The ways of the few and the MANY saved through Jesus' way of departing from sin to lovingness

Originally Posted by Markus6

So departing from iniquity is the narrow way? What's the broad way?

The broad way is the way Jesus and the saints describe of the MANY [Rev 7:9-10] saved through death and destruction [Matt 7: 13] of this earth to the second resurrection [of the unjust]:-

Acts 24:15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

Thus those who are the few saints are taken early to become the priests and kings who will administer to the many at their later resurrection , a straightforward plan, one needs only a few priests and kings and needs them readied first :-

Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

Do they reign ,under Jesus as king of kings and high priest, in THIS earth though, Jesus says not :-

John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world:

Thus although the ruling of God is established in the hearts and minds of the few in this life [Heb 8:8-12] by grace, most men are freed from sin by death :-

Romans 6:7 {REB] For, he that hath died, hath become righteously acquitted from his sin.

We may note then that most men die sinners , even the 'religious' of this world ... most men die without knowing all truth from God in this life , most men thus die without spirit baptism in this life [John 16:13] , but Jesus promised this truth to ALL his followers... it shows that the followers of Jesus are indeed few in this life, despite that many say they follow him , again he explains the difference in Matt 7....

BUT God has promised all truth to all men eventually {Joel 2:28] , so we know that those MANY resurrected at the second resurrection will be baptised then, not in this world ... and we know they will live loving righteous lives, as saints, in the new earth. Peter reveals this :-

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

So the many are not saved by grace, but saved by works in the new earth kingdom come to all men , and ALL men are released from hell, none are lost , none are tormented in death [as if flogging a dead man were any more effective than flogging a dead horse] :-

Revelation 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judgedevery man according to their works.
So MANY will be saved at or before judgement day in the new earth, that is the beginning of the broad way through being freed from sin by one's death , indeed it is the only reason that death is the wages of sin...
Thus all men are saved by Jesus' way of departing from sin , but a few are taken in this life so they are ready to serve in the new earth kingdom when the many are resurrected... all have to depart from sin sometime , all also have to be tried to see if their love is true , it is part of the way Jesus described , one has to be baptised of water, the spirit and of fire :-
1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Matthew 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shallbaptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

1 John 5:8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

The 'blood' refers to the fact that the trial by fire is to the death for the saints , many of the few already died in Christ in their trial of faith...


2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. __________________