By Gerry Watts
The following scenario
is what most Christians are generally taught to believe, though most are unaware
of what they really believe:
God created a perfect universe with perfect creatures, but for reasons
outside His control, this original plan A failed. The majority of His creation
is ruined, and even plan B, trying to save His creation, is also destined to
fail! God is bound by the wills of those He created! So He has to condemn the
majority of His creatures to an eternal place of torment or annihilation, from
which there is no return. Satan becomes more victorious than Christ, and God
Himself limps out with only a handful of His creation!
If this were really true, what a sad state of affairs. What a
diabolical, sickening end to a very sad story! Some 'good news' this is! But
thank God - this is NOT the Good News!
Here is the really Good News:
One
(that is, Adam, the first human) disobeyed and therefore
the many (that is,
the rest of humanity) were made sinners;
YET
One
(that is, Christ, the Second Man) obeyed and therefore the
many (that is, the rest of humanity) shall be made righteous (Romans
5:19).
Or put another way,
As
in Adam, ALL
are dying,
So
in Christ, shall ALL
be MADE ALIVE
(1
Corinthians 15:22);
God,
our Saviour, wills that ALL MANKIND be saved and come into a realisation of
the truth
(1
Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9);
THEREFORE
Christ
is giving Himself as a correspondent Ransom for ALL
(1
Timothy 2:6);
The
Debt for ALL sin has been paid in full; The Mission has been
accomplished (John 19:30)
God
is the Saviour of ALL MANKIND, especially (NOT SOLELY) of
believers
(1
Timothy 4:10);
FOR
Christ
loves ALL and He died for ALL
(2
Corinthians 5:14; 1 John 2:2);
Every
intelligent creature in heaven, on the earth and under the earth shall bow in
adoration before Christ Jesus, for the glory of God, the Father of ALL -
and this even includes the sons of stubbornness.
(Philippians
2:9-11; Revelation 5:13);
ALL
those in the heavens (spirit beings) and ALL those on the earth
(humanity) shall be reconciled to God, by Him making peace with
them through the blood of Christ's cross
(Colossians
1:18-20);
Let
us repeat this: Christ died for the sake of ALL, consequently ALL
have died! That is, Christ is the correspondent Ransom for ALL
and has paid the full price for humanity's sin! (1 Timothy 2:5-7). God,
through Christ, is the Saviour of ALL MANKIND, especially (not
solely) of believers! (1 Timothy 4:9-11).
In this Good News, God has shown His kindness and fondness for
humanity, because it is His intention to draw ALL MANKIND to Himself through
His Son, and to eventually bring everyone into the realisation of the truth
(Titus 3:4; John 12:32-33; 1 Timothy 2:3-4).
True followers of Christ are saved and called by grace alone to
receive eonian or age-abiding life, which is immortality; and this is not in accord with our
acts, but in accord with God's purpose and grace in Christ. Through the
evangel, Christ abolishes death and illuminates life and incorruption
(2 Timothy 1:8-14).
This life will eventually reach everyone in the future New Creation! The Body
of Christ, the Wife of the Lamb (that is, the true followers of Christ), are
being trained
and disciplined to rule as the Sons of God in the coming ages, which shall
begin at the Return of the King and Lord of all creation, the event of the Unveiling
or Manifestation of the Son (and Sons) of God, the Day of the Lord (Romans
8:18-21; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10).
There will still be some doom and destruction through the judgments of God
(that is, people will perish) while this present earth remains, yet after this present earth has passed away, at the end of the 1000 year kingdom,
a New Earth and a New Order shall be established in which righteousness shall
dwell and there will no longer be any more doom. At that time, ALL
HUMANITY (apart from those in Christ who partook of the earlier First
Resurrection) shall be resurrected to stand before the Great White Throne of
the Judge of all the earth. Everyone shall be judged in accordance with
his/her acts.
Christ shall reign with His
Bride from the New Jerusalem in immortality until ALL HIS ENEMIES ARE
SUBJECTED TO HIM. The last enemy is Death itself - Death, in all its forms,
shall be abolished - AND THIS INCLUDES THE SECOND DEATH, THE LAKE OF FIRE
(Revelation 20-21; 1 Corinthians 15:22-28; Ephesians 1:9-10).
Justice will be done, though, as each one shall be judged in accordance with their
acts (Revelation 20:12-13; Romans 2:5-11). The wicked will suffer the wrath of
God during the final Age of Consummation. All the unbelievers, the lawless,
the wicked, the liars, the abominable, shall learn righteousness in the
fire of God's Divine Law and Justice. They shall experience the Second
Death on the New Earth until each one has served their sentence and has become
a son of God. They will all receive healing from the Tree of Life (Christ and
the Sons of God) as they are reconciled back to God through learning of His
Love, Righteousness and Peace.
This Message of Love, the Good News of God's Son, which is also heralded as a message
of the coming Kingdom of Righteousness, is based on Love, Peace and
Reconciliation, and it also highlights God's Grace, Mercy, Righteousness and
Justice. The Message should not be one of "burning forever
in Hell" or "being forever lost!" This is not in the
original languages of the Scriptures!
Let the Love of God be poured into your heart by His Holy Spirit - and then
you will see the truth in this matter. Get rid of the leaven of Christendom,
and the myths of man, and the doctrine of demons, and come walk in the freedom
of the children of God!
Believe that God is Supreme! Believe that He is Love! Believe that He is truly
Righteous! Believe that there will be a universal Jubilee when ALL MANKIND
shall be set free! Believe that God's Love and Mercy shall never end! Believe
in His Justice that limits chastisement and punishment to that which is
necessary for correction and restitution ('Forty lashes' and no more)!
Believe in the fact that God's Word does not contradict itself
by saying 'Peace and Love' on the one hand, and then 'You're burning in Hell'
on the other! Believe that Christ is the Champion! Believe that He is the
Saviour of ALL!
Believe in the Power that will turn all the bad into good in the New Creation,
that will reverse ALL of the sad consequences brought about by sin and death!
All will truly be MADE ALIVE! Now this
is really Good News! This is Universal Reconciliation!
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