Imagine you taking the front seat row to see your favorite musician...how would that feel?

                         

Salvation of Humanity: A complete work or it requires human’s input?

                                                 

Text: John 1:29; John 19:30 and 1 Timothy 4:10

 

John 1:29:

29 On the morrow he is observing Jesus coming toward him, and is saying, "Lo! the Lamb of God Which is taking away the sin of the world!

John 19:30:

30 When, then, Jesus took the vinegar, He said, "It is accomplished!" And reclining His head, He gives up the spirit.

1 Timothy 4:9-11:

9 Faithful is the saying and worthy of all welcome
10 (for  this are we toiling and being reproached), that we rely on the living God, Who is the Savior of all mankind, especially of believers.
11 These things be charging and teaching.

It is human nature to want to be part of an event. Human nature has attributes of Yahweh because they are created in his image. Human beings love to be identified to a completed task. It gives human sense of actualization or sense of contribution. In as much Yahweh does not condone laziness, the work of salvation does not require human’s contribution.

What does it mean that human’s contribution to the work of salvation is not required?

Paul stated that Yeshua is the savior of all humans especially of the believers. Does it imply that the work of salvation is limited to the believers? No. It means all humans have been saved by the only true savior, Christ Yeshua. However, only believers believe this truth. Now, this may raise another question on your mind.

Who are the believers?

These believers do not believe because they chose to. They believe because they were let to. Who let them believe while others do not?

Imagine you are one of the few invited to a concert to see one of your favorite musicians. The one that invited you brought you to the concert paid for your ticket and even bought you some snacks.  While you like to pay for all he has spent, he told you not to worry about it. However, the concert has not begun when you and the rest few invitees arrived. He brought you all through the backstage to sit at the from row prior the commencement of this concert. Other invitees who were also sponsored by the same man arrived to take their seats 1 hour when the concert has commenced.

What make the difference between you and those who just came into the concert?

Ø  You and the few people invited were at the party 1 hour earlier. You took the front seats. You will be able to see virtually everything happening in front of you. You can tell how the concert begins.

Ø  You have been enjoying the vibes of the musical instruments and dancing to them. You must have been signing along with the musician as well.

What do you think may happen to those who came to the concert later?

Ø  They probably missed the commencement of this concert.

Ø  They will not be able to sit in the front row. They may even miss some snacks already eaten by the invitees that came earlier.

Ø  They may be missing out the good part of the concert. Therefore, they will need to be informed what had happened before they arrived.

What do you think are common between the two group of invitees?

Ø  They were both invited.

Ø  Their attendant tickets were paid for by the one that invited them.

Ø  Their contributions /payments are not required.

Ø  They were all conveyed to the concert.

Ø  They all got seats to sit on.

Ø  None were sent away from the concert.

Ø  Everyone enjoyed the concert.

 

Yeshua came into this world to perform 2 major roles.

Ø  He came as a Lambkin (John 1:29). He came to pay for the sins of the world. In John 19:30, Christ Yeshua said that it was completed. It means the work of salvation is completed. It is paid in full. Humans still feel obligated to contribute to this work. This is not required. It is not necessary either. It takes the faith of Christ given by Yahweh for whoever he wills to understand this truth. Otherwise, humans will keep looking for what is not lost.

Ø  He is coming as a Lion. Revelation 19:11-21 says he would conquer the kingdom of this world. In 1 Corinthians 15:25. “For He must be reigning until He should be placing all His enemies under His feet” (CLNT). He will reign for a thousand years according to Revelation 20:4. This the beginning of the concert. This will be followed by the kingdom of Yahweh after white throne judgements as found in Revelation 20 and other events that will occur when death will be abolished (1 Corinthians 15:26-28) and Yahweh will be all in all. So, everyone will eventually be part of this concert because nothing shall separate us from the love of Christ (Romans 8:35-39).

Those who will come with Yeshua to defeat Satan and his folks are called the “chosen and faithful” according to Revelation 17:14. It means these people were chosen by Yahweh and they have the faith of Christ. These people Yahweh have designates beforehand. These are the people Yahweh called, justified and will glorify at the appropriate time (Romans 8:30). These are the people he showed the truth about the completed work of salvation.

These are the people that comes through the backstage before the concert begins. These are the people who understand that their ticket needs no refund from them. They do not need to pay for it. They do not need to do any work to earn the tickets. These are the people who will take the front seats before the concert begins. 

Dear readers, the concert I am referring to is the Kingdom of Yeshua and his father, Yahweh.

These chosen and faithful people have faith of Christ given to them Yahweh (Galatians 5:22). These few people understand that they did not do anything to earn this faith. It was given to them by Yahweh. They have the faith of a child and simply believe that the work of salvation done by Christ Yeshua requires no contribution from them.

These set of people are justified and will be glorified by Yahweh as he has glorified his son, Yeshua.

In conclusion, all humans have been saved. There is no need to conclude that some people have been saved while some have not. The doctrine of who is saved and who is not is from Christianity. Christians conclude on people by watching their behaviors to determine whether so and so has been saved or not. This is not the yardstick of salvation. They make you believe their doctrines even through the scriptures and you sheepishly believe this lie. It is not of Yahweh. Nobody earns this work of salvation. Through Adam, all have sinned. None of us were there when Adam and Even sinned. Through Yeshua, all have been saved and vivified (Corinthians 15:20-21). None of us were there when he was crucified on the tree. The faith of Christ given by Yahweh makes a few people believe that Yeshua had saved the whole world and they have been saved too. Sinners' prayers creates a sense of contribution to the work of salvation which has been already completed. There is no need for it.

As simple as this may look, it is very difficult for majority of people to believe because they are wired to contribute to the already completed work.

When the right time comes, they will also understand that there is no need for their contribution. Everyone will have this faith at their appropriate time (1 Corinthians 15:23). These people will come to the concert when it has already begun.

 This is the truth I have been charging (you). It is what I am also teaching according to Paul in 1 Timothy 4:11.

I hope this week’s blog blesses you.

More to come, next week.

 

Grace and Peace!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References:

https://www.concordant.org/version/read-concordant-new-testament-online/15_firsttimothy/

https://www.concordant.org/version/read-concordant-new-testament-online/04-john/

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