"Who will have all men saved,and to come unto the knowledge of truth"-1 Timothy 2:5
"As thou hast given him(Jesus) power over all flesh,that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him."-John 17:2
"This is a faithful saying,and worthy of all acception,that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners"-1 Timothy 1:15
We see Christ,God essentially and the Creator of mankind,incarnated,that you and I could be saved.
The salvation of mankind is the only thing that consumed Christ-all He did revolved around this,whether by serving at home,healing,blessing little children etc
We find him in childhood,youth,and manhood immersed in it
We find him spending nights in prayer for strength
We find Christ,taking upon Him the nature of man,with the risk of yielding to temptation
We find him scourged,reviled at,sorrowful,seperated from God the Father
All this for one thing:for mankind to be reconciled with God,to renew in man desire for holiness and to break the fetters of sin that hold him:"who gave himself for our sins,that he might delives us from this present evil worls,according to the will of God and our Father"-Galatians 1:4
This is what continues to consume Christ and the rest of the Godhead,the salvation of men.Even the heavenly angels are involved:"Are they not ministering spirits,sent forth for them who shall be heirs of salvation?"-Hebrews 1:14
"The heart of God yearns over His earthly children with a love stronger than death.In giving up His Son,He has poured out to us all heaven in one gift.The Saviour's life and death and intercession,the ministry of angels,the pleading of the Spirit,the Father working above and through all,the unceasing interest of heavenly beings,-all these are enlisted in behalf of man's redemption."-Steps to Christ,p.10
"As thou hast given him(Jesus) power over all flesh,that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him."-John 17:2
"This is a faithful saying,and worthy of all acception,that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners"-1 Timothy 1:15
We see Christ,God essentially and the Creator of mankind,incarnated,that you and I could be saved.
The salvation of mankind is the only thing that consumed Christ-all He did revolved around this,whether by serving at home,healing,blessing little children etc
We find him in childhood,youth,and manhood immersed in it
We find him spending nights in prayer for strength
We find Christ,taking upon Him the nature of man,with the risk of yielding to temptation
We find him scourged,reviled at,sorrowful,seperated from God the Father
All this for one thing:for mankind to be reconciled with God,to renew in man desire for holiness and to break the fetters of sin that hold him:"who gave himself for our sins,that he might delives us from this present evil worls,according to the will of God and our Father"-Galatians 1:4
This is what continues to consume Christ and the rest of the Godhead,the salvation of men.Even the heavenly angels are involved:"Are they not ministering spirits,sent forth for them who shall be heirs of salvation?"-Hebrews 1:14
"The heart of God yearns over His earthly children with a love stronger than death.In giving up His Son,He has poured out to us all heaven in one gift.The Saviour's life and death and intercession,the ministry of angels,the pleading of the Spirit,the Father working above and through all,the unceasing interest of heavenly beings,-all these are enlisted in behalf of man's redemption."-Steps to Christ,p.10
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