“For many are called, but few chosen?”
Everybody is saved: True or false? Didn’t Jesus die for all of us, for all our sins; the sins of all humanity, our past sins, our present sins, and even for the sins we will do in the future. We conclude that we are all saved. Yes? So why would Jesus stated, “For many are called, but few chosen” in Matthew 20:16? He died for everybody. Therefore, many are called. So why few are chosen? The chosen ones, what did they do to be selected? What steps did they take to be saved? It is straightforward. If it were so basic than why would only a few know? The chosen fulfilled the only condition that needed to be saved. They accepted Jesus as the one that God had sent. They believed that Jesus is the Son of God, who paid for the penalty of their sins, John 3:16. Therefore salvation is easy. So why should others not be chosen. This analogy will help understand. This analogy explains how easy it is to be saved and why many refuse to be saved. Jesus’ death and resurrec...