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Introduction
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When we read this verse, what grabs our attention?
For many it is the word” loved”.
Our culture has a massive emphasis on love.
Yet, The love we hear and read about in our world is very unlike the love displayed by God when He sent His Son to earth.
For others it may be “His only begotten Son” that catches their attention.
How could a Father give up His only Son?
For still others it is the words “should not perish” and “eternal life” that get their focus.
Is it really possible to have eternal life?
Romans 4:1
We began studying back in March.
The first Sunday of each month we have set aside to remember the sacrifice of Christ.
This verse is central to understanding that sacrifice.
We have learned so far that the motivating factor in God sending Christ was love.
The object of that love was the world.
There is no one excluded from the love of God!
This love of God's was so great that He sent His one and only Son! Jesus Christ is the greatest gift that could ever be given!
Knowing that God loved the world so much that He gave us His Son, the question naturally arises, what should we do about it?
This question is what gave rise to our title this morning.
“Responding To God’s Gift”, how should we respond?
Today we will examine three questions answered in this portion of .
We want to have a complete understanding of this verse.
As we come to understand it we will preach the gospel to every creature, we will preach salvation by grace through faith, and we will preach the exclusive gospel of Jesus Christ.
The first question that this portion of our text answers is…
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Who Then Can Be Saved?
This question was asked by Jesus’ disciples after He declared that it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven (Matt.
19:16-30).
Jesus’ response to their question was that with God, all things are possible.
This question is very important.
Though some find it easy to see their need of a Savior, others do not.
Regardless, this verse teaches that anyone can be saved.
Notice very carefully what this question is and is not asking.
It is asking who can be saved, not who will be saved.
Who will be saved is in God’s hands.
That is not really our concern.
It is who can be saved that should concern us.
I believe that it is Jesus speaking in .
Jesus is perfect, He is also God, and He is the creator, so He invented language.
Therefore I believe He is very deliberate about His choice of words.
Jesus uses a particular Greek word here.
“Whoever” is the Greek word πᾶς (pas) meaning every; all; each.
Every one considered individually.
This word is normally translated “all”.
A more literal translation of this verse would be “all the believing ones will not perish but have life eternal”.
Sometimes this word is used to describe all kinds.
Some have taken it to mean that from this verse.
However, the context tells us what is being talked about.
The “whoever” must match the “world” in the verse.
When we dealt with God loving the world we saw very clearly that this means everyone.
Therefore, “whoever” means that the gospel invitation is open to all.
The difficulty is that we also know from Scripture that not everyone will believe.
So While everyone can be saved, not everyone will be saved.
Somehow, in the Divine mind of God, there is the ability to reconcile these truths.
The LEB translates this section of the verse very well.
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So, who will be saved?
Everyone who believes.
Who can be saved?
Anyone who believes.
This truth is borne out in several passages.
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Both of these passages are clear.
Whoever calls on the Lord will be saved!
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Christ came to save sinners and it is sinners he calls to repentance! declares that all have sinned.
Therefore, God calls “all men everywhere to repent” ().
But presents a problem (S).
The solution to this problem is found in (S).
Gospel to every creature.
Gospel to every creature.
#66 “To God Be The Glory” (verse 1)
Sinners to repentance.
Who will be saved is in God’s Sovereign hands.
Since anyone can be saved we must preach the gospel to everyone!
The second question our text answers is…
2. What Must I Do To Be Saved?
This question was asked by the Philippian jailer in .
Paul’s response was the same response we find here in .
The condition for having eternal life is to believe.
“Believes” is the Greek word πιστεύω (pisteuō) meaning believe.
In context the idea is to trust in Jesus as contained in the content of the Gospel.
This is from the root word pistis which is normally translated “faith”.
What is required to be saved is faith.
You must believe.
Believe what?
We will get to that next.
This is from the root word pistis which is normally translated faith.
Let’s go back for a minute to the Philippian jailer.
He wants deliverance, he wants to be set free from the situation he is in.
Most of the time when people ask how to be delivered from a situation, they are asking for a course of action to take that will lead to deliverance.
They are wanting a work to do! Paul does not give this jailer a job to be performed.
He gives him a person to believe in.
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From a worldly perspective, this is a ridiculous solution.
If someone is drowning, you don’t tell them to trust someone, you throw them a life saver!
Jesus is the life saver!
He is the deliverance.
He is the salvation they are seeking.
Salvation is granted to the one who has faith.
This is strongly emphasized in (S).
We are saved by grace through faith!
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