100% or minimal loss

[Ross]

Luke 19;10 " For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."

Seek - go about, endeavour,
Save - deliver or protect
Lost - die, perish.

For the Son of Man came to go about and to deliver that which used to be going to die.

So the key question I.M.O is;
                                        Was Jesus 100% successful; or is He just hoping to have minimal loss?

Looking at the way man tries to run at the minimal loss with great productivity seems to be one reason why many cannot grasp the fact that Jesus saved all mankind.

Part of our training would be to see cause and effect. This then setting the need for a superior being to do what we cannot do.
Part of our education system does teach us to "look up" to the higher ground, or level of understanding- just that we are told to look at man, not Jesus.

Jesus tells us to rely not on man or call anyone teacher.
I.M.O this is why we need to be in Jesus, not mankind.

Col 2;2,3 " ... so that they may have the wealth of FULL assurance of understanding,
                     for knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ,
                    in Whom are hidden ALL the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."

Col 2;8 " See to it that no one takes you captive by means of philosophy and empty deceit,
              according to the tradition of men,
              according to the elemental spirits of the world,
             and not according to Christ."

I prefer the 100% of Christ to the limitations man placed on the work of Jesus.

His love is immeasurable.

[sheila]

 :2c:for where your treasure is,there your heart will be.

[jugghead]

 :iagree:

For if the heart is in mankind, it is all about what mankind "has to do" to save themselves (future tense, their decision)
BUT
if your heart is in Jesus Christ, it is all about what He "has done" to save mankind (past tense, His decision)

my  :2c:

[sheila]

 :2c:Proverbs8;31...Wisdom.... especially fond of the sons of men.imo Wisdom from above's treasure/heart is'one' with God......

filled with delight day after day,rejoicing always in His presence.'rejoicing in his whole world=for God so loved the world"

and delighting in mankind[the little children were partakers of flesh and blood] suffer the little children to come unto me.

..if...I be lifted up.....I will draw all men unto myself.


we should have a heart for all men,too-love your brother as yourself....the very reason we rejoice at the salvation of all men by

God's work through His son.