given to all to believe it, just them. The Bible clearly and plainly tells us how Jesus has saved the world, all one needs to do is read it and believe it.
Are you ready? This next scripture is like the Gospel in a nut shell.
"Therefore as by the offense of one (Adam) judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one (Christ) THE FREE GIFT came upon ALL MEN unto justification of life," Romans 5:17.
Jesus Christ is God's great FREE GIFT for all of humanity. It is not Jesus coming into your heart that saves you, it is Jesus coming into the world that saves us. God in the person of Jesus Christ clothes himself in human flesh and becomes one with us, but not one of us. By his righteous life he offers to God the Father a life of perfect obedience to his Holy Law. He does this in our name and on our behalf. It is this life that justifies us, Romans 3:26.
That was not enough, "For he has made him (Christ) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him, 2 Corinthians 5:21.
In Jesus Christ God has put the old Adamic race to death, Romans 6:6. In the crucifixion of Christ God has defeated sin, death and the devil. The resurrection is God's declaration that his Son Jesus Christ has victoriously conquered sin, death and the devil, Colossians 2:15. When Jesus ascended into heaven our new humanity ascended into heaven with him. This is what Paul meant when he wrote, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things have passed away; behold all things have become new," Romans 5:17.
Jesus Christ is God's new humanity. If you are "In Christ" you are part of God's new humanity. To be "In Christ" means that you are trusting in his righteousness and in his atonement for your sins. If you are "In Christ" God does not see you any more. When he looks at you all he can see is his Son Jesus Christ, "For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God," Colossians 3:3.
This is what John meant when he said that Jesus is the savior of the world. This is also what Paul meant when he said that we have been reconciled unto God. There is no room in this Gospel for predestination. There is no room in this Gospel for religion. This Gospel is about how Jesus has provided salvation for ALL who want to be saved.
What did John mean when he wrote, "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not ours only, BUT ALSO FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD," 1 John 2:2.
And then again John wrote, "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD," 1 John 4:14.
Even Paul wrote, "God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trepasses unto them," 2 Corinthians 5:19.
Jesus also claimed to be the savior of the world. "For I came not to judge the world, BUT TO SAVE THE WORLD," John 12:47.
If we are going to believe that the Bible is the word of God and is a witness to the Christ Event and is written so that we might believe that Jesus is the Christ. Then we must believe that Jesus is the savior of the whole world.
The next question is... HOW DID JESUS SAVE THE WORLD?
If you ask a Calvinist how Jesus saved the world most will say that Jesus only saved the world of the elect. Some believe that Jesus has saved the world but it is not given to all to believe it, just them. The Bible clearly and plainly tells us how Jesus has saved the world, all one needs to do is read it and believe it.
Are you ready? This next scripture is like the Gospel in a nut shell.
"Therefore as by the offense of one (Adam) judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one (Christ) THE FREE GIFT came upon ALL MEN unto justification of life," Romans 5:17.
Jesus Christ is God's great FREE GIFT for all of humanity. It is not Jesus coming into your heart that saves you, it is Jesus coming into the world that saves us. God in the person of Jesus Christ clothes himself in human flesh and becomes one with us, but not one of us. By his righteous life he offers to God the Father a life of perfect obedience to his Holy Law. He does this in our name and on our behalf. It is this life that justifies us, Romans 3:26.
That was not enough, "For he has made him (Christ) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him, 2 Corinthians 5:21.
In Jesus Christ God has put the old Adamic race to death, Romans 6:6. In the crucifixion of Christ God has defeated sin, death and the devil. The resurrection is God's declaration that his Son Jesus Christ has victoriously conquered sin, death and the devil, Colossians 2:15. When Jesus ascended into heaven our new humanity ascended into heaven with him. This is what Paul meant when he wrote, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things have passed away; behold all things have become new," Romans 5:17.
Jesus Christ is God's new humanity. If you are "In Christ" you are part of God's new humanity. To be "In Christ" means that you are trusting in his righteousness and in his atonement for your sins. If you are "In Christ" God does not see you any more. When he looks at you all he can see is his Son Jesus Christ, "For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God," Colossians 3:3.
This is what John meant when he said that Jesus is the savior of the world. This is also what Paul meant when he said that we have been reconciled unto God. There is no room in this Gospel for predestination. There is no room in this Gospel for religion. This Gospel is about how Jesus has provided salvation for ALL who want to be saved.