Reading:
Then
said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive
to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter
in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the house is
risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to
knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and
say unto you, I know you not whence ye are.
Commentary:
It is the solemn truth of God's Word that few are
saved. Though Christ is the Savior of
all men, specially of them that believe, most despise Jesus and His saving
Word, and even Christians sometimes fall from grace and die in unbelief. Thus there are two ways to look at that
truth, that few are saved. We can in
arrogance look down upon others, thinking ourselves to be the "few",
or we can in faith see how great God's mercy has been upon us, that we are BY
GRACE one of the few. God does not teach
us the truth that "Many are called but few chosen", so we can be
proud or self-righteous, but He in His mercy teaches such so we will not be
highminded, but fear and stand in awe of God's mercy. We strive to enter in at the strait gate, by
faith alone, knowing Christ is our certain door to heaven. Thus let us not view the "few" and
"many" teaching as a game of chance or numbers (as many do), for then
we will despair. Rather let us FIRST
LOOK TO CHRIST our gracious and Good Shepherd, and happily rejoice knowing,
"Fear not little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you
the kingdom."
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