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Mirage #3: I Want God to Save Everyone Automatically

Daniel McCoy

By Daniel McCoy | Bio

Daniel McCoy is happily married to Susanna, and they have 3 daughters and 2 sons. He is the editorial director for RENEW.org as well as an affiliate professor of philosophy for Ozark Christian College. He has a bachelor’s in theology (Ozark Christian College), master of arts in apologetics (Veritas International University), and PhD in theology (North-West University, South Africa). Among his books are the Popular Handbook of World Religions (general editor), Real Life Theology Handbook (with Andrew Jit), Mirage: 5 Things People Want From God That Don’t Exist, and The Atheist’s Fatal Flaw (co-authored with Norman Geisler).

God to Save — Why Salvation Requires Consent

  • Automatic rescue contradicts biblical salvation. In Scripture, salvation is God restoring people by grace through faith, not apart from a person’s knowledge or desire.

  • Divine love respects human will. God does not force restoration; saving someone against their will would not be true salvation.

  • Universal, automatic salvation is a “non-thing.” Expecting God to save all without faith or consent misunderstands what salvation actually is.

If God is all-loving, then couldn’t He just save everyone automatically? This video based on Daniel McCoy’s Mirage: 5 Things People Want from God That Don’t Exist examines the desire that people tend to have for God to save all people. The other videos in this series include the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, and Part 5.

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