"The grace of God that bringeth salvation to all men" (Titus 2:11).

It stands to reason that a gift may be given, and yet we may remain none the richer for it, unless the gift is accepted. Of course, when a gift is not accepted, he to whom it was given is no more actually benefited than if the gift had never been offered at all. There are necessarily two parties to such a transaction.

All are not saved. But why not? Not because the grace of God does not bring salvation to every man, but because all men do not receive the gift which the grace of God has brought to them. Only they receive salvation who are content to fix the eye of their faith upon Him who is the Grace of God revealed, and to trust themselves with simple, child-like faith, to Him. Only they who receive God's gifts are the better for God's gift, although the gift has unquestionably been given.

—W. Hay M.H. Aitken