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Bible Teachings

God's Offer of Salvation and Eternal Life

6/2/2019

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by Whitney V. Myers
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Christ and Nicodemus on a Rooftop - by Henry Ossawa Tanner - Smithsonian American Art Museum - Used by Permission
Christ and Nicodemus on a Rooftop - by Henry Ossawa Tanner - Smithsonian American Art Museum (Ref. 1) - Used by Permission
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.  For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him."  (John 3:16-17)

This lesson is the second in the series on "Christians and the World."  This lesson focuses on God's offer of salvation and eternal life to the world through Christ.  

     Consider.  Have you heard of God's offer of salvation and eternal life through his Son Jesus Christ?  Have you accepted God's offer?  

What is God's Offer?

     God offers the world salvation and eternal life through his Son Jesus.  John 3:16-17 tells us, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.  For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him." 

To Whom Does God Make the Offer?

     God offers salvation and eternal life to all the people of the world.   There are no exclusions.  There is no "asterisk."  There is no asterisk that says you are excluded from God's offer because you are * (fill in the asterisk).  The Apostle Paul wrote that God "desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (1 Timothy 2:3-4).  God's offer is available to you.

Even though God has made salvation and eternal life available to the world, not all people will be saved.  Some people hear God's offer and reject it.  Some people have not heard the gospel message; however, they reject what God has revealed to them already through the creation.  "That which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.
  For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse" (Romans 1:19-20).  God has promised that all who seek him will find him (Deuteronomy 4:29).   

Why Does God Make the Offer of Salvation and Eternal Life?

     Because God loves the world.  God loves all the inhabitants of the world including people who do not know and love Christ and people who are hostile to Christ (John 3:16, Ref. 2). 

God sent his Son Jesus because of God's divine love for the world.  Even though mankind has sinned against God, disobeyed God, and turned away from God, God still has loved us.  The Apostle Paul wrote, "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).  John, Jesus' disciple, wrote, "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins" (1 John 4:10).  The word, propitiation, means atoning sacrifice (Ref. 3).

Why is God's Offer of Salvation and Eternal Life Necessary?

     Because through Adam, sin has come into the world and infects all people.  Romans 5:12 tells us, "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned."  Without the treatment of Christ, the infectious disease of sin is fatal.  That is why we need a Savior.

What is the Salvation that God Offers?

     John 3:17 tells us, "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him."  The Greek word for saved in John 3:17 is sózó.  Sózó means deliver out of danger and into safety; used principally of God rescuing believers from the penalty and power of sin – and into His provisions (safety) (Ref. 4).  Ref. 5 defines salvation as "The deliverance, by the grace of God, from eternal punishment for sin which is granted to those who accept by faith God’s conditions of repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus."  

What is the Eternal Life that God Offers?

     Eternal life is a free gift of God to those who believe in Jesus Christ (Romans 6:23).  Eternal life begins when we put our faith in Jesus.  As believers in Christ, eternal life continues with God after our physical death (John 11:25-26).  Eternal life is the quality of life that results when we know Jesus Christ by experience, on a first-hand basis (John 17:3).  For further information about eternal life, refer to "What is Eternal Life?" (Ref. 6)    

What is the Role of Jesus Christ in God's Offer?

     God sent His Son Jesus to give his life sacrificially to pay the penalty for our sin.  "And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness" (Hebrews 9:22).  By paying the penalty for our sin with his life blood, Jesus has redeemed those who believe in (trust in and have faith in) him.  The Apostle Peter wrote, "You were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ" (1 Peter 1:18-19).

God's Offer of Salvation and Eternal Life is Conditional

Jesus and NicodemusJesus and Nicodemus (Ref. 7)
     Even though God unconditionally loves the world, there is one condition that God stipulates for mankind to accept his offer of salvation and eternal life - believing in (trusting in, having faith in) his Son Jesus.  Jesus said to Nicodemus, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:16, John 3:1-2).


Is there a Penalty for Rejecting God's Offer?

     Yes.  The Bible tells us, "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.  He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God" (John 3:17-18).  Jesus also stated, "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life" (John 5:24).

Why is God's Offer the Most Important Offer You Will Ever Receive?

     Unlike what the world offers, God's offer of salvation and eternal life results in eternal life-giving benefits when you accept God's offer by believing in Jesus.

     Apply.  God offers you salvation and eternal life through his Son, Jesus Christ (John 3:16-17).  Have you already accepted the most important offer that you will ever receive?  If yes, then praise God.  If not, will you accept God's offer by thanking Jesus for forgiving your sins and then fully trusting in him by faith today?

Related Lessons
"What Does 'To Be Saved" Mean in the Old Testament?" (Psalm 18:3)
"What Does 'To Be Saved' Mean in the New Testament?" (Acts 16:31)
"What is Eternal Life?" (John 17:3)
"Biblical Definition of the World" (John 1:10)

References
1.  Ref.1 begins on the next line  
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/study-christ-and-nicodemus-rooftop-23686
2.  http://www.ScriptureWay.com/home/biblical-definition-of-the-world
3.  https://biblehub.com/greek/2434.htm
4.  https://biblehub.com/greek/4982.htm
5.  https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-doctrine-salvation.html
6.  http://www.ScriptureWay.com/home/what-is-eternal-life
7.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicodemus

2 Comments
Carl
6/3/2019 07:37:24 am

Thank you Whitney for a clear presentation and explanation of
The
Most important Offer to all humanity!! May all who read receive! Blessings!

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Van weber
6/4/2019 10:03:51 am

Amen, that’s the gospel! So simple and direct, yet so profound.

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