The recent controversy over a book by a prominent Evangelical pastor would suggest that many, if not most Christians, are not interested in the salvation of the world but only in their own personal salvation. Even if universal salvation is too heterodox for most Christians, you would think that it would be something for which Christians might earnestly hope. Theologians might debate how verses 14-16 relate to verse 17, but it seems clear that, at least according to the Gospel of John, God has a much bigger picture in mind than most of us do. The dying and rising of Jesus, the lifting up of the Son of Man, has as its purpose, the salvation of the whole world.
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