July 17, 2007

Don’t Exclude

Home / Blog / Evangelism / Don’t Exclude

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

God loved THE WORLD so much that He gave His ONLY begotten Son! The world Jesus refers to encompasses all people, regardless of their status, race, beliefs, or conduct. Some people believe the world refers only to certain types of people…people that look, act, and believe as they do. to think God will only save certain types of people. Everyone else is not worthy of God’s love or forgiveness and deserve an eternity in hell.

It’s not for us to judge who is or is not ‘worthy’ of receiving salvation (Matthew 7:1-2). There are many people that work and live around us everyday that may not have the best personal qualities or characteristics, but that does not exclude them from the love of God:

1 Timothy 2:1-6– I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

We should not forget that we were once lost and drowning in sin when someone looked past our imperfections to point us to One who is perfect.

^{Photo courtesy of Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/orangegreenblue. Image covered under Creative Commons License.}