June 15th - The Faith of Jesus Christ

"Being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who is of the faith of Jesus.” (Romans 3:24-26)

Our righteousness is not based on OUR faith, but the faith OF Jesus. And the only way to be “justified” (declared righteous) is to be a recipient of the “faith OF Jesus”.

“...the righteousness of God is through the faith of Jesus Christ to all. and on all who believe." (Romans 3:22)

If your version of the Bible says "faith IN Jesus", it is wrong. Any honest translator with a Greek Interlinear will clearly see the proper translation is "faith OF Jesus". Nothing wrong with having faith IN Jesus, but that is not the context in the above verses which are talking about the faith that Jesus had, not our faith.

For it is by Grace you have been saved, through FAITH - and that NOT OF YOURSELVES, it is the GIFT OF GOD...we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all humanity...Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of FAITH, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Ephesians 2:8; 1 Timothy 4:10; Hebrews 12:2-3)

Jesus had faith that His suffering and death on the Cross was the RIGHT thing for God to do . The sacrifice of His body was necessary, and therefore Jesus "endured the cross" because He knew that...

"Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll - I have come to do your will, my God....and by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once FOR ALL...when this priest had offered FOR ALL TIME one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God, and since that time He waits for His enemies to be made His footstool. For by one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy..." and God says that "their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more." (Hebrews 10:5-17)

What is the will of God for humanity that Jesus was sent to do?

"This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who WILLS all humanity to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and humans, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom FOR ALL..." (1 Timothy 2:3-7)

"Therefore when Christ came into the world He said 'Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do YOUR WILL, O God.’ ” (Hebrews 10:5-7)

June 14th - The Savior of the World

The Apostle Paul wrote...

"Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit ... This mystery is that through the gospel the nations (gentiles) are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus." (Ephesians 3:2-6)

And Paul told humanity what Jesus came into the world to do.

"Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—" (1 Timothy 1:15)

Did Jesus, the Son of God, get the job done?

"Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! ...And we have seen and we testify that the Father has sent His Son as the world's Savior." (John 1:29; 1 John 4:14)

"All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation." (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)

"...we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, especially of those who believe." (1 Timothy 4:10)

I am confident Jesus was successful!

From the cross Jesus said...

"It is finished!" Then bowing His head, He gave up His spirit." (John 19:30)

June 13th - Stop Bragging

“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

After studying the Greek I think the Aramaic Bible in Plain English captures the truth better than some of the other English translations…

“For it is by His grace that we have been saved through faith, and this faith was not from you, but it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8 Aramaic Bible in Plain English)

So from where does this saving faith come if this faith “was not from you”?

“Because we know that a man is not justified by works of the written law, but by the faith of Yeshua the Messiah, we also believe in Yeshua the Messiah, that we should be made right by the faith of the Messiah, and not by the works of the written law, because no one is made right by the works of the lritten Law.” (Galatians 2:16 Aramaic Bible in Plain English)

Did you catch that – it is not YOUR faith, but the faith Jesus - “of Yeshua The Messiah”. 

We are not saved by our faith IN Christ, but we are both saved and justified by the Grace of God as a result of “the faith of Yeshua the Messiah”.

Claiming to be saved as a result of a decision we make, or our baptism, or our repentance of sin, or our profession of faith, or our good works, or our membership in a church, yada yada yada….is to “boast”. We had nothing to do with our salvation.

“For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God...the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 3:23;6:23)

Because Salvation is by the Grace of God bestowed freely on sinners prevents us from bragging about it...or working for it.  We should rejoice and brag on God for our free gift of Salvation.

"Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I will say, rejoice!" (Philipians 4:4)

June 12th - The Ransom of All Humanity

“For there is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all people.” (1 Timothy 2:5-6)

A ransom is not a debt that is paid, it is a payment demanded for release of a captive. So what was “demanded” of Christ Jesus? Not money or any material thing. The demand for the release of "all people" was His LIFE.  

But who did He pay the ransom to? Who or what was holding humanity captive?

The ransom was paid to the greatest enemy of humanity - DEATH. God had declared to Adam and Eve that the penalty for sin was DEATH. DEATH holds all humanity captive.  

