What is the Greatest Question ever asked? - Page 1
The world's greatest question is, "What must I do to be saved?" or "What shall I do, Lord?" or "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" (Acts 22:10; 2:37; 9:6.). This question has to do with the soul of man and eternal destiny. Jesus said, "What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Matt. 16:26).
Surely there could be no more serious question than this! It has been called "the greatest question ever asked," and with good reason. When all of life is over, and we're stripped of all worldly things and stand before God for an accounting, this question and its answer will be the one vital, everlasting thing of importance. On this, my eternal destiny, and yours, depends.
With the importance of this question, one would think that the whole world would unite in assisting man in finding the right answer, but such is not the case. It will be our purpose to take the Bible, and see God's answer to the question.
But let us look at the question. First of all there are two parts to the question. "What must I do" refers to the sinner's part, and "to be saved" refers to God's part of the plan. In other words the sinner must believe and put his faith into obedience in order to be saved of God, and on God's terms.
"What must" - it is not what may one do. Jesus said, "It shall be told thee what thou must do". (Acts 9:6) Again, it is, "What must I" - it is not what must God, Christ or the Holy Spirit do.
It is, "What must I do?" It is not how must I feel or what must be
done to me, but "What must I do?" It is not what must I do to blot out my own sins apart from God but what must I do "to be saved."
God and Man in the past
In the history of God's dealing with man, beginning in Eden, it has been the case that man has been saved by obedient response to God's will, by faith. Without faith, it is impossible to be pleasing unto God (Heb. 11:6).
Bearing in mind that faith must be based on the word of God (Rom. 10:17), it must be remembered that faith has not always, for all men, in all circumstances, required the same things of men. It has always required obedience, but obedience itself has not always demanded the same response.
For example, in the earliest period of time, obedient faith required that man offer animal sacrifices. (Gen. 4:4) Later, God dealt with the nation of Israel, giving them the law from Mt. Sinai (Ex. 20), and under that law animal sacrifices continued, along with the observation of feast days and festivals, and various other things not found in the New Testament of Jesus Christ.
Acceptable faith, under whatever law then in force, demanded that man do the will of God.
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