“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)
So I guess you're saying that the gospel of Luke is self-contradictory then? Saying one thing then the opposite? Or perhaps it is the understanding of what is meant by this that is wrong. You cannot nullify one piece of scripture with another. You must nullify your own preconceived notions and look at it with fresh eyes.
Yes there are few who will be able to find the true path, which is, simply enough, universal love, as Jesus taught. Luckily, God will not leave your soul in hell (Psalms) and all flesh will see the salvation of God (Luke).
Now why is universal love so important? - here is my question to you. Don't just say "because Jesus commanded it". There is a logical reason behind it that I want you to consider... Why does God care if you are nice or mean to people?
Matthew 22
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second
is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Original greek: homoia
Definition: like, resembling,
the same as
The two great commandments are actually the same commandment.
Luke 17
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
God is within men. Not one man or a group of men, but all men.
Genesis 1
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
God isn't going to destroy a part of himself.
Isaiah 49:15
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
A fictional unbiblical dichotomy.
“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” (Revelation 20:10)
Translation error: the word used is
aiōnas and aiōnōn
Aion (or aeon) is a fixed length of time. So with this in mind, they are saying, they will be tormented to "ages of ages".
In other words, they will be tormented for a really really long time, but once again, not forever.
“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:15)
Where we know what happens for ever and ever.
Case closed.
For an aion. Until God lifts you out of hell (psalms).
If you hate the book of psalms for some reason, here, have Tobit.
Tobit 13:2
For he doth scourge, and hath mercy: he leadeth down to hell, and bringeth up again: neither is there any that can avoid his hand.
Tobit says exactly the same thing as Psalms.