For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
3.    The potential-actual view: This view teaches God is the Savior of all men in that he desires all men to be saved (2 Peter 3:9) and has provided salvation for all in Christ (1 Timothy 2:5). However, this potential salvation becomes actual only to believers.