October 6th - Appointed for Eternal Life!

"For so the Lord has commanded us, I have placed you as a light for the nations, that you may bring SALVATION to the end of the earth. When the nations heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eonian life believed.” (Acts 13:47-48)

They did not hear an OFFER of salvation, they "heard" a DECLARATION of their salvation that was brought to them by the Apostle Paul. 

What we see today is various religious groups asking for you to join them in order to get saved. If you refuse they say you are at risk of eternal separation from God and unending punishment in the lake of fire.

Yet Paul was chosen to "bring" the good news of salvation to all humanity.

“For the grace of God has appeared, BRINGING salvation to all humanity…" (Titus 2:1)

"For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who WILL have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave Himself a ransom for ALL, to be testified in due time." (1 Timothy 2:3-6)

"He made known to us the mystery of HIS WILL, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him...we have obtained an inheritance, having been PREDESTINED according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of HIS WILL." (Ephesians 1:9-11)

"God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, MADE US ALIVE together with Christ - by GRACE you have been saved…”  (Ephesians 2:4-5)

To be sure, there is a choice made in the matter of Salvation, but it is God Who has made that choice - He has chosen to save "all humanity"! 

Here is what the Bible says…

“You did not choose Me, but I CHOSE YOU…” (John 15:16)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as HE CHOSE US before the foundation of the world...In love HE PREDESTINED us to adoption as sons THROUGH Jesus Christ to Himself, accounting to the kind intention of HIS WILL” (Ephesians 1:3-5)

All humanity will one day find that they are destined for everlasting life. Only a few find out the good news in this age, but all are destined to hear and believe the good news of their salvation in the next.

“It is a trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance…we have fixed our hope on the living GOD, who is the Savior of ALL humanity, especially of believers. Prescribe and teach these things.…” (1 Timothy 4:9-11)