It is common because it is to be preached to all nations, to all classes, to all characters, to all ages, and to all conditions of men—in fact, it is to be preached to every creature under heaven. It is the common salvation so far as this—that a proclamation of mercy through Jesus Christ is to be made to all mankind—for it is declared that if they believe in Christ Jesus they shall be saved…The invitation of the gospel is so far-reaching that it may well be called
Charles H. Spurgeonthe common salvation.It is common in the widest sense because every man that believes in Christ Jesus will be saved; not the Jew only, but the Gentile also; not the poor man only, but the rich man also; not the black man only, or the white man only, but men of every color; not the ignorant or the learned, the rude or the refined exclusively, but every soul born of Adam that believes in Christ Jesus shall be saved.1
3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.