God gave His Son to "ransom" humanity from its captor, death so that it can be abolished...

“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus replied, Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that...on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades [the grave] will not overcome it...As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive...the last enemy that will be abolished is death.” (Matthew 16:16-18; 1 Corinthians 15:22-26)

Again, the LIFE of Jesus was the ransom paid to DEATH to free its “captives”.  God assures us that death’s “prisoners” will have “freedom” from death when they are "made alive". 

Jesus began His public ministry by reading from the prophet Isaiah to proclaim freedom for the captives with the following words…

“The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners” (Isaiah 61:1)

Paul was probably thinking of "freedom" from the "captivity" of death when he wrote…

“Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called…there is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of ALL who is over all and through all and in all. But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it says, when he ascended on high he led captivity captive and He gave gifts to humanity.” (Ephesians 4:1-8)

June 11th - The Reconciliation, Justification and Salvation of All - Have Faith in God!

"God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their sins against them" (2 Corinthians 5:19)

"...and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven." (Colossians 1:20)

“Abraham believed God (had Faith), and it was credited to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6;Romans 4:3;Galatians 3:6)

"...having been justified by faith, we have peace with God" (Romans 5:1)

"...having perceived that a man is not being justified by works of law, except alone through the faith of Christ Jesus, we also believe in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by the faith of Christ and not by works of law, seeing that by works of law shall no flesh at all be justified." (Galatians 2:16)

"This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it. This is why we work hard and continue to struggle, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people and especially believers. Teach these things and insist that everyone learn them." (1 Timothy 4:9-11)

"This is good and pleases God our Savior, whose will is that everyone be saved and understand the truth. For, there is one God and one Mediator who has reconciled God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. He gave His life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world..." (1 Timothy 2:3-6)

Either we believe God or we make up some argument that He does not really mean what He says. And what does God say in the verses quoted above? ALL humanity will be RECONCILED to God, SAVED from staying dead, and are JUSTIFIED (righteous) by Jesus Christ's faith.

Humans will be rewarded based on the works done on the above foundational truth.

"For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ...and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work. If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire." (1 Corinthians 3:11-15)

“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” (Revelation 22:12)

June 10th - Our Image of God

“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13:1-4)

I changed when my image of God changed. It seems to me that some who place their faith in Jesus need to change their image of God the Father. If that image is one of a vengeful, wrathful, mad God who is going to get even with all sinners who do not accept His Son Jesus as their Savior, it needs to change.

Once our image of God changes to the biblical image of a loving Father, we have a way to attract ohers to the Savior rather than frighten them away.

“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love… There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love..." (1 John 4:8, 18)

God is love and the following Bible verses tell us how perfect love acts toward others...

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails….”  (1 Corinthians 13:5-8)

June 9th - What Manner Of Spirit Are You?

"And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. But they did not receive Him...And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save." (Luke 9:54-56)

It seems to me that this "manner of spirit" that Jesus rebuked in James and John may be the same "spirit" which teaches that God will eternally punish in hell those who do not join a Christian church. The Bible tells us who is behind that teaching...

"...Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness...." (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)

God'w will is to save humanity, and sent His Son Jesus to save the world. When we believe this God adds us to the body of Christ - believers! Eventually all will come to this knowledge and be placed in the body of Christ.

"God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired...this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." (1 Corinthians 12:18; 1 Timothy 2:3-4)

"Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent His Son to be the Savior of the world." (1 John 4:14)

God is not keeping track of the sins of the world thank goodness. His Son Jesus atoned for all of them. This is the good news we should tell people.

“He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world....God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation… God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God.” (1 John 2:2; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21)

"But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness...godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come. This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance. To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things." (1 Timothy 4:7-11)

June 8th - So, Go Ahead

“...So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne! Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil. Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.”  (Ecclesiastes 9:5-10)

Do you get it? Let's review...

1. “Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this!” 
2. “Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne!”  
3.  “Live happily with the woman you love...” 
4.  “The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.”  
5. “Whatever you do, do well.” 

I got it! ...so I am going to follow this advice!

