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“He saved others; himself he cannot save.” You find those words in Matthew 27:42. And they were spoken by the chief priests and the scribes and the elders as they were mocking the crucified Christ. Have you ever stopped to think about the people that Jesus could not save?
First of all, He cannot save those who have never heard the Good News of the Gospel. “How should they believe on him who’ve they not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent?” (Romans 10:14-15). You see God has ordained that people are saved by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, and they hear about this through the witness of God’s people. There are multitudes of people; billions of people who have never had the opportunity to hear the Word of God and to hear the Good News of salvation. He cannot save those who have never heard the Gospel.
By the way, today, what are you going to do about spreading the Good News of salvation? Is God going to be able to use your witness and your walk and your wallet and your prayers to get the Gospel out to the ends of the earth? Secondly, our Lord cannot save those who reject the Gospel. There are those who have heard the Word of God. They know the truth of salvation. They know that it’s appointed unto men once to die and after that the judgment and the only way to be saved is through faith in Jesus Christ but they won’t receive Him. They reject Him. He cannot save them! And the Word of God tells us He could not save Himself. Oh, from a human point of view He certainly could have. He could’ve called angels from heaven to deliver Him, but that was not why He came. He said, “I’ve come to give my life a ransom for many.”
He could not come down from that cross because His love kept Him there. “He loved me,” said Paul, “And He gave Himself for me.” His obedience kept Him there, and He was looking ahead. The joy that was set before Him; the joy of one day claiming His Bride before the Father in heaven, those who have trusted Him. I’m glad that Jesus did not come down from that cross. I’m glad that He did not save Himself and I rejoice that He saved me because I trusted in Him. Has He saved you? Have you trusted in Him?
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By Back to the Bible“He saved others; himself he cannot save.” You find those words in Matthew 27:42. And they were spoken by the chief priests and the scribes and the elders as they were mocking the crucified Christ. Have you ever stopped to think about the people that Jesus could not save?
First of all, He cannot save those who have never heard the Good News of the Gospel. “How should they believe on him who’ve they not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent?” (Romans 10:14-15). You see God has ordained that people are saved by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, and they hear about this through the witness of God’s people. There are multitudes of people; billions of people who have never had the opportunity to hear the Word of God and to hear the Good News of salvation. He cannot save those who have never heard the Gospel.
By the way, today, what are you going to do about spreading the Good News of salvation? Is God going to be able to use your witness and your walk and your wallet and your prayers to get the Gospel out to the ends of the earth? Secondly, our Lord cannot save those who reject the Gospel. There are those who have heard the Word of God. They know the truth of salvation. They know that it’s appointed unto men once to die and after that the judgment and the only way to be saved is through faith in Jesus Christ but they won’t receive Him. They reject Him. He cannot save them! And the Word of God tells us He could not save Himself. Oh, from a human point of view He certainly could have. He could’ve called angels from heaven to deliver Him, but that was not why He came. He said, “I’ve come to give my life a ransom for many.”
He could not come down from that cross because His love kept Him there. “He loved me,” said Paul, “And He gave Himself for me.” His obedience kept Him there, and He was looking ahead. The joy that was set before Him; the joy of one day claiming His Bride before the Father in heaven, those who have trusted Him. I’m glad that Jesus did not come down from that cross. I’m glad that He did not save Himself and I rejoice that He saved me because I trusted in Him. Has He saved you? Have you trusted in Him?