A MAN told me the other day that he heartily believed that Jesus died for the sin of the world. I asked: “Has He died for you?”
“Oh, I can’t tell that. How can I tell whether Jesus died for my sins?” “Are you in heaven?” I asked. “Oh, no; I wish I was!”
“Are you in hell?”
“No; I hope I shall never get there!”
“Are you an angel or a devil?” “Neither.”
“Well, to what part of the universe do you belong?”
He looked a little puzzled, and then said he belonged to the world.
“Yes,” I said, “that is true, and ‘God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.’ Has He died for you?”
“I see it all,” he cried; “I see, I see. I take Him as my Saviour.”
“Yes! Yes! Yes! Oh yes!
Jesus died to set poor sinners free.
You say, ‘How do I know it?’
That big word ‘whosoever’
Just-means-me.”
ML-05/30/1971