Nicholas Farar‎ Contending for the Faith ~

Nicholas Farar‎ Contending for the Faith ~ Reformed Theology

Consider for a moment:

It is often said in this land that God loves everybody, and God has proven such a love by dying for all mankind on a cross and making salvation available to all. However consider Jesus statement in Mathew:

Matthew 7:13–14 (ESV)
"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few."

Now consider the following questions

1) What is 'narrow' about a salvation that is offered to all?
2) What is 'hard' about a salvation that any man can attain by his own desire?
3) Why do only 'few' find it when it has been made available to all?

I would propose a few short answers to these questions:

First, we must consider the common understanding of the gospel today, wide open to all, easy; all you must do is accept it. Now look at how Jesus said the gospel really is, hard, narrow and few that find it.

I would suggest to you that the gospel as commonly understood today is not the gospel given to us by Jesus.

If something is freely available to all, that by definition, cannot be narrow.

If something is dependent upon ones own desire and not having any other limitations besides ones own desire, that cannot be hard.

And finally, if the intention of God, the very plan of God was to save all mankind, all of humanity, then why did Jesus say " and those who find it are few." ?

Was Jesus a failure at saving all mankind since only a 'few' are saved? Was his plan not to redeem all humanity and yet Jesus said himself only a 'few' are redeemed?

In conclusion I would suggest that the common understanding of the Gospel today is not the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is a man centered, works based, do it yourself salvation that is in direct opposition to Christ.

Isn't interesting that the way that leads to destruction, is wide (available to all), and easy (anybody can do it )"

Nicholas Farar

To confess a belief in a "universal salvation", waters down the true meaning of the words of Christ, Paul, Jude, and others,