John 4:42 – Grace Evangelical Society

What Does “Savior of the World” Mean?

September 23, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - “Savior of the World”, 1 John 4:14, Election, John 4:42, kosmos, Savior

Jesus is the Savior of the world according to John 4:42 and 1 John 4:14. According to Calvinists, the word kosmos in those verses refers to the world of the elect. In other words, He is the Savior of 100% of those whom He elected to salvation and 0% of the non-elect. But the word

What Does Receiving Christ As Your (Personal) Savior Mean?

May 24, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Tim 4:10, John 4:42

A common evangelistic appeal asks, “Are you ready to receive Christ as your Savior?” Another asks, “Would you like to receive Christ as your personal Savior?” Have you ever wondered what people mean when speaking of Jesus as the Savior or my personal Savior? I once heard Zane Hodges discuss receiving Christ as one’s personal

November 8, 2023

Is “Believe in Jesus as Your Savior” a Legitimate Evangelistic Appeal?

Eph 2:8-9, John 3:16, John 4:10-14, John 4:42, John 6:35-40, Personal Savior, Savior

Welcome to the Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Leon Adkins are answering and discussing what would be a legitimate Biblical appeal for eternal salvation. What are the essential elements? How can we be clear on this? Bob and Leon will offer their thoughts about all these questions.

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October 23, 2020

What Did the Samaritans Mean by “Savior of the World”?

“Savior of the World”, 1 John 2:2, 1 Tim 4:10, John 1:29, John 3:16, John 4:42

When the Samaritans called Jesus the "Savior of the World" in John 4:42, did that mean that everyone gets saved? Jesus has taken care of the sin problem at Calvary. Belief is still required. Listen to Bob and Shawn's excellent discussion on this question.

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The Extent of Christ’s Death

August 14, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:2, John 1:29, John 4:42, unlimited atonement

This short question hits on a mighty important issue: Thank you for your ministry. I have a question: when the Bible says that Jesus died for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2), does that mean that Jesus died for everyone’s sin? Or does it mean that you need to believe that Jesus died