Teaching That God Wills All To Be Saved Is A Heinous Heresy!

I have come across yet more articles from James Flanders which to my eyes are indeed utter heresy.

In his latest installment of heinous ramblings about the so called far reaching affects of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross of Calvary, he ventures into the realm of supposing that it is without doubt the will of God to save and bring to truth all humanity that has ever walked the earth.

Have you ever heard such nonsense? Have you heard anything so contrary to our tradition of limited atonement? How could it be possible that God wills all to be saved, when we know beyond a shadow of doubt that only a tiny few will ultimately be saved from eternal hell-fire!

It seems more than obvious that those who aren't smart enough to make a conscious confession of faith in Christ before death will not and cannot be redeemed. They are beyond the reach of the grace of God. Their free-will choice to not hear, believe, and receive Christ before death will forever put them beyond the loving reach of God.

God may "will" all to be saved, but without doubt the will of man will ultimately keep God from accomplishing His will. Yes God is all powerful! But the free will of man is more powerful than the will of God!

True, there are Scripture passages that seem to imply that God always accomplished His purpose, in fact the above mentioned author quotes some of them in the article below. However, this cannot be the case because tradition maintains that the will of man and the ignorance of man places the final nail in his hell bent coffin.

I could go on and on about the nonsense contained in the following writings, however as you read them for yourself, I am confident you will recognize it for what it is ( It is an elevating of GOD, His will, His desire, and His power to a level that is simply unfitting and out of line with the long held traditional doctrine of the majority and we know that when it comes to Biblical truth the majority rules).

Here is the latest theological sludge from Flanders.

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Who Does God Will To Be Saved? Does God Always Accomplish His Will?

Rather than speculating about the answer, let's look at a few passages of Scripture that will give us the answer. First is a short little statement from the Apostle Paul in Ephesians chapter one. It's a phrase which I had missed time and again as I repeatedly read this letter.

"In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will…" (Ephesians 1:11)

That's an amazing statement. God works all things according to the council of His will. Can that be?

Take a look at what God spoke through the prophet Isaiah:

"Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, 'My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,' 11 Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man who executes My counsel, from a far country. Indeed I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it; I will also do it." (Isaiah 46:9-11)

If you read the words above slowly and carefully, would you agree that it sounds like God is saying, "What God wants God gets?"

Take a look at Psalm 33 verses 10 and 11.

"The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations." (Psalm 33:10,11)

Once more, it sounds like whatever God wills God will accomplish. What God wills will be done.

What about the will of God in First Timothy chapter 2 verse 4? Do you know what it says?

Before looking at this verse, let's get the flow of the passage starting in verse 1.

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. (1st Timothy 2:1-6 King James Version)

Let's take a look once more at verse 4. As Paul speaks of God he says that He "Will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."

Pause and think about that. God wills that how many would be saved? God wills that how many would come to the knowledge of the truth?

Some English translations have rendered this verse differently saying that "God desires all to be saved."

If you are wondering what the original Greek word is, here you go.

Thelo: 1) to will, have in mind, intend a) to be resolved or determined, to purpose b) to desire, to wish c) to love 1) to like to do a thing, be fond of doing d) to take delight in, have pleasure

Take a moment to once again read those definitions. A few moments ago you read a passage from Isaiah where God said that whatever He purposes He will do. Do you believe that applies to His ultimate purpose for all people ultimately being saved and coming to the knowledge of the truth? Or is this the one instance where God fails to accomplish His will and purpose? Is the majority of the church missing something by holding to the view of God ultimately failing to reconcile all to Himself?

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