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To: GBA

I didn’t say everyone would be saved because those who do not receive Jesus will tragically die in their sins.

But the mistake the church generally has made, but is slowly beginning to change, is believing the lie that God is mad at people. “God loves the world” (John 3:16). The sins of the whole world have ALREADY been judged on the body of Jesus Christ who has done all the heavy lifting leaving the act of being saved the easiest thing one could do because now it is by grace which is the gospel, the good news, not the bad news.

“Call upon the name of the Lord and you shall be saved.” Not all will, but it cost God who loves the world his Son to give everyone the opportunity.


26 posted on 11/23/2015 8:30:18 PM PST by Jim W N
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To: Jim 0216
Yes, you are correct. Not mad. Love. Love. Love! God, as in the Father, Son and His Holy Spirit, Loves us to folly.

Satan is quite good at confusion and humans can be way too easy for an old timer like him. He goes after church people with a special fury, so I'm not surprised about the confusion anymore, just surprised that there aren't even more church variations than there are. Such is our way.

As a mile marker for the road we're on, this is the Lord's time of Grace and Mercy spoken of, for example, in Acts 2:17-20, and you can find examples everywhere, all over the world, just in time to counter Satan's last ditch effort to make the world his own, personal vomitorium.

Jesus is definitely available to each and every one of us, anytime, all the time, no matter what we've done or what we think He thinks about it. In fact, He comes looking for you, too, just like it says about the shepherd leaving his flock to find the one lost sheep, which is a point of regret for me.

If there are guardian angels, and I'm told we each have one, I regret making any assigned to me work so hard until I finally came around. I truly am.

On the other hand, I was/am surprised how easy it is to love Him back, once He got my attention, that is.
(Nice save, Jesus! Thanks for the rescue.)

29 posted on 11/23/2015 10:10:28 PM PST by GBA (Just a hick in paradise)
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