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Shall He find faith?
Nelson Boils:
Yes how true are the words of our Lord: "MANY are called but FEW are chosen." "When the Son of man comes, shall He find FAITH on the earth?" (Luke 18:08). Shall He find faith?? Are you kidding me, He will find TWO BILLION PLUS believers filled with faith, won't He? I speak as a fool.
"FEW"--"NO FAITH"--"DEPART FROM ME YOU WORKERS OF LAWLESSNESS." That's what will be when our Lord returns. There are SIX BILLION people on this earth. Just ONE percent (as you suggest) would be SIXTY MILLION. Do you believe in your wildest DREAMS that there will be SIXTY MILLION faith-filled followers of Jesus Christ when he returns? Let's try one percent OF one percent, that's SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND. Do you really believe that ther are SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND spirit-filled, obedient, godly, overcoming, righteous followers of Jesus Christ on this earth somewhere today? I wish to God I knew where there were just a hundred such believers and followers of Jesus Christ!"-L.Ray Smith
I am starting to see that this road is really going to be a lonely one.Really is true that God has called a few.Imagine:out of 8+ billion people on this earth,we are chosen to understand some of the mysteries of God.
I tend to meet some christians and think,"I wonder what would that person think about these truths?" And,at times these Christians are so kind,and relatively good people.
So one other christian I met and he was a cool guy.We talked about God and as usual, he was just speaking heresy,but I didn't argue with him.After an encounter with him,he started trying to teach me,sharing some stuff which were unscriptural.Then I told him one day,"go to this website and read and perhaps you may learn something"
He comes back to me and says,"hey Nels,you must stay away from that website,it is illuminati!"
I don't even know where he got that,that bible-truths is illuminati.
Got me thinking that,really is a FEW people who as called to believe these truths.
Ray speaks about "Six hundred thousand,"I can't even find One person who believes these truths within my circle of people I know.
There way there are so many Christians out there,it is so difficult to not even talk about God.Eventually the holy spirit in you speaks the truth and next thing you are labelled.
Ever found yourself having a good friend,you go out together,but as soon as the topic of God comes,the sword gets to work and starts separating ye?
indianabob:
God doesn't change. He doesn't rely on great numbers of followers.
We are only vessels in His hands, it is God's great work that shall be done.
See Judges 7: 2-9
2 The Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, for Israel would become boastful, saying, ‘My own power has delivered me.’ 3 Now therefore come, proclaim in the hearing of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is afraid and trembling, let him return and depart from Mount Gilead.’” So 22,000 people returned, but 10,000 remained.
4 Then the Lord said to Gideon, “The people are still too many; bring them down to the water and I will test them for you there. Therefore it shall be that he of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go with you; but everyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.” 5 So he brought the people down to the water. And the Lord said to Gideon, “You shall separate everyone who laps the water with his tongue as a dog laps, as well as everyone who kneels to drink.” 6 Now the number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was 300 men; but all the rest of the people kneeled to drink water. 7 The Lord said to Gideon, “I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and will give the Midianites into your hands; so let all the other people go, each man to his home.” 8 So the 300 men took the people’s provisions and their trumpets into their hands. And Gideon sent all the other men of Israel, each to his tent, but retained the 300 men; and the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.
--- Quote from: Nelson Boils on December 13, 2015, 02:00:20 PM --- Yes how true are the words of our Lord: "MANY are called but FEW are chosen." "When the Son of man comes, shall He find FAITH on the earth?" (Luke 18:08). Shall He find faith?? Are you kidding me, He will find TWO BILLION PLUS believers filled with faith, won't He? I speak as a fool.
