Daily Bread - Oct 25 2006
John 1:9 - "The true Light which gives light to every man which comes into the world."
The doctrine of who can be saved finds its support in this verse of scripture. Jesus is the one who gives the light - or the revelation knowledge of God - to everyone who comes into the world. John will testify many times to the fact that God desires all men to be saved by the use of the Greek word "pas" which may be translated all, anyone, everyone, or whosoever. Two examples of John's witness to God's grace are "that all who believe in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life" and "If I be lifted up I will draw everyone unto me" (John 3:16; John 12:32).
Paul also testifies many times to God's will concerning who can be saved; two examples are "For anyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved" and "the Grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men" (Romans 10:13; Titus 2:12). Finally, Peter testifies that the Lord, "is not willing that anyone perish but all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:8).
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
About Me
- Carol L
- San Diego area, California, United States
- I started this blog back in 2005, but in 2006 began dedicating it solely for the purpose of posting email messages called, Daily Bread, sent out Monday through Saturday by my pastor, Mark Spitsbergen. These daily emails contain fresh revelation that Mark gets from the Word of God by the Holy Spirit for that day for the church that God has called him to pastor, Abiding Place. 1 Peter 4:11 says, "If any man speak let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister let him do it as of the ability which God gives that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen." Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, (John 14:6), and He says, "The words that I speak to you are Spirit, and they are Life." (John 6:63). For the Word of God is quick (alive), and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12).
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