Two Rules That Can Never Be Broken - BY ANYONE

Rule #1: God saved the whole world through Christ Jesus
Rule #2: Man cannot change Rule #1

In the beginning, before there was breath in man or stars in the heavens, there was already a plan—not a Plan B, but the Plan. Scripture tells us in Revelation 13:8 that the Lamb was slain from the foundation of the world. That word foundation comes from the Greek katabolē, meaning "a casting down" or "a laying down"—an intentional establishment of something meant to carry weight. So before Adam took his first breath, before Eve opened her eyes, the Lamb of God—amnos Theou—was already offered in eternity’s heart. That is Rule #1 in motion.

When God formed Adam out of the dust—aphar, meaning fine, loose earth—He wasn’t just making a man. He was beginning a lineage, a story, a mirror. And that mirror would one day reflect the image of the second Adam—Jesus, the Christos, the Anointed One. From the start, God’s blueprint included redemption, reconciliation, and resurrection.

God knew man would fall. And He didn’t flinch.

That’s important. He didn’t scramble to fix it. He didn’t panic and come up with a new plan. No, salvation was always baked into creation like yeast into dough. Titus 1:2 says this hope of eternal life was promised before time began. In the Greek, that phrase is pro chronōn aiōniōn, literally “before eternal ages.”

So Rule #1—God saved the whole world through Christ Jesus—wasn't a reaction. It was a pre-decision. A pre-rescue. A pre-cross promise sealed in eternity.

Then we get to the garden.

Man chooses self over trust. Knowledge over obedience. Autonomy over relationship. And the breach happens—not just between man and God, but between light and darkness, life and death. But right there, in the middle of that rebellion, comes the first whisper of Rule #1 again: Genesis 3:15—“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall crush your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” That word bruise in Hebrew is shuph—meaning to crush or strike with force. It’s violent, purposeful, and prophetic.

God’s not surprised. He’s moving.

From that point on, everything in the Hebrew Scriptures becomes the stage for the unfolding of salvation. The ark that saved Noah and his family? A shadow of Christ. The blood on the doorposts in Egypt? A picture of Jesus, our Pascha—our Passover Lamb. The tabernacle in the wilderness? A blueprint of His body, the true dwelling place of God.

Then, the Promise arrives.
Not in thunder. Not in robes or riches. But in a manger. In flesh. In poverty. In weakness. The Word—Logos—became flesh and lived among us, as John 1:14 says. The Word didn't just visit. He pitched His tent among us. That’s what the Greek eskēnōsen means. It echoes the tabernacle—God dwelling with man again.

And He didn’t come just for the Jews.
He came for kosmos—the whole system, the whole order, the whole world. John 3:16-17 makes it clear. He came not to condemn but to rescue. The world was already under condemnation. Jesus came to lift it out.

Now here’s where Rule #2 kicks in:

Man cannot change Rule #1.

We didn’t design the plan. We can’t undo it. We didn’t make the covenant. We can’t nullify it.

Men may reject it, distort it, mock it, forget it—but not erase it. Romans 11:29 says, “The gifts and calling of God are irrevocable.” The Greek there is ametamelēta—without regret, not to be taken back. You can’t unsave what God has saved through the blood of Christ.

Some will say, “Well, not everyone is saved!” And that’s true in one sense—because salvation received still requires faith. But that doesn't alter the fact that salvation was given.

1 John 2:2 says Jesus is the atoning sacrifice not just for our sins, but for the whole world. The Greek for atoning sacrifice is hilasmos—meaning full satisfaction. God’s justice is fully satisfied in Christ. That’s cosmic, eternal, final. He didn’t just crack the door open. He ripped the veil from top to bottom.

So what now?

It means there’s no person too far gone, no sin too deep, no system so broken that Christ can’t redeem it. It means the addict, the abuser, the atheist, the adulterer—all stand beneath the same open sky of mercy. The ground at the foot of the cross is level.

The enemy whispers that it’s too late. That it can’t apply to you. That you’ve out-sinned grace.
But Paul answered that in Romans 5:20—"Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more." The Greek for abounded is hyperperisseuō—superabounded. Grace doesn’t just match sin—it overwhelms it.

So Rule #1 stands: God saved the world through Christ Jesus.
Rule #2 roars: You can’t change that.

Not by tradition.
Not by opinion.
Not by rejection.
Not by religion.
Not by failure.

God’s Word is final. His rescue plan is permanent. His arm is not too short, and His Son is not returning to the cross—Hebrews 10:14 says, “For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.”

It’s done.

You don’t have to climb your way to heaven—He descended.
You don’t have to clean yourself up first—He washes.
You don’t have to beg for love—He already gave it.

So if you’re reading this and wondering if it applies to you—yes. That’s the point. Rule #1 was for you.
And Rule #2 means nothing you’ve done, believed, or misunderstood can undo what Jesus did.

The only thing left... is to believe it.

 

 

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