"FEW"--"NO FAITH"--"DEPART FROM ME YOU WORKERS OF LAWLESSNESS." That's what will be when our Lord returns. There are SIX BILLION people on this earth. Just ONE percent (as you suggest) would be SIXTY MILLION. Do you believe in your wildest DREAMS that there will be SIXTY MILLION faith-filled followers of Jesus Christ when he returns? Let's try one percent OF one percent, that's SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND. Do you really believe that ther are SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND spirit-filled, obedient, godly, overcoming, righteous followers of Jesus Christ on this earth somewhere today? I wish to God I knew where there were just a hundred such believers and followers of Jesus Christ!"-L.Ray Smith
I am starting to see that this road is really going to be a lonely one.Really is true that God has called a few.Imagine:out of 8+ billion people on this earth,we are chosen to understand some of the mysteries of God.
I tend to meet some christians and think,"I wonder what would that person think about these truths?" And,at times these Christians are so kind,and relatively good people.
So one other christian I met and he was a cool guy.We talked about God and as usual, he was just speaking heresy,but I didn't argue with him.After an encounter with him,he started trying to teach me,sharing some stuff which were unscriptural.Then I told him one day,"go to this website and read and perhaps you may learn something"
He comes back to me and says,"hey Nels,you must stay away from that website,it is illuminati!"
I don't even know where he got that,that bible-truths is illuminati.
Got me thinking that,really is a FEW people who as called to believe these truths.
Ray speaks about "Six hundred thousand,"I can't even find One person who believes these truths within my circle of people I know.
There way there are so many Christians out there,it is so difficult to not even talk about God.Eventually the holy spirit in you speaks the truth and next thing you are labelled.
Ever found yourself having a good friend,you go out together,but as soon as the topic of God comes,the sword gets to work and starts separating ye?
--- End quote ---
lilitalienboi16:
Isn't it interesting that the gentiles were typified like dogs in the new testament? Yet these are whom the Lord chose of Gideon's men.
Matthew 15:21-28
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
In Mark's account we found out she is a gentile woman.
Mark 7:26-30
26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
There are other references to dog's including the 'don't cast your pearls before them' but I thought this was an interesting way for God to make His selection of chosen.
Extol:
--- Quote from: Nelson Boils on December 13, 2015, 02:00:20 PM ---
I am starting to see that this road is really going to be a lonely one.Really is true that God has called a few.Imagine:out of 8+ billion people on this earth,we are chosen to understand some of the mysteries of God.
--- End quote ---
And "the few" are even fewer than that. There are people who used to be enthusiastic members of this forum who now are either uninterested, or think Ray is a heretic. ::)
A lot of people read Ray's writings and like some things they read (no tithing, no hell), but they like them for the wrong reasons: it saves them money, or they can go spit in their pastor's face, or they can continue fornicating without fearing going to hell, or whatever. I've told a few people about the salvation of all, and they seemed very open to it. They liked it, but I quickly realized they liked it because it sounded nice. For them, it was comforting to know that people won't suffer for eternity; but they had no interest in taking up the cross and living the life of an overcomer.
For me, understanding the salvation of all was the best part of coming to Bible Truths--because as Ray once said "What's more important than that?" But as I read more of Ray's writings, and with help from the moderators and some of the older, wiser ones here, I realized there's a whole lot more to it than that. Universal salvation is marvelous, beautiful, and incomprehensibly grander than we can imagine, but simply believing it doesn't do anything to qualify me for the Kingdom. The resurrection of the dead and judgment eonian are "rudiments" of the word (Heb. 6:1) , and this forum is a great place to fellowship with others who strive to move on to maturity.
P.S. I know things like "no tithing" aren't the "mysteries of God"...but I thought it pertinent to the discussion to mention that of the millions of people who visit the site, only some like what they read, and only a few of those want to live what they read.
Wittenberg:
I view my walk with God as a blessing and an honor. The work God has given me is not based on anything inheritly good in me, only His will. People that don't believe His promises or that are in it to satisfy their flesh are missing out on a truly great life. They will someday inherit this life, but are denied it for now. The ones living in fear or sin are slaves, I can not disparage them. I feel called to love them and bless them as the Lord provides opportunity.
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