John 3:16 “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.”
We are now, since we have finished TULIP the five points of Sovereign Grace going to take some time to look closely at some of the verses of scripture that the Religionist use in order to lead their hearers down the path of eternal destruction. With this in mind I have selected the number one abused scripture in the bible. Before us we have a most beautiful scripture that so many have misinterpreted for so long, but truly has a most wonderful meaning to those who are saved or are going to be saved. It all comes down to the Greek word kosmos or the word world and what this word actually means. The word kosmos means - orderly arrangement, including its inhabitants – but the question is does it mean that God loves every sinner in the world and He wills for every sinner to be saved as some believe, well if it does then there is contradiction in the scriptures. We must look at this from one of two points; (1.) that God loves every sinner in the world from start to finish, or (2.) It means that God loves some of the population which limits His love. With this being said if God indeed does love every sinner in the world then this would have to include Esau whom God said He hated. “As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.” Romans 9:13. If God hated Esau then the thought that God loves everyone ever in the world contradicts the scripture because either God loves everyone ever born in this world or that thought is dead. We must also include Psalms 5:5 “The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.” Here the scripture concludes that God hates “…all workers of iniquity.” not just their sins but He hates them. So let’s do a little thinking so we can put in context the entire scriptures so that we can reach an honest and true meaning of John 3:16 and the word world. First, God never changes because He is eternal, Secondly, God cannot love then hate because He cannot change His love because those that He loves He loves eternally.
We see the same English and Greek words used in John 6:33 “For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.” Since this is the exact same Greek word then if God loved every sinner then here would it not mean that “the bread of God… giveth life unto the world.” and therefore all sinner will be saved? People can make scripture mean anything they choose but that doesn’t make it mean what God meant when He inspired it. God never said He loves everyone in the world, nor can He because He has proven in Esau that it is imposable.
So here we reach the real conclusion to the word “world”. It means the different races, nationalities of people, or etc. What God said was “I do not just love the Israelites but rather the Gentiles also and thanks be to God that He did. We must understand that God has no respect of persons, Romans 2:11 “For there is no respect of persons with God.” This means God does not love people because of nationality or color but that He loves people from all sections and races of the world because He has chosen too. God does not have to love anyone, He is not obligated to love anyone, but He chose to love some out of the world and if you are saved then God loves you. Not only does He not love every soul in the world Jesus in His prayer to the Father refused to pray for everyone in the world. John 17:9 “I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.” So next time you hear someone say “God loves everyone” ask them to prove it and if they use John 3:16 you will know they are mislead.
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- Pastor Randy Johnson
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- I am the Pastor of the Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas
Pastor Randy Johnson
Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church
I would like to welcome you to my blog. It is my purpose to bring glory to the glorious name of my Saviour Jesus Christ. It is my hope and prayer that you are saved from eternal damnation if not please read the following scriptures.
Acts 8:35-38 "Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. (36.) And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? (37.) 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. (38.) And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him."
Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (31.) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."
Acts 8:35-38 "Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. (36.) And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? (37.) 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. (38.) And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him."
Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (31.) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."