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“I came not to judge the world, but to save the world” (John 12:47).
Perhaps you have heard people ask the question, If God is all-powerful, why does He not stop all the suffering in this world? Why does He allow bad people to do wrong things, and very often things that are harmful to others?
I believe we find the answer in this verse. God sent His Son into this world to save it, not to judge it. And if the Lord Jesus were to judge this world, He would have to judge everyone, not just certain very bad people. All of us are sinners, and God would have to judge all of us. But now God is calling everyone to come to Him and be saved, through faith in the Lord Jesus.
There is a time coming when the Lord Jesus will judge this world, and all who do not know Him as Savior will come under His judgment. But today is the day of His grace, and God is showing Himself to this world as a Savior God.
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