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"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." -Luke 13:23-24 Do you understand the question in the above Scripture? "Lord, are there few that be saved?" Someone came to Jesus and wanted to know if "few" people were saved. It's interesting that the person didn't ask if "many" people were saved. Evidently the person had been listening to Jesus' preaching and became convinced that few people were really saved. When the Bible speaks of being "saved" (for example: "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." -Romans 10:13), God basically means "saved from hell." If a person is "saved," then they are going to heaven when they die. We are saved from the eternal consequences of sin, and it's punishment in hell fire. Saved people are also referred to as being "born again." EVERY human being MUST to be saved (born again) to enter into heaven (John 3:3 -"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God). If a person dies in their sins without Christ as Saviour, then they will burn in hell forever (Revelation 20:15). I can relate to the person asking Jesus the question in Luke 13:23 because I myself often wonder just how few people are truly born again believers. Let's consider the question again... "Lord, are there few that be saved?"
There are over one billion Islamic Muslims in the world who deny that Jesus Christ ever died upon a cross for our sins. According to the Bible, they are antichrists on their way to hell. There are over 183,000 cults in Japan alone that deny Jesus Christ as the only Saviour of the world. Other false religions are Lutheranism, Episcopalian, Scientology, Hinduism, Wicca, Buddhism, Seventh Day Adventist, Zoroastrianism, Greek Orthodox, Judaism, Jehovah Witness, Mormon, Freemasonry, and many more. Why do I call them "false" religions? Simply because they all distort the Biblical teaching of salvation, most by ADDING works to faith alone in Christ. Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses DENY the deity of Jesus Christ (that He is Almighty God). The Catholics elevate Mary to a level of deity. Every Catholic claims not to worship Mary, but the second commandment (Exodus 20:3-5) forbids even bowing to Mary (which every Catholic does). All of the religions I have just mentioned account for well over half of the earth's population. If you don't like what I am telling you then get mad at God because He wrote the Bible. All of these people who claim that the Bible can be interpreted many different ways are WRONG. If you take the Bible at FACE VALUE, you can only interpret it one way. The best way to interpret the Bible is NOT to interpret it at all. The Bible says what it means and means what it says. Let the Bible speak for itself. Jesus answered the question in Luke 13:24 with the following words...
Most of the people in this world are going straight to hell when they die because they have not been born again. Lies and deception are everywhere! Catholics and Jehovah Witnesses claim to be born again but they are NOT. You can't get born again by doing good works, confessing your sins to a priest, getting baptized, joining a church, etc. Salvation is NOT found in any religion, but is ONLY found in a person--The Lord Jesus Christ! If you doubt what I am saying, do your own investigation of comparative religions and you'll find out what I say is true. Far too many people have churchianity without Christianity, and they are all going to hell someday. There are only two types of religions in the world: DO and DONE. Either you believe that you have to DO something in order to go to heaven, or else you believe that Jesus has already DONE it all at the cross and you simply need to rely upon Jesus to forgive your sins and take you to heaven when you die. It's Jesus or hell, turn or burn! David J. Stewart
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There are over one billion Catholics in the
world who believe that Mother Mary is a "co-redeemer" with Christ, a
damnable heresy not found in the Bible anywhere. Roman Catholics do
not trust Christ alone, but rather rely exclusively upon the traditions
and sacraments of the Roman Catholic religion to save them.
According to the Word of God, those folks are all going to hell. 