Salvation is Gold

Evangelicals usually preach that people are saved when they admit they're sinners, repent or turn from their sins, believe that Jesus died for them, and accept Jesus into their hearts.
In other words, a mixture of their actions and their faith is what gets people saved. And this is called the good news. 

But there is much better good news than that. God doesn't need our assistance or our faith to complete anyone's salvation, to complete what Jesus supposedly "began" on the cross.

Jesus said, "It is finished!" when he died on the cross. There was nothing more to be done. The rescue mission on which God had sent His Son was completed.

Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. 
[John 19 : 30  NASB]

Jesus died for the sins of the world - every sin of everyone was covered by Jesus' death on the cross.

He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
[1 John 2 : 2  NIV]
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.
[1 John 4 : 14  NKJV]

We don't have to believe it for it to be so. But we do have to believe it to appreciate and enjoy it, and to begin a life of joyous hope and blessing.

This thought from Francois du Toit helps to illustrate the true nature of our salvation.
"Gold does not become gold when you discover it."
In other words, gold has always been gold, whether you have discovered it or not.

Salvation follows this golden pattern. Salvation has always been salvation for over 2000 years, whether you have discovered it or not.

But eventually you will, as will everyone else, as this have been God's plan for all of humanity from the beginning of the world.

That is, in Christ, he chose us before the world was made so that we would be his holy people—people without blame before him.
Because of his love, God had already decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ.
[Ephesians 1 : 4, 5a  NCV]

So a time of discovery has been allocated for each of us.

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
But each one in his own order…
[1 Corinthians 15 :  22, 23a  NIV]

Yes, salvation is a permanent feature of God's world - eventually to be discovered and enjoyed by all.

Blessings, Barry
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