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NASB | Ephesians 5:25 ¶ Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:25 ¶ Husbands, love your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, |
Bible Question (short): To whom Christ died? |
Question (full): To whom Jesus died? In this forum, some people believe that Jesus died for ALL MAN. Some people believe Jesus died NOT for ALL MAN. Some people believe Jesus died for ALL SINS. Some people believe Jesus died NOT for ALL SINS. I am not into debate here. I was just surprised that Christians has different view as to whom Jesus died for. If I may, could you share your view in this issue and why you believe such. This is just for a better perspective of the issue nothing hidden just plain sharing. Perhaps some word studies from our brothers in the forum would be a help to have a better perspective of the issue. I believe that Jesus died for ALL SINS. But though He died for all sins not all will be saved because they did not accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour (Rom. 10:9). Thus, did not ask for His forgiveness. If I will take the view of Jesus died only for the sins of the Christians, the question will be “What did God do to save these people?” With this thought in mind, God did nothing at all. WHY? We are save because Jesus died for us and thus paid for our sins. The salvation of man is only through Jesus (Jn 3:16, 14:6). So, if Jesus did not die for a particular person, then that person will never be saved; God did nothing at all to save the soul of that particular person. I can not reconcile in my mind of having such kind of GOD. Not all of us are His children (Jn 1:12) but all of us are His creation. So, God created this pathetic being and left him all alone to work for his salvation (contradicts Eph. 2:8-9)? God created this being and yet He does not care? This very statement of caring is in contrast to this verse: Jonah 4:11 “But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?" - This verse speaks of God’s care not only to human being but to the animals as well. Right from the start, these people has no choice but to go to eternal damnation. For the only way to eternal life is through Jesus (Jn. 14:6). But Jesus did not die neither for them nor for their sins. Then, God has no right to condemn this people because He has done nothing to save these pathetic creation of His. Furthermore, God has no right to condemn these people for rejecting Jesus for the reason Jesus did not die for them. They have nothing to accept because there is nothing offered to them. In my belief that Jesus died for all sins, EVERYONE is being offered an eternal life. A gift of salvation (Eph. 2:8-9) but it is up to individual to accept and keep that gift. With this, God can judge all MAN according to what Jesus had done (Rom. 10:9). Rom. 5:18 “Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men.” The death of Jesus does not save all man. The death of Jesus does not forgive all sins. The death of Jesus does not justify all man. BUT ALL THESE THINGS (SALVATION, FORGIVENESS and JUSTIFICATION) ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE (ALL MAN) WHO WOULD ASK FOR IT. THEREFORE, THOUGH HE DIED FOR ALL SINS NOT ALL WILL BE SAVED ONLY THOSE WHO COME (the MANY, the CHOSEN) AND RECEIVE HIM. With this I rest my case. In Christ, Romans |