He came to lay down His life as a ransom for many, but as many are called, few are chosen to attend the Marriage Super. This is not about loss of salvation on those saved believers left behind, but it is about how any of us are received as a vessel unto honor in His House or later on as a vessel unto dishonor in His House for not looking to Him as their Good Shepherd for help in departing from iniquity..
Jesus testified that no man can come to Him unless the Father draws him, as it is the Father gives them to the Son.
John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
But which last day will a believer find himself resurrected in? As Christ the firstfruits thus a vessel unto honor or as they that be Christ's at His coming as vessels unto dishonor as He will lose nothing?
That point being of John 3:18 is followed by the explanation as to why some do not even believe in His name in John 3:19-21 which is my point.
Around around we go.. whenever we stop, God only knows.
Was it my point? I was explaining how God foreknew a person of his desires not to be saved
which is why the Father is not bothering to draw that sinner unto the Son to reveal His Son to them to not even believe in His name to be saved when they prefer their evil deeds rather than be reproved of them.
Knowing this truth helps us to see how those professing Him or had fallen away from the faith to no longer believe in Him are still His, because the Father did bother to reveal His Son to them to even believe in His name. Thus OSAS is true since the Father gave us to the Son and not lose any one, but not every one will be ready for the Bridegroom when He comes and it is those verses is why some believers do not think OSAS is true.
Yes but better today than tomorrow since death can strike at any moment
( This for any readers out there procrastinating in coming to Jesus for eternal life, because they want to "live" first ).
The few is a description of how bad it will be in the latter days before the Bridegroom comes, because of the falling away from the faith.
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
That pertains to all of those movements of the "Spirit" out there that promotes the lie that a believer can receive the Holy Spirit again ( 2 Corinthians 11;1-4 ) after a sign in the flesh ( Matthew 12:39 ); even a sign of tongues that never comes with interpretation for believers to seek after ( 1 Corinthians 14:20-22 ).
2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, ....4......heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
That pertains to the Promise Keepers' movement and the Graham Crusade that bind men with promises and commitments in resorting to the flesh to finish what was begun in the Spirit. Galatians 3:1-3 & Galatians 5:1 & 5 * PS Use the KJV because the CEV was used in the PK movement which twisted the message that Paul wanted us to have as if it is okay to make promises to God that they cannot keep as the PK movement lied, saying that God will give grace to keep trying to keep those promises.
The Graham Crusade after preaching the gospel that it is all those that call on the name of the Lord to be saved, then they mislead by giving the altar call of "If you are not sure you are saved, come forward and make a commitment to follow Christ" as if keeping that commitment is how any one can have assurance of salvation. That is the same as finishing by the flesh in doing the best you can in keeping that commitment when we are supposed to live by faith in Jesus Christ to finish His work in us in helping us to understand & abide in His words in the KJV to follow Him by faith alone. In keeping with the gospel message, Graham should have said "If you are not sure you are saved, if you had called upon the name of the Lord to be saved, believe you are saved." But he did not. Any unsure about their salvation leaves there still unsure since it is all on them now to keep that commitment to follow Christ.
So this is why many have fallen away from the faith in these latter days.
Luke 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily.
Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? 9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
This is why many believers are not wearing their wedding garment which is our faith in Jesus Christ.
There is no second guessing Him. It is written as such in Acts 16th chapter.
And yet... you posted this below.
That cannot be enough for you if you do not believe in OSAS.
There is tribulation and then there is the great tribulation when the whole earth will be in that hour of temptation that shall try all upon the earth of receiving the mark of the beast or not in order to buy and sell to survive in that new world order.
Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
The days of the elect will all be shortened because they will not see the great tribulation.
:yes:amen
