The basis of our salvation
The basis of our salvation is the love of God. It was the love of God Almighty to humanity that triggered the process to grant man salvation. Love is the key way to ginger the liberation of man from the kingdom of dark to the kingdom of God’s marvellous light. Love was the reason God Almighty has to changed His mind on the act of Genesis chapter three where man disobeyed the principles of God and chose to obey the suggestion of the devil.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John chapter 3 verses 16)
‘For God so loved the world” The lovd is in the past, that continue to the present. The love of God towards mankind has been in place even before man came into scene and even before foundation of the earth. ‘For God so loved the world’ why not for God so love mankind. For God so love the world is an extension of God love beyond just mankind. At this point God did not just love man in an aspect, but God loves man in the aspect of everything concerning man.
For God so love the world is an extension of God love beyond just mankind
God loves towards man was proven beyond man to the whole earth. It is amazing the level of love God Almighty exhibited towards humanity. We need to understand the aspect and perspective of God’s love. The love of God is so wonderful and awesome. It is beyond comprehension. I can’t imagine the extent of God’s love of loving the world.
You see, the expression of God’s love to the world reveals the fact that no one can correct who he or she does not love. What you hate is what you are created to correct. You can’t correct effectively if it is not driven from the point of love. You must have a desire to associate fully with what the matter is if you will make a tremendous impact. We need to know why God did not just love man but love the whole world. God loves both the good and the bad, the just and the unjust so that the impact of redemption will be made available for all and cause heavy impact. In the of book of Mathew chapter 5 verses 45 says,
“That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”
You can’t correct effectively if it is not driven from the point of love
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son. Why and what will make God Almighty to give His only beloved son to die for mankind and the world at all. That is LOVE. God gave Jesus out of love. Remember, Jesus did not just die to redeemed mankind, He also died so that He can restore the lost mandate and restore man fully in his place of dominion and exercise authority.
Love of God is so wonderful. So high we can’t get over it; so deep we can’t get into it; so wide we can’t get around it. Oh what a wonderful love.
It was the extent of God’s love that Jesus lived to exhibit. He made obvious on the account of the book of John chapter 5 verses 19 when He says,
“Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.”
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John chapter 15 verses 13)
It was the extent of God’s love that Jesus lived to exhibit
No one can sincerely lay down his or her life for someone else out of envy, hatred and bitterness. One woman once had a police case that ordered her detention. She became ill and needed a medical attention. The husband pleaded for her bail but it was no avail. It was at moment he thought substitution will be the only way out. He approached the police officer and tell him that he is willing to substitute for his wife so that she can obtain medical.
You can’t say the man did it because the wife is strong woman who disobeys his orders and abuses him before his colleagues. Even the wife is rude to him. He did what he did not for the stiff-necked character of his wife, he did it because of his love towards her.
On Paul’s account on this according to Ephesians chapter 1 verses 4 says,
“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:”
Whatever made God choose us for Himself, is out of love. We did not merit it but His love towards us made us to merit it. We did not deserve it but His love towards us made us to deserve it. We are not worth it but His love towards us made us to worth it. We did not qualify for it but His love towards us qualified us. Our been chosen is all about God’s love. Nothing about the existence of man if not of love. Love is a strong factor towards the existence of man kind.
Conclusion
The basis of our salvation is God’s love towards mankind. God’s love supersede everything and made redemption possible.
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