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1 | Are there few that be saved? | Luke 13:23 | Searcher56 | 123648 | ||
While we are to go and preach to the world (Mat 28:20-21) and it is part of the salvation process (Rom 10:15-13) ... we do not know who will choose to believe. | ||||||
2 | How are we to react to the fact? | Luke 13:23 | Aixen7z4 | 123653 | ||
True … we do not know who will believe (Matthew 13:3-23;Mark 4:3-20;Luke 8:5-15). But do we have an idea how many? Someone has calculated the percentages based on the number of types of ground. Since there are four types of ground, he thinks that twenty-five percent of the people who hear the word will bring forth fruit. Yet there is nothing to suggest that the types of ground represent an equal number of people. Based on the verses cited in the original question, it seems that something less than one percent of the people who hear the Gospel will believe (few vs. many in Matthew 7, millions in Revelation 5 and 7 vs. billions who will have passed this way). It seems to this writer that a consideration of this ratio may affect the preacher of the Gospel as well as the person listening to the Gospel. Their situations may be analogous to those of an NBA scout and an aspiring player. I say this only to aid the understanding. But, as Jesus would say again, “Many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 20:16; Matthew 22:2-14). The preacher is told to preach without regard to results (2 Timothy 4:2). But the hearer is told to strive (Luke 13:24). This topic may be worth of further consideration on the part of the preacher who may be discouraged and on the part of the hearer who is careless. Few will be saved (Matthew 7:14). How must the preacher and the hearer react to the fact? (See Luke 16:16). |
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3 | How are we to react to the fact? | Luke 13:23 | kalos | 123654 | ||
You ask: "Few will be saved. How must the preacher and the hearer react to the fact?" They don't need to react at all. The preacher's job is to preach the gospel. The hearer's responsibility is to believe the gospel. The fact that few will be saved is none of their concern. How few or how many will be saved is God's business. It is none of our business. |
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4 | How are we to react to the fact? | Luke 13:23 | Aixen7z4 | 123656 | ||
"They don't need to react at all". One might have thought that it would motivate the hearer to "strive to enter in" (Luke 13:24). But I see that this thread has been temporarily restricted from appearing on the homepage again, so I guess we will have to leave it at that and strive to spread the word elsewhere. |
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