Are They Few that are Saved?

Are They Few that are Saved?
Luke 13:22-27
Luke 13:22-23 And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there few who are saved?"
Let the Bible answer …
Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
Matt 7:13-14 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Matt 7:21-23 "Not everyone who says to Me,'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
2 Thess 2:14 to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Matt 15:9 And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"
Why are Few Saved?
Not because God desires it ...
– 1 Tim 2:3-4 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Why are Few Saved?
Not because God desires it ...
– 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
Why are Few Saved?
Rom 5:6-8 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly… But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9

Why are Few Saved?
John 8:32 – You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 17:17 – Sanctify them in your truth, Your word is truth.
Why are Few Saved?
Not because of anything Christ did…
– 2 Cor 5:14-15 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.
Why are Few Saved?

Matt 13:13-15 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive; 15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should* heal them.’
How Jesus Answered …
Luke 13:22-24 Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there few who are saved?“ And He said to them, 24 "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
How Jesus Answered …
Are They Few … impersonal
Jesus: “I say to YOU…” … personal
They vs You …
Unemployment rates are still rising …
When it is personal …
Vietnam Memorial – Washington DC …
When it is your son …
Sin and Iniquity …
Matt 7:22-23 Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' 23 And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'
– ANOMIA – without authority
Sin and Iniquity …
1 John 3:4-5 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
Isaiah 59:2 your iniquities have separated you from your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you…
Sin and Iniquity …
Romans 3:23 All have sinned and come short of the glory of God
Romans 6:23 The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Breaking the chains of sin …
Rom 6:6-8 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.
Breaking the chains of sin …
Rom 6:17-18 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
Breaking the chains of sin …
Heb 11:24-25 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 2
Are They Few that are Saved?
Luke 13:22-27