Matthew 22:14 says, "
For many are called, but few are chosen".
It is part of Jesus' parable of the wedding feast,
which is found there in the Gospel of Matthew.
Explanation
- Jesus uses the parable to compare the kingdom of heaven to a king who throws a banquet for his son.
- The verse reminds people that while the gospel is generally called to all,
only a few are chosen for saving faith.
"for many are called";
externally, under the ministration of the Gospel,
as the Jews in general were, by Christ and His apostles; but
"but few are chosen", in Christ from all Eternity,
because few had been Chosen in Christ from all Eternity,
but for those few who had been Chosen in Christ from all Eternity,
they had been Chosen in Christ from Eternity Past to be Given the Grace of Salvation
and who be among those few who eventually will experience the Glory of Heaven.
both to Grace of Salvation given to those few,
and to the Glory they will eventually experience, as being the
Consequence,
of them having been Chosen in Christ from Eternity Past,
and for them to receive Grace that is given them in their Salvationan experience,
and their ultimate experience of the Glory in Heaven are
Evidence
of them having been Chosen in Christ from Eternity Past.
However, few among the Jews;
as also in the Gentile world, few among the Gentiles, comparatively speaking:
with respect to the overall population of the Jews, or the Gentiles,
considered in their entirety, had been Chosen in Christ from Eternity Past.
Therefore, while out of the relatively large number of the Jews and Gentiles
within the overall population of their respective nations,
there would be many who would actually receive the opportunity of, at least,
hearing the outward general call of the Gospel,
only a few of those that heard that outward general call of the Gospel Message,
had been Chosen in Christ from Eternity Past, which, as
Consequence of that Choosing
would inevitably be Blessed by the Holy Spirit under the preaching of the Gospel,
which would then show the
Evidence of them
having been chosen in Christ from Eternity Past,
when they then would be among the few who were Inwardly and Effectually Called
SUPERNATURALLY, in their soul by the Holy Spirit by the All Powerful Grace of God,
that He had Planned Forever,
where then at that moment in Time, sometime during the History of the World,
God Orchestrated those particular Chosen souls to have the Holy Spirit Present,
as well as, to have a preacher arraigned at their Appointed Time to be Saved
who would then preach the Gospel to them, specifically, in His Eternal Purpose,
for the Holy Spirit to Use the Word and Bare witness in their soul BY THE NEW BIRTH,
which would then BRING THEIR LOST SOUL'S Out of Darkness into Marvellous Light,
into the Grace and Liberty of the Gospel, and into Eternal Communion with Christ,
and to the obtaining Jesus' Kingdom and Everlasting Glory in Eternal Life,
again, according to sole Purpose of the Eternal Lord God, and Savior Jesus Christ
in Satisfaction of Him having first Chosen and Elected them from all Etrrnity Past,
Among ALL OF THE THREE PERSON OF THE TRIUNE GODHEAD,
ASSEMBLED IN AGREEMENT TO CARRY OUT THEIR PLAN, SUCCESSFULLY,
ABSOLUTELY ASSURING THE ETERNAL SALVATION OF THOSE THEY CHOSE,
IN THE COUNSEL HALL OF ETERNITY PAST.
And not everyone who is called are elected.
Yeah. Right. In spite of yourself, that actually is a Historical Fact.
Not everyone who is outward called in the natural, physical, fleshly heard general call,
eventually show the manifest token as being the
Consequence of Eternal Election
and the undeniable
Evidence of having been Chosen in Christ from Eternity Past,
WHEN THEY ARE ULTIMATELY, GLORIOUSLY SAVED IN GOD'S APPOINTED TIME.
God's call precedes His election.
God does Call and He did PLAN in Election to Save those He Gave Jesus to Save,
THAT PART IS TRUE, and the rest is not. Thank you, for your opinion.
I do not agree.
