DID JESUS DIE FOR ALL MEN OR JUST SOME MEN?

Excerpt from the book Lie of the Ages

“Who will have ALLLLLL men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for ALLLLL, to be testified in due time.” 1 Timothy 2:4-6

Notice the word “ALLLLL” in this passage above. All of calvinism’s cancerous heresies are buried 6 ft deep on this one passage….

WHAT did Jesus mean by “ALL men” here when He foretold His atoning death on the cross?

“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, WILL DRAW ALL MEN UNTO ME.” John 12:32

WHY would God draw “ALL men” to Himself if He didn’t intend on saving “ALL men”? He wouldn’t. Since we know, since Jesus told us that He was going to “draw ALL men” to Himself, then that had of necessity that He was dying for “ALL men” and intended, desired to save “ALL men.”

Calvinists love to misread Romans 9-11. They reject the knowledge of God here where it is once again revealed, as is repeatedly the case, that God desires to “have mercy on ALLLLLL.”

“For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, THAT HE MIGHT HAVE MERCY UPON ALL.” Romans 11:32

God sent His only begotten Son Jesus to die for the sins of all men and Jesus told us, His people to go preach to “every creature” because He desires to save all men from sin and hell!

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to EVERY creature.” Mark 16:15

Why did God want “EVERY creature”, all men, to hear His Gospel preached? – Simple: He desires to save all men into His eternal kingdom!

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us ALL.” Isaiah 53:6

“But we see Jesus … he by the grace of God should taste death FOR EVERY MAN.” Hebrews 2:9

“…Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom FOR ALL, to be testified in due time.” 1 Timothy 2:5-6

Are you able to see that this unconditional eternal security teaching is the reason why we have an American people, the vast majority of which when surveyed claim to be saved (according to the Gallup Poll, etc.), who do not make it a priority in their lives to spread the true Gospel to others in our streets and our church houses? Have not our institutions and apostate local church organization not long ago been hijacked by self-serving hirelings? Is this why countries like England, Scotland, and other lands once knew and experienced the Gospel of Jesus in a sweeping and powerful way and today are apostate? Was the fear of God lost in the hearts of the people due to the poisonous leaven of this false teaching of unconditional eternal security that John Calvin and the reformers spread? An objective historical sketch may be in order. For six thousand years of history this Lie of the Ages has been robbing the fear of God from the hearts of men and causing them to fall, just as it did the first man and woman. If one accepts Calvinism, then why preach to “all men” if Christ only died for some? Do you see the diabolical effect Calvinism has on the true Gospel of Christ and the Great Commission He gave? Jesus said:

“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:13-16

It utterly amazes me how some can so crassly ignore the myriad of warnings issued forth in the Word of God to remain or abide in fellowship with Christ or be lost. The numerous warnings to remain in the fear of God alone prove that an unconditional eternal security is an impossibility and a farce.

Recently I was blessed to be engaged in a conversation with two lovely Christian ladies who believed in OSAS. Their icons and authority for this teaching came from the likes of John Calvin and John MacArthur. John Calvin can be credited as the man who did more to make the Lie of the Ages popular than any other man in New Testament history. John MacArthur is a modern wolf who teaches this same lie with no contextually sound biblical authority (there is none). I encouraged both of these Christian ladies to go to the Word alone and forsake men (Isa. 2:22). John Calvin and MacArthur have no authority at all in the kingdom of God. All kingdom authority comes from the King of the kingdom and through those holy apostles He ordained to pen His precious Word as we have in the New Testament (Jn. 5:39; 10:35; 2 Tim. 3:15-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21).

In our conversation one of the ladies cited John 10:28 where Jesus gives this promise to those who are truly His sheep:  “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” I asked this precious lady if any of the leaders like MacArthur or anyone else had ever bothered to point out verse 27, the preceding words of the LORD. She had no idea what verse 27 contained since these men conveniently avoided these words of our Savior because they don’t play into their private interpretation and desire to create a god in their own image and likeness. Yet when we look at the complete text in John 10 it places a whole new light and more complete picture of divine truth. In verse 27 our LORD qualifies exactly whom the promise of verse 28 is for – “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” (v 27) So, who is this promise to be kept eternally given to here? “My sheep” Jesus says and they are those who “hear my voice” and He says “I know them, and they follow me.” The Master clearly qualifies who it is who will be kept from another man plucking them out of His hand here. The promises of God are conditional upon the recipient’s faithful obedience to the LORD, the Giver of the promises (Deut. 30:19-20; Josh. 24:16; Matt. 10:22; Lk. 21:34-36; Rom. 8:1, 13-14; 11:19-22; Heb. 3:6, 12-15; 11:6-7; Rev. 2-3). Such is a foundation and self-evident biblical truth.

