God is greater than even man's free will. If Christ in a
moment could break down Saul's opposition, and yet leave him a free
man, we cannot conceive of any offender too malignant for Him to subdue.
But how it is done is a mystery. It seems to be one of those things that
are past finding out.
At all events, we can believe that the most incorrigible will be
reclaimed when we have the revelation that Jesus died for all mankind.
It is said that He gave Himself a "ransom for all." It is declared that
He tasted death "for every man." Now if He tasted death for every man,
can we believe that He will not somehow and somewhere reclaim every man?
If He does not do so in this life, will He not do so in the next.
Again; it is said that "He shall be satisfied." Will anything less
satisfy Him than the salvation of all for whom He died? His influence is
not limited to this world. All worlds are under His control. There may
be good reasons why some are saved in this life, and others in the next.
I will glance at this point immediately. Meantime let us remember that
His love and power are unchangeable, and that He is Lord in the world
beyond, as well as here. What will not such conditions accomplish?
With regard to the suffering entailed by sin, both in this life and in
the next, I have the idea of a possible solution.
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