That None Should Perish

                                           THAT NONE SHOULD PERISH

The Lord wants all people to come to repentance and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and savior so that none should perish. The Lord never intended man to suffer the loss of eternal life and suffer eternal torment in hell. He wants all men to be saved that was why He sent His only begotten Son- Jesus Christ to suffer an excruciating death on the cross as expiation and ransom for mankind's sins. But there is a price for God's grace of salvation and that is, to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and savior and surrender our lives to Him. Those who will refuse God's offer of the grace of salvation will be condemned to spiritual death and eternal punishment in the flames of hell together with Satan and his minions. We are all encouraged by God to spread the Gospel of salvation to the whole world so that none should perish. Most people fail to realize the gravity of the situation. They make all kinds of rationalization not to avail of God's grace of salvation most often because of self pride and they don't want to give up their sinful lives. They want to please themselves and not God and want to enjoy the pleasures of wanton living. Thus they give all kinds of excuses not to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and savior and surrender their lives to Him. One of the most common excuses is "all streams lead to the same ocean." That means all religions, philosophies and beliefs lead to salvation of man's soul. This is farthest from the truth. Acts 4:12 states that, "There is no other name under heaven that was given to men by which we must be saved." John 14: 6 says, "Jesus answered, 'I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except by Me." We must do our utmost best to spread the Gospel of salvation so that none should perish.