John 3:15-17
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal
life. (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. (17) For God sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
These
three verses are so important to The Gospel of Christ (as is all of God’s Word). We can get so much doctrinal definition from
them. It is clear that Salvation is
based on belief, and in that belief we gain eternal, everlasting life. Jesus tells us He came to earth for a reason:
“that the world through him might be saved.” He also tells us to whom this applies. It is “whosoever.”
Who
is a “whosoever?”
A plausible definition could be “anybody regardless.” I have personally envisioned The “book of life” (mentioned in Revelation) containing all our names, but
the alphabetizing is only the letter “W.”
(My name would be “Whosoever, Chastain, John R. E”.) This would be the way all names are displayed including
Adam and Eve. The listing would be
regardless of race, ethnicity, sin, religion, or any other definable parameter. All last names would be “Whosoever” as one family.
It would include all people regardless.
(I honestly have no idea whether the list of our names
will be as I described. This is for
illustration only, and a figment of my imagination.)
What
I have tried to relay is that regardless of whom you are, Jesus loves you, and
is willing to accept you. He climbed
willingly on that Cross. He was willingly
nailed to that Cross to die for your sins.
All He has asked is that you Believe He is the only Begotten Son of God,
and God will give you everlasting life.
(Everlasting = Forevermore = Eternally, nothing less.)
When
you sincerely call on His name, Salvation is freely given. Your name is it still written in “The Book of
Life?” Are you an overcomer, or has your
name been blotted out?
Bro John R. E Chastain
Baptist Evangelist
Wylie, Texas
I like it... Personally, I think that a person's name is entered into the Lamb's Book of Life at conception, and that in remains there until he dies without having trusted Christ as his Savior; then the name is erased with tears. There are some sins mentioned that can get a man's name "blotted out" before his death, also.
ReplyDeleteI also think John 3:18 is so important: "He that believeth IS NOT condemned [present tense], but he that believeth not IS CONDEMNED ALREADY" - both of these are present tense. There is a judgment after death, but the condemned or not condemned decision is one we make in THIS life.