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It is most important to learn and understand that Salvation is not exclusive. For it is of God's plan that all people are saved, and not only so, but that all people come to the knowledge of the truth (1Timothy 2:4).
And there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved but the name of Jesus (Acts 4:12). Jesus encourages everyone who is labored and tired of their unrighteous ways to come to Him, and they will find rest in Him (Matthew 11:28).
And there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved but the name of Jesus (Acts 4:12). Jesus encourages everyone who is labored and tired of their unrighteous ways to come to Him, and they will find rest in Him (Matthew 11:28).
And so, it is truly so that Jesus readily accepts everyone from anywhere. It doesn't matter what the seeming magnitude of their sins is. For before God, all sin is equally the same. A seemingly small sin, is equally a sin as the one which is literally big. The weight and color of all sin is the same. For it is all sin. Covetousness is as bad, worse or worst as blasphemy. Jesus welcomes a gay, a prostitute, a robber just as He would a chicken thief. And in this, there is no ground for any one person to excuse themselves from being saved.
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| The Christian journey is the same for all |
Social status in terms of education, power, riches or whatever never counts, neither do physical attributes. It is the acceptance and submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ which determines one's salvation.
No one is born saved. Everyone is born a sinner (with the exception of Jesus Christ). In this, salvation does not come by way of a birthright. There is nothing literally that one can claim to have brought him/her salvation.
As that, in this salvation journey, we all begin at the same point (regardless of what one literally is), and the reward for whoever sustains the journey to the very end is eternal life. So then, for one to confess submission to Christ is squarely the same for all of us. That is; we all pretty much go through the same procedures to be saved regardless of what social status we are or what our different backgrounds may be.
And the principle to victory is sustaining the Spirit of Christ on and in us (Romans 8:9). So then, there is no another cover for a person to reach Heaven other than having Christ. The role one may play in Church can only benefit a particular person if having played such a role, they have sustained the Spirit of Christ upon their lives.
As that, in this salvation journey, we all begin at the same point (regardless of what one literally is), and the reward for whoever sustains the journey to the very end is eternal life. So then, for one to confess submission to Christ is squarely the same for all of us. That is; we all pretty much go through the same procedures to be saved regardless of what social status we are or what our different backgrounds may be.
And the principle to victory is sustaining the Spirit of Christ on and in us (Romans 8:9). So then, there is no another cover for a person to reach Heaven other than having Christ. The role one may play in Church can only benefit a particular person if having played such a role, they have sustained the Spirit of Christ upon their lives.
Despite the fact that many Corinthians had been saved from hitherto desperate lifestyles and spiritual ignorance, they had gone on to take pride in their social and economic status rather than in having been set free by the abundant grace of Jesus Christ.
Those who had accepted Jesus while they had material riches had deemed it that they were to be held in greater esteem than the poor Christians. They hadn't viewed it right to or not to boast in their social and economic background.
Just as it is for every individual Christian, the Corinthians had had a very poor spiritual background. But they had chosen to look at things literally. For many of them, had never had a literally prestigious material and social background, while a few had literally had a rich material and social background.
Those who had accepted Jesus while they had material riches had deemed it that they were to be held in greater esteem than the poor Christians. They hadn't viewed it right to or not to boast in their social and economic background.
Just as it is for every individual Christian, the Corinthians had had a very poor spiritual background. But they had chosen to look at things literally. For many of them, had never had a literally prestigious material and social background, while a few had literally had a rich material and social background.
The Apostle Paul then wrote to them as follows:
(For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence) (1Corithians 1:26-29):
And when he (Paul) wrote to them that way (above), it was never meant to weigh them down and render them less worthy or useless, but he wanted to save them from such a self defeating mindset and the relentless planting of the mendacity of the devil. He wanted to bring them to the reality and truth of what exactly Salvation is for.
For to be Saved is not about what social or economic status one is or must have been. It is not about height or size. That is: Salvation should never be viewed literally. It is not about what one has or doesn't have. It is not about what one has done or hasn't. It is singularly an act of one letting Christ into their hearts.
Yet many Corinthians had thought that by virtue of their material possessions and their leadership positions in Church or society, or the lack of it, they were supposed to be rated more or lesser amongst each other. The Corinthians who had been materially poor and of common and literally outcast origins had viewed themselves as less worthy. This scenario had created useless divisions in the church.
(For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence) (1Corithians 1:26-29):
And when he (Paul) wrote to them that way (above), it was never meant to weigh them down and render them less worthy or useless, but he wanted to save them from such a self defeating mindset and the relentless planting of the mendacity of the devil. He wanted to bring them to the reality and truth of what exactly Salvation is for.
For to be Saved is not about what social or economic status one is or must have been. It is not about height or size. That is: Salvation should never be viewed literally. It is not about what one has or doesn't have. It is not about what one has done or hasn't. It is singularly an act of one letting Christ into their hearts.
Yet many Corinthians had thought that by virtue of their material possessions and their leadership positions in Church or society, or the lack of it, they were supposed to be rated more or lesser amongst each other. The Corinthians who had been materially poor and of common and literally outcast origins had viewed themselves as less worthy. This scenario had created useless divisions in the church.
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| Humility touches God's heart |
The Church today is very reminiscent of the above scenario. The Church has limited itself to the issues of this world. We have limited ourselves to the concerns and riches of this world rather than placing our hope in; having been saved by the abundant grace of God, and in the return of our Lord Jesus Christ to collect a Church without spot nor wrinkle (1Corinthians 15:19), (Ephesians 5:26-27).
Jesus came to set us free and assure us of life after death. As followers of Christ, we should no longer be involved in any such confusion as to where and what our spiritual destiny is. Just as Jesus rose from the dead, so shall we because we believe in Him. All our happiness should stem from having been saved by God from potential spiritual death, rather than from having a nice house, car or whatever riches may be.
Yet these material possessions are good for our earthly well being, but they should never be treated as central in our salvation journey because they can never earn us any salvation. We need money to run ministry, but if we engage in ministry to acquire riches, then we are pretty going wrong. For the rich of the world would have been saved from death by their possessions, but all; the rich and the poor die pretty the same. The only difference comes from submission to Jesus Christ.
If you go on to read 1Corinthians 1:31, it says; "....That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord". For all that is meaningful is in Christ. If we have Christ, we have all.
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| Everyone ought to be saved |
Is this to say the wise, the rich, and the noble should not be saved?
No, not at all. But we ought to understand that in spiritual terms, we all; regardless of our earthly status need God in squarely equal measures. Yet even in the Bible days, all sorts of people came to and were accepted by Christ, e.g. Nicodemus (John 3), Joseph of Arimanthea who buried the body of Jesus (Mark 15:43), Cornelius of Caesarea who was a rich man but loved God pretty much (Acts 10). Mary Magdalene who had been formerly an outcast and also anointed Jesus' feet (Luke 7:36-50) turned out to be saint. So to be or not to be whatever never measures up before God. No one therefore should claim more or less of Jesus than the other. For everyone has a right to Jesus. IT IS ALL ABOUT JESUS.
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