There is a change of scene; Jesus is no longer in the synagogue, but has been out preaching the Kingdom from town to town. Someone asks Him if only a few people will be saved. That’s an interesting question, isn’t it? Yet often when I have taught about Jesus’ teachings, I have had people, either in comments here or in class discussions in the past observe that the contrast Jesus continually draws between “citizens” of the Kingdom and “citizens” of this world is so stark, so hard, so seemingly impossible that nobody can live up to the standards He set. When I get this question, I find a little comfort in the fact that it wasn’t just my poor teaching of these things that has led to that concern.
What we must not forget in considering Jesus’ teachings is that God’s grace makes everything possible. To those who…
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