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166:3.1 As [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] [[visited]] with the [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerasa Gerasa], one of the [[Pharisees]] who [[believed]] in him asked this question: " Lord, will there be few or many really saved? "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_13] And [[Jesus]], answering, said:

166:3.1 As [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] [[visited]] with the [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerasa Gerasa], one of the [[Pharisees]] who [[believed]] in him asked this question: " Lord, will there be few or many really saved? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_13] And [[Jesus]], answering, said:

166:3.2 " You have been taught that only the [[children]] of [[Abraham]] will be saved; that only the [[gentiles]] of [[adoption]] can [[hope]] for [[salvation]]. Some of you have reasoned that, since the [[Scriptures]] record that only [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb Caleb] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua Joshua] from among all the hosts that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/the_Exodus went out of Egypt] lived to enter the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promised_land promised land], only a comparatively few of those who seek [[the kingdom]] of heaven shall find entrance thereto.

166:3.2 " You have been taught that only the [[children]] of [[Abraham]] will be saved; that only the [[gentiles]] of [[adoption]] can [[hope]] for [[salvation]]. Some of you have reasoned that, since the [[Scriptures]] record that only [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb Caleb] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua Joshua] from among all the hosts that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/the_Exodus went out of Egypt] lived to enter the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promised_land promised land], only a comparatively few of those who seek [[the kingdom]] of heaven shall find entrance thereto.

166:3.3 " You also have another saying among you, and one that contains much [[truth]]: That the way which leads to [[eternal]] life is straight and narrow, that the door which leads thereto is likewise narrow so that, of those who seek [[salvation]], few can find entrance through this door. You also have a teaching that the way which leads to destruction is broad, that the entrance thereto is wide, and that there are many who [[choose]] to go this way. And this [[proverb]] is not without its [[meaning]]. But I [[declare]] that [[salvation]] is first a matter of your [[personal]] [[choosing]]. Even if the door to the way of life is narrow, it is wide enough to admit all who [[sincerely]] seek to enter, for I am that door. And [[Eternal Son|the Son]] will never refuse entrance to any [[child]] of the [[universe]] who, by [[faith]], seeks to find [[the Father]] through [[the Son]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_13]

166:3.3 " You also have another saying among you, and one that contains much [[truth]]: That the way which leads to [[eternal]] life is straight and narrow, that the door which leads thereto is likewise narrow so that, of those who seek [[salvation]], few can find entrance through this door. You also have a teaching that the way which leads to destruction is broad, that the entrance thereto is wide, and that there are many who [[choose]] to go this way. And this [[proverb]] is not without its [[meaning]]. But I [[declare]] that [[salvation]] is first a matter of your [[personal]] [[choosing]]. Even if the door to the way of life is narrow, it is wide enough to admit all who [[sincerely]] seek to enter, for I am that door. And [[Eternal Son|the Son]] will never refuse entrance to any [[child]] of the [[universe]] who, by [[faith]], seeks to find [[the Father]] through [[the Son]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_13]

166:3.4 " But herein is the [[danger]] to all who would postpone their entrance into [[the kingdom]] while they continue to pursue the [[pleasures]] of immaturity and indulge the [[satisfactions]] of [[selfishness]]: Having refused to enter [[the kingdom]] as a [[spiritual]] [[experience]], they may subsequently seek entrance thereto when the [[glory]] of the better way becomes [[revealed]] in the age to come. And when, therefore, those who spurned [[the kingdom]] when I came in the likeness of [[humanity]] seek to find an entrance when it is [[revealed]] in the likeness of [[divinity]], then will I say to all such [[selfish]] ones: I know not whence you are. You had your [[chance]] to [[prepare]] for this heavenly [[citizenship]], but you refused all such proffers of [[mercy]]; you [[rejected]] all [[invitation]]s to come while the door was open. Now, to you who have refused [[salvation]], the door is shut. This door is not open to those who would enter [[the kingdom]] for [[selfish]] [[glory]]. [[Salvation]] is not for those who are unwilling to pay the price of wholehearted [[dedication]] to [[doing my Father's will]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_7] When in [[spirit]] and [[soul]] you have turned your backs upon [[the Father]]'s kingdom, it is useless in [[mind]] and [[body]] to stand before this door and knock, saying, `Lord open to us; we would also be great in [[the kingdom]].' Then will I [[declare]] that you are not of my fold. I will not [[receive]] you to be among those who have fought the [[good]] fight of [[faith]] and won the reward of [[unselfish]] [[service]] in [[the kingdom]] on [[earth]]. And when you say, `Did we not eat and drink with you, and did you not [[teach]] in our streets?' then shall I again [[declare]] that you are [[spiritual]] strangers; that we were not fellow servants in [[the Father]]'s [[ministry]] of [[mercy]] on [[earth]]; that I do not know you; and then shall [[Magisterial Son|the Judge]] of all the [[earth]] say to you: `Depart from us, all you who have taken delight in the [[works]] of [[iniquity]].'

