Why Is The Plan Of Salvation Spread Throughout The New Testament?
by Douglas Hoff In the Bible God has revealed how he will save man from the condemnation of sin. There are certain things man must do to be forgiven. Each action is a step in Gods plan to bring salvation to man (Romans 4:12). It is eminently scriptural to call the sum of these steps the plan of salvation since the Lord planned it before the world was even formed (Ephesians 1:4, 5; cf. 1 Peter 1:18-20). The discerning student of the scriptures soon discovers that all the steps in the plan are not found in one place. Some have wondered why this is so. Clearly, God desires everyone to be saved. Various scriptures such as 1 Timothy 2:3, 4 and 2 Peter 3:9 attest to this fact. Since he does not want any to perish, why is the plan of salvation scattered throughout the New Testament? God would not reveal his desire to have everyone saved yet purposely make it hard to determine how to do so. Why not have the plan easily found in one passage? God in his wisdom had a reason or reasons why he reve
