Low Salvation Rate

[Rose]

If only a few are saved, doesn't that make God a loser?

 

[David]

The tragedy of the “few” is not that God loses. It is that so many sinners do.

God a loser? Think about what you're asking. Since when is Almighty God measured by how many sinners are willing to bow before Him?

Jesus Himself said, “Broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat” (Matthew 7:13). He also said that the way to life is narrow, “and few there be that find it” (Matthew 7:14).

Was Jesus admitting defeat? Absolutely not! He was warning sinners of the destruction awaiting them.

God sent His Son into this world to save sinners. Christ suffered, shed His blood, died, and rose again. And what does Scripture say about those who reject Him?

“And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life” (John 5:40).

There is something terribly wrong when we look at a world of sinners rejecting God's mercy and conclude that God must be the failure.

God says, “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live” (Ezekiel 33:11).

And make no mistake, God will accomplish everything He has purposed. “My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure” (Isaiah 46:10).

The question we ought to be asking isn't whether God loses because so few are saved. It's why so many people would rather perish in their sins than repent and come to the only One who can save them.

God has never lost His battle against sin. But every sinner who dies without Christ has lost everything.

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36).

 

[Yesua888]

If only a few are saved, doesn't that make God a loser?

Hi Rose,

This question could be taken as a "continuation" of your previous post about our loved ones "living in sin" ...

However, David's opening response to your question, is so to the point: "The tragedy of the “few” is not that God loses. It is that so many sinners do." We should be trying to educate our loved ones (no matter how much rejection we receive), and to pray that their "hardened hearts" are "softened", that their "eyes" and "ears" are opened, and our understanding increases. The other important thing is: "Jesus Himself said, “Broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat” (Matthew 7:13). He also said that the way to life is narrow, “and few there be that find it” (Matthew 7:14)"

Your question may not be directly answered yet, however these following verses hold so much value. This is continuing from your previous post, where I found direction, in the grief of our unbelieving loved ones, in Jesus's teachings:

Jesus taught that following Him requires prioritizing discipleship above all familial ties, often using hyperbolic language to emphasize that family loyalty must not supersede loyalty to God. Matthew 12:46–50, Jesus redefines family not by blood but by spiritual obedience, declaring that "whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.
1 Corinthians 13:12 pulls it all together.

Dealing with our own rejection? Who am I (we), compared with what Jesus went through, for us?

Isaiah 53:3, which prophesies that He would be "despised and rejected by men," and the Gospel of John (1:11), which states, "He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him." Specific accounts of this rejection include His rejection by religious leaders (John 1:10–11; Luke 7:45–52), His own family (John 7:5), and His hometown of Nazareth (Mark 6:3–6; Luke 4:28–29). Additionally, Psalm 118:22 and Matthew 21:42 refer to Jesus as the "stone the builders rejected," a theme also echoed in 1 Peter 2:7.

"Enter through the narrow gate"
Matthew 7:13–14: "For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

• John 10:9 — "I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved."
• Isaiah 35:8 — "A highway will be there… called the Way of Holiness."
• Proverbs 4:27 — "Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil."
• Proverbs 3:6 — "In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

God is in Control

Psalm 103:19 "The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all."
Isaiah 46:10 "Declaring the end from the beginning… My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose."
Colossians 1:16–17 "In him all things were created… He is before all things, and in him all things hold together."

 

[bobinfaith]

If only a few are saved, doesn't that make God a loser?

The tragedy of the “few” is not that God loses. It is that so many sinners do.

We should be trying to educate our loved ones (no matter how much rejection we receive)

Hello Rose;

I have to confess at times I pondered on that question. But the response in the posts indicate how deep their faith is supported by Scripture, gives me reassurance of my faith. God WINS!

Everytime I read

Genesis 1:1, In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. - KJV

Genesis 3:15, 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. - KJV

When Jesus died on the cross the devil thought he thwarted God's plan when in fact God defeated the devil's schemes. Satan's authority was crushed by the bruising of Christ's heel as it occurred at the cross.

God's victory is defined solely by His unconditional love.

God bless you, Rose.

Bob