Were you raised in a church that preached a final cut off? You know the one - that day sometime in the future where no one left behind could be saved; where the mercy of God was finally cut off for all time? Scary, right? Does God's mercy have some expiration date on it?
Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.(Lam 3:22-23)
According to Jeremiah, no, God's compassions or mercies do not fail, in fact, he says, they are new every morning. So, which morning in the future was that where hope fails? None. What the ministers of back in the day knew was there would come a day when those remaining will not be saved by their own choice. There is no 'cannot' in the saving grace of Jesus, only a time of great tribulation when everyone will make the choice for or against. Peter tells us that God is not willing to lose anyone. One day the time of choosing will be finished. Great multitudes will be saved; will any be lost? Unfortunately, there may be some who will refuse Jesus for all time. But, God's mercies, they never fail.
Have a glorious Friday in Christ!Bucky
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