Christ,
who is all knowing, tells us that many people are going to be lost, but only
few are going to be saved. In Matthew 7:13-14 He says, "Enter
by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to
destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate
and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find
it."
Now this gets my attention. According to the Bible the majority of people
will be lost. We must take this warning from God at face value.
There are only two roads to eternity and we are on one or the other.
According to what the Lord says, only few will make it to heaven, but the
vast majority will be lost in eternal punishment. This is both frightening
and sad. I don't consider myself selfish, but I certainly want to be among
the few who are saved, don't you? We make the choice ourselves as to where we
will spend eternity. We are free moral agents. This is how we differ from the
animals. We have been made in the image of God. Genesis
1:26, "Then
God said let Us make man in Our image." Also in Genesis
2:7 we read,
"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living
soul".
Yes, we posses a soul that will live forever.
God does not want anyone to be lost, but the choice is ours. In II
Peter 3:9 we
read, "The Lord is not slack concerning His
promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing
that any should perish but that all should come to repentance". God does not want us to go into
eternal punishment. He is not going to force us to serve him, otherwise we
would be mere robots. I Timothy 2:4 says, "Who
desires all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth." It is God's will that all be
saved, but we know that is not going to happen. We have already seen that
only few are going to be saved and the majority are going to be lost.
Also, as the verse says, before we can be saved, we must "come
to the knowledge of the truth." Jesus says in John 8:32, "And
you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." What is the truth that will
make us free? In John 17:17 Jesus says, "Sanctify
them by your truth. Your word is truth." So the word of God is the truth
that will make us free so that we can go to heaven.
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Questions Lesson 2 God's
Warning (click on the button of the answer of your choice)
1) (Matthew 7:13-14) How many people will go to
heaven?
Many
Few
Everyone
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2) The majority of people will go into eternal punishment.
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3) (2 Peter 3:9) The Lord is not willing that
Any should perish.
Any should be saved.
Any should repent.
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4) God does not want anyone to be lost.
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5) (1 Timothy 2:4) God desires that
All men have a good time.
All men be saved.
No one be saved.
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6) God will force us to be saved.
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7) (John 8:32) What will make us free?
Ourselves
Money
Truth
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8) Before we can be saved we must know the truth.
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9) (John 17:17) What is truth?
What we think.
God's word.
What our preacher says.
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10) The word of God is the only truth that will make us free