Does God Really Want to Save Everyone?

Does God want to save everybody? Does He give everyone a chance, some light or revelation?

Of course, I realize that God’s foreknowledge and predestination are in the Bible. An omniscient God knows who will be saved and who will reject Him.

Was Christ’s death on the cross the sufficient sacrifice to pay for the sins of the whole world? You may read these verses for yourself. I think it’s important to see what the Bible actually says. 

• Jesus said, Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven (Matthew 10:32).
• Jesus said, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28).
• And he (Jesus) said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature (Matthew 16:15).
• And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people (Luke 2:10).
• And all flesh shall see the salvation of God (Luke 3:6).
• The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.  He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1: 7, 9, 11-12).
• That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved (John 3:15-17).
• Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life (John 4:13-14).
• For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world (John 6:33, 51).
• Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life (John 8:12).
• I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture (John 10:9).
• I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness (John 12:46).
• And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:21, 38).
• And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God (Acts 8:37).
• To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins (Acts 10:43).
• Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent (Acts 13:26).
• And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house (Acts 16:30-31)
• And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead (Acts 17:30-31).
• To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me (Acts 26:18).
• Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference (Romans 3:22).
• Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life (Romans 5:18).
• As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed (Romans 9:33).
• That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10:9, 11-13).
• For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive (1 Corinthians 15:22).
• And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed (Galatians 3:8).
• Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time (1 Timothy 2:4, 6).
• 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 (1 Timothy 4:10).
• For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men (Titus 2:11).
• 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).
• Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God (1 John 4:15).

For me, these verses are a blessing! Jesus died for all. He wants all men to come to Him. He can forgive all our nasty sins. His death on the cross was sufficient payment for everyone. Wonderful! I love that the Bible ends with this beautiful invitation: And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely (Revelation 22:17).

Sadly, some people reject Jesus’ payment for their sins. It is horrible that anyone would choose not to receive His gift of love.

• He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned (Mark 16:16).
• And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil (John 3:19).
• And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world (John 12:47).
• Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation (Romans 13:2).
• And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness (2 Thessalonians 2:10, 12). 

Have you accepted Jesus’ gift of salvation? Have you called upon Him in faith? He wants to save you.

For the wages of sin is death;

but the gift of God is eternal life

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(Romans 6:23)

Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;

though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

(Isaiah 1:18b)