1 Peter 4:18 KJV
And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where
shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
I am reminded of Christ's
words that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for
a rich man to be saved. The phrase of this verse does not mean that those who
are saved are just barely saved; going to heaven by the skin of their teeth so
to speak, but that the process leading to their salvation was one that was
difficult and fraught with challenge.
Salvation is free, but it
is not cheap.
There was the whole process
of the Old Testament history
Which, according to
Galatians, was meant to be a schoolmaster to bring us to Christ.
There was the persecution
of the prophets
who, one after the other, pointed
men to a Saviour and were often abused and frequently gave their lives for the
message
There was the coming of the
Saviour Himself
who was despised and
rejected of men.
- There was the
persecution of the Apostles and early Christians
- There have been the
perversions of the Gospel by various churches
- There is the hardness
of the heart to the Gospel
Truly, that any find their
way to that narrow way that leads to eternal life is a miracle of God.
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