{"id":6848,"date":"2021-07-20T17:23:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T17:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/keithgiles\/?p=6848"},"modified":"2021-07-20T17:23:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T17:23:11","slug":"all-or-nothing-reading-scripture-with-our-eyes-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/keithgiles\/2021\/07\/all-or-nothing-reading-scripture-with-our-eyes-open\/","title":{"rendered":"All Or Nothing: Reading Scripture With Our Eyes Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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In this article, I\u2019d like to simply point out a few unmistakable facts about what the Scriptures tell us about mercy, forgiveness and salvation.<\/p>\n

This won\u2019t take long.<\/p>\n

First of all, Christ is in all and all are in Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cChrist is all and is in all\u201d [Col. 3:11]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026and you are filled with the fullness of Christ who fills everything in every way.\u201d [Eph. 1:23]<\/em><\/p>\n

Secondly, Christ has mercy on all:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFor God has consigned\u00a0all\u00a0to\u00a0disobedience, that he may have\u00a0mercy\u00a0on\u00a0all.\u201d [Romans 11:32]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0Lord<\/span>\u00a0is good\u00a0to\u00a0all, and his\u00a0mercy\u00a0is over\u00a0all\u00a0that he has made.\u201d [Ps. 145:9]<\/em><\/p>\n

God has also reconciled everyone [all] to Himself:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGod was, in Christ, reconciling\u00a0the world to himself,\u00a0not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us\u00a0the message of reconciliation.\u201c<\/span> [2 Cor. 5:19]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cFor\u00a0in him [Christ] all the\u00a0fullness of God was pleased to dwell,<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0through him to reconcile to himself all things\u2026\u201d [Col. 1:19-20]<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Christ is also the savior of all:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFor to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the\u00a0Savior\u00a0of\u00a0all\u00a0people, especially\u00a0of\u00a0those who believe.\u201d [1 Tim. 4:10]<\/em><\/p>\n

Christ is making everyone and everything new again:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd he who was seated on the throne said, \u201cBehold, I am making\u00a0all<\/b>\u00a0things<\/b>\u00a0new<\/b>.\u201d [Rev. 21:5]<\/em><\/p>\n

So, to summarize:<\/p>\n

Christ is in all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christ has mercy on all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christ fills us all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christ has reconciled us all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christ is the savior of all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christ is making all<\/strong> things new.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong><\/em> All means \u201call<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0 \u2013 as in \u201ceveryone, everywhere, all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thus endeth the lesson.<\/p>\n

Selah.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

Are you questioning your Christian faith? If so, you don\u2019t need to go through this alone. I created a 90-day online course and a thriving community where people just like you can find answers, hope and connection. Our next session begins August 9, 2021. For a limited time you can sign up for 75% off HERE><\/a> I hope you\u2019ll meet me at Square 1.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Keith Giles<\/strong>\u00a0and his wife, Wendy, work with\u00a0Peace Catalyst International<\/a>\u00a0to help build relationships between Christians and Muslims in El Paso, TX.\u00a0 Keith was formerly a licensed and ordained minister who walked away from organized church over a decade ago to start a home fellowship that gave away 100% of the offering to the poor in the community. Today he is the author of the best-selling \u201cJesus Un\u201d series of books, including\u00a0\u201cJesus Unforsaken: Substituting Divine Wrath With Unrelenting Love\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>which is available now on Amazon.<\/p>\n

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