John 3:16 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
When God sent His precious Son Jesus down to earth to live among us and eventually die for our sins, he didn’t pick out certain people to be “eligible” to receive the salvation provided by the shedding of His beloved Son’s blood on the cross at Calvary. Rather, the perfect sacrifice of the Lamb of God was sufficient to atone for the sins of each and every human being who has ever lived, and ever will live on the earth.
In the wonderful scripture quoted above, the phrase “whosoever believeth in him should not perish” means that redemption and eternal life is freely available to you, to me, and to anyone else who makes the decision to accept Christ as their personal Saviour. When it comes to being eligible for salvation, we were all indeed created equal. Have you accepted Jesus’ offer of eternal life? If not, why not do it today?