"Freely offered to All"

"As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame." For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him."

Romans 10 : 11, 12

Whose Son is he? The people who know the answer to this question are a most priviledge people! This wonderful privilge, though, is not reserved for a select few. This wonderful privilege is freely offered to all. God will have all people to come to know the truths about his Son Jesus Christ.

   God is no respecter of persons. He does not practice discrimination on the basis of age, sex, race, or social status. He knows that there is no difference. He knows that all have sinned. He knows that all need a savior. There are no exceptions. Both Cain and Abel. Needed a savior. Both Pharaoh and Moses needed a Savior. Both Saul and David needed a savior. Both Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Jesus, needed a savior. Both John and Judas needed a savior. The prodigal son and his elder brother needed a savior. Both you and I needed savior. The need is universal, and God met that need.

  The Bible reveals that God love the world. . . That He gave his only begotten Son for the world. . and that he invites the world to come to know and believe in his Son. Thus, "the scripture says, whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.'" (KJV) the word "whosoever" is all-inclusive. Richard Baxter, a noted preacher in Scotland, claimed that he could not than God enough for the word "whosoever." It meant more to Him, he said, than if the Holy Spirit had put his own name into the Bible. He declared, "If God had said that there was mercy for Richard Baxter, I would have thought that he must have meant another Richard Baxter. However, when he says 'whosoever, I know that he means me!"

  Not one of us is outside the circle of God love. The love of God is not exclusive. It is all-inclusive. Whosoever we are. We are invited to learn the saving truth about Jesus Christ. However, what we know of Jesus Christ literally must be taken to heart. It is possible, you see, to miss God's promise of forgiveness and life by sixteen inches. That, by the way, is the distance between the head and the heart. It is not enough to know Jesus intellectually with our minds. We must also know him intimately with our hearts.