In Scripture the term “lost” when pertaining to people is always used for those who will be saved (Mat 10:6; 15:24; Mat 18:11; Luk 19:10). Thus those who will never be saved are not the lost but just unbelievers, because their names aren’t in the “Book of Life,” as God knows they will never choose to be right with Him. These are those whom are “condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (Jhn 3:18). This is the group of people that God knows will never believe in the Lord Jesus!
Most sadly though, the unsaved will involve the majority of mankind (Mat 7:13, 14)! Even though the saved will involve “a great multitude, which no man could number” (Rev 7:9), they will be “few” in comparison to the number of those who will perish!
Of course God knew this would be the way all would turn out, but created knowing there would be those who will choose Him; for all the hosts of heaven rejoices over even “one sinner that repents” (Luk 15:10).
We continue to attempt to reach others, but we are to know that there will be only a few that can be won, so most will not listen much to you. The group of people whose names are in the Book of Life will be looking and listening for the Word of the Gospel. Of course we can’t know who they are until evidence manifests them, so we attempt to reach as many as possible, as God leads us to them!
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Most sadly though, the unsaved will involve the majority of mankind (Mat 7:13, 14)! Even though the saved will involve “a great multitude, which no man could number” (Rev 7:9), they will be “few” in comparison to the number of those who will perish!
Of course God knew this would be the way all would turn out, but created knowing there would be those who will choose Him; for all the hosts of heaven rejoices over even “one sinner that repents” (Luk 15:10).
We continue to attempt to reach others, but we are to know that there will be only a few that can be won, so most will not listen much to you. The group of people whose names are in the Book of Life will be looking and listening for the Word of the Gospel. Of course we can’t know who they are until evidence manifests them, so we attempt to reach as many as possible, as God leads us to them!
NC
