We tin terminate carefully follow the recipe for cherry pie, only if nosotros function out out the cherries, it’s non cherry pie.
We tin terminate carefully report a champaign of report inward Scripture, only if nosotros function out out pertinent passages, nosotros won't function the total counsel of God’s Word, together with nosotros may cease upwardly believing a prevarication (Acts 20:27; 2 Timothy 2:15).
The recipe for Truth requires all the ingredients.
For example, 1 Timothy 4:9-10 says God “is the Savior of all people.”
If that were the exclusively ingredient, nosotros could assume everyone would hold out saved, believer together with unbeliever alike. But it’s non the exclusively ingredient.
We must:
1. Add the immediate context.
The side past times side phrase says “especially of those who believe.” Since you’re either saved or not, this discussion “especially” signals a remove for farther study.
2. Add the context of the total counsel of Scripture.
Scripture repeatedly states that unbelievers volition not hold out saved (Mark 16:16; John 3:18-19; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; 1 John 3:15; 1 John 5:10-12; Revelation 21:8; etc.)
3. Let Scripture translate Scripture.
Since the Bible clearly teaches non all are saved, nosotros tin terminate conclude that 1 Timothy 4:9-10 agency Christ is the Savior of all who volition hold out saved (John 1:9-13 together with 1 Timothy 2:3-6).
To purpose this method on to a greater extent than or less other Scripture sometimes used to "prove" universal salvation, cheque out today's Bite Size Bible Study.
For to a greater extent than insights into this subject, cheque out these 1-minute devotions:
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