The Ransom for All

{Matthew 7:21} Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. {Matthew 7:22} Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?' {Matthew 7:23} Then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who have worked unlawfully.'

John 12:47 If anyone listens to my sayings, and doesn’t believe, I don’t judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. John 12:48 He who rejects me, and doesn’t receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke, the same will judge him in the last day. NOTE:  Unless otherwise stated, all scriptural quotes are from the World English Bible version; Greek and Hebrew words are transliterated into English; God’s Holy Name has supplied as “Jehovah”. Some have argued that the latter part of John 12:48 should be translated as: “That very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day.” Does this really make sense, in view of the context? Just before this, Jesus spoke of saving the world: “If anyone listens to my sayings, and doesn’t believe, I don’t judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.” (John 12:47, World English) While we haven’t been able to find a translation that renders the Greek KRINO (translit...