So so do you believe the lie being continually declared that only a few will be saved, that more will be damned to eternity, than born into the family of God?
Do you believe it is the will of God that only a few will be saved?
Do you believe that Satan's lie's are more able to influence man than God's goodness is able to influence mankind into the family of God?
Ge 17:4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Ge 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
this word is translated many nations not a few.
adj. more (m�r, mr), most (mst)
1. Being one of a large indefinite number; numerous: many a child; many another day.
2. Amounting to or consisting of a large indefinite number:
Mt 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
I don't believe it is the will of God that few or many will be saved. I think it is the will of God that whosoever puts their trust in the revealed Grace of God (Jesus) will be saved.
That could be true. Scripture does say that few will be saved in relation to all who have been born. However I agree that it will be many, not few who are saved, but few compared to all that have lived.
My basic thought here is this, Satan is not going to have the greater, and we are upon the eve of the greatest harvest ever, I know many try and teach the former and latter rain is not true, but it has been happening around the world and is coming to this united states, it will be the move that the traditional will say is false.
Many people find their comfort in traditions when rest is to be found in the person of Jesus. And Jesus is on the move, alwakys at work, just as is His Father. So if one wants to be on the cuttig edge with Jesus, they need to be on the move in Him and not in traditions of men. I do not think tradition is wrong, however it is the perfect breeding ground for complacency.
21Not everyone who says to Me, �Lord, Lord,� will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
22 �Many will say to Me on that day, �Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?�
23 �And then I will declare to them, �I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.�
MANY will say...I've always took that to be the opposite of FEW.
Jesus is saying Many, of Professed folowers. I beleive MANY proffessed Christians, will be turned away...Why?
Well Look at the "Body" look at the 2.7Billion that call themselves "Christians" Have they fully Submitted to Jesus as their LORD? Have they followed him to Death? Have they Crucified their flesh, and are they abiding in Christ? Have they fully denied themselves? Do many even truly know what Deny yourself means?
Jesus, Paul, the apostles, Left their life. adn became the living Word of God to man. God wants to speak, move, and direct, adn guide everyone. But people are way to obsessed with their life.And way to focused on their opinion of Who GOd is, never truly allowing Jesus to get to know them. YOu need to Go TO Jesus in order for HIM to know you, adn not many people do that, or are they taught to do so.
So I beleive that FEW will find the narrow door means FEW of professed Christians. They immidieately let opinion and pride become God, and totaly ignore, quiet, Quench, The Holy Spirit of God in them. And never find, and establish a relationship with Jesus, as to be conformed to HIS likeness, and HIS holyness...HERE. Be holy Like your father in heaven is Holy, was not a genrous Offer....it was a command.
"...Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 1 John 3:7
"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world�our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?" 1 John 5:3-5
So By that passage(and by others...but i dont want to write a bokk here) Believing in Jesus, and Being Born Again(Born of God) is NOT just a prayer, and then you get some golden ticket to heaven. it takes Obedience, adn Holyness, adn righteous, HERE, in this life. Not of your own merrit, or our own works. But of resting completely of our works, dying to the flesh, OVERCOMMING the WORLD(being seperate...remaining spotless...etc) and dwelling in Jesus.
THAT is the Christian life, adn it is TOUGH, not easy...becasue this flesh is always in total oposistion to the spirit of God, thats why its crucial to KILL the flesh, not just ignore it. Cant do that outside of prayer and fasting, adn the Spirit of The most high God.
So THAT, whole long speil....is why FEW will find the narrow Gate. ITs becasue no one wants to obey God, no one wants to God to God, and submit fully. we tend to always go back, even if we first lay our lives at his feet, we slowly go back and start picking up peices back up from him. Hardly anyone SUBMITS, thats why not many are able to resist the Devil.
"SUBMIT yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." James 4:7(why do allot of people leave out the submiision part?)
THAT is why it will be few, CHRISTIANS who make it to be with Christ. Many are Called, Few are chosen. "saving faith" means faith to take God at his word, and DIE.
Now about the world, in the tribluation, I beleive ALLOT will come to Christ. Truly. Many then will be saved, i firmly beleive that....Not ALL....but not few either....Its few of the Christians....few of the so-called "Children of God" and followers of Christ, that will be turned. Tahts why its crucial RIGHT NOW to turn ourselves daily, and fully over to the Lord ship of Jesus Christ. HE needs to be our everything.
Ok, sorry for that....hahah thats my two cents...well more like $1.50...
