Joh 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Mt 18:11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
1Ti 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
1Jo 4:14 ¶ And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.Joh 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Joh 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Isa 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Hab 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Joh 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Joh 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
How do we justify the contradiction that the popular dogma of eternal damnation brings to these clear statements of God’s word?
If our understanding be that wide is the road that leads to destruction is talking about eternal damnation, then Jesus failed in accomplishing the will of His Father. Far from saving the lost, far from saving the world, He is depicted as only managing to eek out a very small minority of all mankind. How can this be construed as a victory? In this false picture, Satan is the clear winner, and now evil will never be eradicated but rather perpetuated to remain endlessly. No, this is not the true picture that God’s word teaches. God is omnipotent. God is Love. God will accomplish His will. Jesus did finish the work. It is due time we testify of the truth of God’s glory and stop presenting Him as a loser. It is not Gods will that a single person should perish and He will do all His will.
1Ti 4:9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. 10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. 11 These things command and teach.
Eph 1:9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: 11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
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