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Who Can Be Saved? A Biblical Perspective on Salvation
In this episode, we delve into the teachings of Paul in Romans 10… (visit YouTube for more)
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Who’s going to be saved? Who can make it to heaven? Is Christianity an elitist faith? Let’s meditate on what Paul has to say in Romans chapter 10 verse 13. For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Now just before this verse, Paul has said there’s no distinction between Jew and Greek. So we know that the point that he’s making is that God does not discriminate.
It’s not that he’s saying that everybody who says God’s name is automatically saved, otherwise all the blasphemers across the planet would be going to heaven, wouldn’t they without needing to repent of their sins. No, this isn’t Paul’s point.
Paul is saying that out of everyone who calls on the name of the Lord, who bows the knee to Jesus, who says, I repent and I’m gonna follow you, it makes no difference what race or nationality they come from. It makes no difference what their background is, who their parents were.
Paul is quoting here from Joel chapter two , you know the section where he says that he’s going to pour out his Spirit on all flesh, your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams and so on, and everybody who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
This is a universal call to repentance for the whole world. Nobody’s excluded from the opportunity to accept Jesus.
So as far as we’re concerned, we take it that everybody who’s calling on the name of the Lord has that chance to be saved, always extending kindness and courtesy and patience to all people, of all races, of all nationalities, of all ethnicities and social backgrounds.
Thank you God that you have made it absolutely clear that you are not showing favouritism in the matter of salvation. This is for all. Lord, please help us to follow your lead on that, not showing favoritism ourselves and spreading the gospel wherever we can at all opportunities. Amen.