June 7th - Killing the Soul and Body in Hell

"And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna (hell).” (Matthew 10:28)

Your translation of the Bible probably renders the word "Gehenna" as “hell”. That is unfortunate and an example of how the Bible was translated into English according to the bias of the translators. This bias promotes the vain "directions of men" rather than the Word of God. 

"Yet in vain are they revering Me, Teaching for teachings the directions of men." (Matthew 15:9)

"Gehenna" refers to the garbage dump outside of Jerusalem where trash and dead bodies of animals and criminals were burned. Among that garbage, the worms did not die and the fire was not quenched until it had accomplished the job of destroying the body or trash.

"And if your hand should ever be snaring you, strike it off. It is ideal for you to be entering into life maimed, rather than, having two hands, to come away into Gehenna (hell), into the unextinguished fire where their worm is not deceasing and the fire is not going out." (Mark 9:43-44)

Following is what I think Jesus was saying about "fear" and "Gehenna"?

Jesus warned the Jewish people that embracing Him as the Messiah could result in death, with the dead body being cast into "Gehenna" as a criminal - the garbage dump outside of Jerusalem where most bodies of criminals were placed after execution. Yet, Jesus told them they need not fear men who could do this because that is all they could do. Jesus said only God had the power to destroy both body and soul in the fire of "Gehenna" - therefore they should "fear" Him only.

"For whosoever may be wanting to save his soul will be destroying it, yet whoever shall be destroying his soul on account of Me and of the evangel will be saving it...For whosoever may be ashamed of Me and My words in this generation...the Son of Mankind also will be ashamed of him whenever He may be coming in the glory of His Father." (Mark 8:35-38)

When Jesus returns, the"souls" of the Jews who follow Jesus as Messiah will be raised to reign in the restored kingdom of Israel for 1000 years.

"And the souls of those executed because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who do not worship the wild beast or its image, and did not get the emblem on their forehead and on their hand - they also live and reign with Christ a thousand years. The rest of the dead do not live until the thousand years should be finished." (Revelation 20:4-5)

June 6th - Freeing Fools

"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere." - Voltaire

Paul knew this first hand. He would say to the Galatians...

"O foolish Galatians! Who bewitches you?...for freedom Christ frees us!" (Galatians 3:1; 5:1)

From what does Christ free us?

Christ freed humanity from the impossible task of saving ourselves. Christ Jesus covered our sin with His blood, redeemed us, reconciled us to God, and gives us His own righteousness before God.

"Christ Jesus gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed" ... "God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them...He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." (Corinthians 5:16-21)

"There is none righteous, not even one." (Romans 3:10)

All the good works of humanity will not make one person righteous before God.

"...a man is not being justified by works of law, except alone through the faith of Christ Jesus, we also believe in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, seeing that by works of law shall NO flesh at all be justified." (Galatians 2:16 CLNT)

It is the faith "of Christ Jesus" that justifies humanity (makes them righteous before God).

Our personal faith in him simply allows us to rejoice that we do not have to save ourselves. Humanity has been reconciled to God by the "BLOOD" of Christ, Justified by the "FAITH" of Christ, and will be Saved from death at the "RETURN" of Christ to free us from the wages of sin - death.

"For freedom Christ frees us".

June 5th - Do Lives Matter?

“For, just like the fool, there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man, since in the days to come both will be forgotten.” (Ecclesiastes 2:16) 

All humanity matters to God. That is our hope and this hope was beautifully penned by hymn writer Edward Mote…

“My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean of Jesus’ name. When darkness seems to hide his face, I rest on his unchanging GRACE. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand” – Edward Mote

"For the GRACE of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all." (Titus 2:11)

That is my expectation!

June 4th - Prayer Instructions

"But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." (Matthew 5:44)

"...bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." (Luke 6:28)

Jesus instructed humanity to pray for those who mistreat us. And He also instructed us where to pray.

“...when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you." (Matthew 6:6)

The first thing we are to do in prayer is forgive those we are holding a grudge against.

"...when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too." (Mark 11:25)

Below is the model prayer that Jesus gave us - we were taught this prayer at school when I was a kid.

"Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." (Mathew 6:9-13)

It is not easy for me to follow instructions, but I learned that prayer gives me peace when I follow the above instructions - and now I do not worry, and pray about everything!

"Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable." (Philippians 4:6-8)

June 3rd - Predestined According to His Purpose

“In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will…In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, which is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.” (Ephesians 1:11-14)

Humanity has been "predestined" to hear and believe the good news of their salvation, and, upon believing they become sealed with the power of that promise.

I have heard much teaching about the Holy Spirit over the years. The various teachings on the Holy Spirit by religious institutions is confusing. I understand the  “Holy Spirit” to be the POWER of God at work.

Humanity's “mortal” condition is terminal and so we all will eventually die or be changed. We are "predestined" to be made immortal by the Holy Spirit (power) of God. Then we will have beeb "changed" into a “spiritual body". It is a promise from God and it is the predestined hope of humanity.

“So also is the resurrection of the dead…it is sown a natural body, it is raised a SPIRITUAL body. If there is a natural body, there is also a SPIRITUAL body. So also it is written, the first man, Adam, became a living SOUL, the last Adam became a life-giving SPIRIT. However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven…Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold, I tell you a mystery…we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound...and we will be changed… this mortal will put on IMMORTALITY, then will come about the saying that is written, DEATH is swallowed up in VICTORY.” (1 Corinthians 15:42-57)

That is the "message of truth, the gospel of your salvation".

June 2nd - We Have Received Christ

"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him” (Colossians 2:6).

So how had the Colossians "received" Christ Jesus the Lord?

When we get a good rain we often say "we received a good rain from the Lord last week". We had nothing to do with the rain coming, we just received it. That is how I understand Paul when he uses the word "received" above. Humanity has received salvation from the Lord because Jesus brought "salvation it to all humanity".

"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all humanity...The wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord."(Titus 2:11; Romans 6:23)

Humanity should walk and rejoice in the free gift it has "received"  from GOD.

“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him….The Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world…and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world."(John 3:17; 4:14; John 4:42)

Humanity will be saved because God thinks it is the right thing to do. It is clear to me that when God is finished with humanity, every human will be saved. 

Humans should "walk in Him" knowing the glorious good news of the "grace of God". Jesus Christ our Lord was and is the grace of God in action, saving humans from our sin and death.

“Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith,  just as you were instructed, overflowing with gratitude. See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, ACCORDING TO THE TRADITION OF MEN, according to the elementary principles of the world, RATHER THAN ACCORDING TO CHRIST. For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and IN HIM you have been made complete…you were dead in your transgressions...He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us ALL OUR transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.” (Colossians 2:6-15)

Again, what did Paul mean when he said “as ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him”? Sinners experience JOY and PEACE when they BELIEVE this good news. Then they walk in that knowledge every day knowing that the best is yet to come. They are not made "captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men".

Not many seem to care about the salvation of all humanity. Nevertheless, “joy will come in the morning” for humanity, when, at the name of Jesus...

"...every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God." (Philippians 2:10)

June 1st - The Evil Eye

Jesus said…

"...is it not lawful for me to do what I want with what is mine...is your eye evil because I am good..." (Matthew 20:15)

Muslims believe they are the only ones destined for heaven. Christians think the same thing. The reason is that both want their good deeds or faith to determine their salvation. Nevertheless, the world has only one Savior, and His salvation is a free gift to all humanity, according to the Bible…

“For by Grace are you saved...For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life...For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive...The last enemy that will be abolished is death… so that God may be All in all.” (Ephesians 2:8; Romans 6:23; 1 Corinthians 15:22-28)

Christians and Muslims alike have leaders whom they believe are men of God. They follow their teaching and trust and put faith in those men. They think their faith is in Allah or God, but it is really in what their leaders have told them about Allah or God.

All are destined to hear directly from Jesus, a few in this life and all in the next. And then they will finally understand what God has did for humanity through Jesus His Son, and all will declare...

"It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world." (John 4:42)

God saves sinners by His "Grace" because He is "good". 

The evil eye of religion rejects the goodness of God saving all humanity.