Beloved, be not deceived: Any person not following Christ presently does not have the promise of being kept from any man plucking them out of Jesus’ hand. Such a promise was given by the Master to those He qualified and identified as His true sheep who are presently following Him–“I know them, and they follow me.” (Jn. 10:27)

The conversation with these two ladies continued…..

As we talked I shared with these ladies that one basic Bible truth alone completely annihilates most or all of John Calvin’s teachings in one swoop. Here is that truth:

God so loved the whole “world” that He gave His only begotten Son! (Jn. 3:16; 1 Jn. 2:2) This simply means that God gave His Son as a sacrifice to atone for the sins of all men and not just some!

“And he is the propitiation (atoning sacrifice) for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD.” 1 John 2:2

Jesus Christ died for the sins of “the WHOLE world.” (1 Jn. 2:2) Calvin’s whole false gospel and all of its associated heresies are slain in this one biblical phrase of divine truth!

Only an evil pagan deity would be so ruthless and cruel as to not include all who will and leave some out which is the limited and damning scope of Calvinism’s false gospel. Make no mistake – that such a theology does not emanate from the one true God who has no respecter of persons (Rom. 2:11). The eternal and immutable God of all that is does not cease to be “Holy, holy, holy” just because He was merciful enough to reach down and redeem a depraved and sin-sick soul! What hideous arrogance and pomp to think such a vain and evil thought! Who did the Son of God come and die for?

“…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.” 1 Timothy 2:3-6

V3 – Jesus Christ who is God is our “Saviour” – the only Savior!

V4 – His desire is that “ALL MEN … be saved” from eternal damnation and into His holy Heaven.

V5-6 – There is only “ONE MEDIATOR between God and men” and His name is Jesus and He “gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified” about to “all men” that they might be saved. Jesus included “all men” in His precious and unspeakable sacrifice on that cruel wooden cross! Christ bled for all men, not just some men.

Also, 2 Peter 3:9 drives another death nail into the coffin of John Calvin’s diabolical heresies:

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that ANY should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9

God is “not willing”! Did you catch what the Holy Ghost told us here? Is the Word of God the highest authority of your life? Or are the teachings of mere sinful men? Watch this – “The LORD is…not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” Does this Bible statement need any explanation?

In Titus 2:11, who does God’s Word tell us Jesus Christ died for? Some men or “all men”?

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to ALL men.” Titus 2:11

As we see here in Titus 2, the verse we began this chapter with also told us plainly that the Son of God came and died for “all men” and not just some men.

“Who will have ALL men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:4

Who is John Calvin or Charles Spurgeon? These men and all other leaders in history have absolutely no authority in the divine kingdom! What utter fools we have been to give them or any other mere man such an unfitting place! Only Christ does – “All power” in Heaven and earth is given to Him alone! (Matt. 28:18) Jesus told us that “the scripture cannot be broken.” (Jn. 10:35) The highest authority is in the very words of God given us through the prophets and apostles of Jesus Christ Himself which means that all other writings and teachings of men must be closely scrutinized against the holy Standard which has be lifted up and magnified above even the name of the LORD (Ps. 138:2). To the true disciple of Jesus, all extra-biblical writings must become subservient to the Holy Scriptures.

“There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against (above) the LORD.” Proverbs 21:30

Do these foundational Bible truths not make it crystal clear that Jesus Christ came and died for the sins of “ALL men” and not just some men? What a God! What a Savior! What a glorious Gospel of peace! Thank You Jesus!

Saint of God, when we begin to love the truth, we will despise lies and give no credence to mere men, no matter how much others may aggrandize them! Isn’t it time we got excited about the Word that was given to us by the living LORD and God of all that is?!  If we do not become righteously indignant against that which does not align with divinely revealed truth, it is only because we do not yet possess “the love of the truth.” (2 Thess. 2:10; Ps. 119:104, 128)

“O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day…Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way… Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.” Psalms 119:97, 104, 128

The Psalmist and Job esteemed the recorded words of the LORD above their necessary physical food and to be their highest authority and therefore hated “every false way.”

“I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.” Job 23:12

PRAYER: Holy Father thank You so much for sending Your only begotten Son to die for the sins of the whole world – every single person – and to die for me! Stir and quicken my heart to love You more and to serve You by obeying the Great Commission You gave me to help others come to know You. Open the hearts of those whom Your body communicates Your Gospel to and Jesus bless sinners the world over to repent and believe as You blessed me to do! Thank You Jesus that the floodgates of Your glorious salvation are wide open to all who will repent and believe! You are love heavenly Father and with You is no respecter of persons! Selah! In Jesus’ name.

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