What if...

In the beginning God decided to display His glory and power. And so He created man; a perfect, sinless creature, capable of reason and love. Relational by nature, fallable by design. Such a creature had never been seen in the Universe - unlike the angels, the principalities and powers, or any creature ever designed; the first of any to be described as embodying the image of God. Perhaps the angels looked on with amazed wonder as they witnessed this thing that God had made wholly for Himself, to walk with Him and talk with Him. To bring Him pleasure and glory.

Then man rejected the Creator who gave him life and breath and chose that which would glorify himself. God proclaimed condemnation on the man and on all his posterity, and the sin itself gripped the soul so tightly that men would forever lust after the corruption that was in their hearts.

But God, who was rich in mercy, instead of damning the whole world, set aside for Himself a remnant of the fallen world and set about His plan of redemption.

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God, who would violate no one's will, more specifically, desires for sin, set up an acquiesent plan for those who could overcome their sinful desires to love a holy and just Lord.


In the fullness of time God sent His Son as the ultimate love sacrifice to a lost and dying world. Sufficient to cover any sin and all sin, if only one believes...

OR

...even if one didn't.

That God might call to Himself those whom He set His love on and ensure the security of their eternal souls.

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That any who can find the way, earn the right of salvation. God loved no one more than anyone else, nor did He set a special love on Believers. They simply came out ahead of the rest of the pack.

- And yet, how few actually come to the knowledge of Him. -

Because He only chose some to be conformed to the image of His son.

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Because He designed everything in the world to be exactly as it would be. Because He created, ordained, foreknew, foresaw and still left the world to this plight - left sinners to fend for their own eternal wellbeing.

To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints Romans 1:7

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose Romans 8:28

And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. Romans 8:30

To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours. I Corinthians 1:2

To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ. Jude 1:1

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence, by which He has granted us His precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. I Peter 1:2-4