John 4:23-24 “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. (24) God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
The second reason why God decides who can and cannot be saved, is worship. God also expects all of His creation to worship Him for Who He is. In the passage of scripture quoted above, our Lord Jesus revealed to us who the true worshippers of God are. For in this passage, Jesus taught us that God is seeking those who will worship Him both in spirit and in truth. Jesus explained to us the reason why the true worshippers must worship in spirit, because God is Spirit. But Jesus also said that God is also looking for worshippers, who will worship Him in truth. So what does that mean? It simply means that they worship God without hypocrisy, for they worship Him out of a genuine love for Him as their God and Creator, and not from compulsion. Jesus made the following comment regarding those who worship God from compulsion, when He said, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me” (Mark 7:6). Therefore, God has created mankind with the free will to choose whether they will be willing to genuinely worship God or not. But again sadly, most of mankind choose to worship anything and anyone else, other than God, even though they know He is their God and creator (Romans 1:21). And so, God will only save those who of their own free wills, desire to worship Him.
Michael E.B. Maher
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