ESV:For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
KJV:For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
NIV:For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
NLT:For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
People always say, Jesus came to save all, however, technically looking at this scripture, Jesus did not come to save all, instead "many". This is why in the book of John, we read "as many that believe, they are called the sons of God"(paraphrased), even our favourite and most popular verse of the Bible,
KJV:For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.John 3:16
makes us understand that whosoever believeth in Jesus NOT
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten to the whole world, so that as long as you are in the whole world, you will not perish but have everlasting life or make heaven"..
We can see that there's a condition, the salvation message is a conditional message, if you do this, you will get this..meaning, if the whole world believes in Jesus then the whole world gets everlasting life but if just few believe in Jesus, then, only those few get everlasting life.
Now, we all know that everyone will not believe, it's not a curse, that's just nature, the power of choice. God won't force himself on you, the same thing with Jesus, so, if you don't align yourself with Jesus(like Victoria Orenze will say), don't expect to get everlasting life or expect to make heaven..that is the truth.
Yes, Jesus died for the world but his death is not the world's ticket to everlasting life..it is the believing in Jesus (his birth, works, death, commandments, resurrection, his Father, his Spirit, and everything else that resonates Jesus) that gets you everlasting life..
Where do YOU stand, Do you believe in Jesus and confess him as your personal Lord & Saviour or do you think just because you are in the world, automatically, you will have everlasting life? Reflect.