166:3.4 " But herein is the [[danger]] to all who would postpone their entrance into [[the kingdom]] while they continue to pursue the [[pleasures]] of immaturity and indulge the [[satisfactions]] of [[selfishness]]: Having refused to enter [[the kingdom]] as a [[spiritual]] [[experience]], they may subsequently seek entrance thereto when the [[glory]] of the better way becomes [[revealed]] in the age to come. And when, therefore, those who spurned [[the kingdom]] when I came in the likeness of [[humanity]] seek to find an entrance when it is [[revealed]] in the likeness of [[divinity]], then will I say to all such [[selfish]] ones: I know not whence you are. You had your [[chance]] to [[prepare]] for this heavenly [[citizenship]], but you refused all such proffers of [[mercy]]; you [[rejected]] all [[invitation]]s to come while the door was open. Now, to you who have refused [[salvation]], the door is shut. This door is not open to those who would enter [[the kingdom]] for [[selfish]] [[glory]]. [[Salvation]] is not for those who are unwilling to pay the price of wholehearted [[dedication]] to [[doing my Father's will]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_7] When in [[spirit]] and [[soul]] you have turned your backs upon [[the Father]]'s kingdom, it is useless in [[mind]] and [[body]] to stand before this door and knock, saying, `Lord open to us; we would also be great in [[the kingdom]].' Then will I [[declare]] that you are not of my fold. I will not [[receive]] you to be among those who have fought the [[good]] fight of [[faith]] and won the reward of [[unselfish]] [[service]] in [[the kingdom]] on [[earth]]. And when you say, `Did we not eat and drink with you, and did you not [[teach]] in our streets?' then shall I again [[declare]] that you are [[spiritual]] strangers; that we were not fellow servants in [[the Father]]'s [[ministry]] of [[mercy]] on [[earth]]; that I do not know you; and then shall [[Magisterial Son|the Judge]] of all the [[earth]] say to you: `Depart from us, all you who have taken delight in the [[works]] of [[iniquity]].'

166:3.5 " But [[fear]] not; every one who [[sincerely]] desires to find [[eternal]] life by entrance into [[the kingdom]] of [[God]] shall certainly find such everlasting [[salvation]]. But you who refuse this [[salvation]] will some day see the [[prophets]] of the [[seed]] of [[Abraham]] sit down with the [[believers]] of the [[gentile]] nations in this [[glorified]] kingdom to partake of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_of_Life bread of life] and to refresh themselves with the [[water]] thereof. And they who shall thus take [[the kingdom]] in [[spiritual]] [[power]] and by the [[persistent]] [[assault]]s of living [[faith]] will come from the north and the south and from the east and the west. And, behold, many who are first will be last, and those who are last will many times be first. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_13]

166:3.5 " But [[fear]] not; every one who [[sincerely]] desires to find [[eternal]] life by entrance into [[the kingdom]] of [[God]] shall certainly find such everlasting [[salvation]]. But you who refuse this [[salvation]] will some day see the [[prophets]] of the [[seed]] of [[Abraham]] sit down with the [[believers]] of the [[gentile]] nations in this [[glorified]] kingdom to partake of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_of_Life bread of life] and to refresh themselves with the [[water]] thereof. And they who shall thus take [[the kingdom]] in [[spiritual]] [[power]] and by the [[persistent]] [[assault]]s of living [[faith]] will come from the north and the south and from the east and the west. And, behold, many who are first will be last, and those who are last will many times be first. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_13]

166:3.6 This was indeed a new and [[strange]] version of the old and familiar [[proverb]] of the straight and narrow way.

166:3.6 This was indeed a new and [[strange]] version of the old and familiar [[proverb]] of the straight and narrow way.

166:3.7 Slowly [[the apostles]] and many of the [[disciples]] were learning the [[meaning]] of [[Jesus]]' early [[declaration]]: " Unless you are born again, born of the [[spirit]], you cannot enter [[the kingdom]] of [[God]]. " Nevertheless, to all who are [[honest]] of [[heart]] and [[sincere]] in [[faith]], it remains eternally true: " Behold, I stand at the doors of men's [[hearts]] and knock[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_3], and if any man will open to me, I will come in and sup with him and will feed him with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_of_Life bread of life]; we shall be one in [[spirit]] and [[purpose]], and so shall we ever be brethren in the long and fruitful [[service]] of the search for the [[Paradise Father]]. " And so, whether few or many are to be saved altogether depends on whether few or many will heed the [[invitation]]: " I am the door, I am the new and living way, and whosoever wills may enter to embark upon the endless [[truth]]-search for [[eternal]] life. "

166:3.7 Slowly [[the apostles]] and many of the [[disciples]] were learning the [[meaning]] of [[Jesus]]' early [[declaration]]: " Unless you are born again, born of the [[spirit]], you cannot enter [[the kingdom]] of [[God]]. " Nevertheless, to all who are [[honest]] of [[heart]] and [[sincere]] in [[faith]], it remains eternally true: " Behold, I stand at the doors of men's [[hearts]] and knock[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_3], and if any man will open to me, I will come in and sup with him and will feed him with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_of_Life bread of life]; we shall be one in [[spirit]] and [[purpose]], and so shall we ever be brethren in the long and fruitful [[service]] of the search for the [[Paradise Father]]. " And so, whether few or many are to be saved altogether depends on whether few or many will heed the [[invitation]]: " I am the door, I am the new and living way, and whosoever wills may enter to embark upon the endless [[truth]]-search for [[eternal]] life. "

166:3.8 Even [[the apostles]] were unable fully to [[comprehend]] his teaching as to the [[necessity]] for using [[spiritual]] [[force]] for the [[purpose]] of breaking through all [[material]] [[resistance]] and for surmounting every [[earthly]] obstacle which might [[chance]] to stand in the way of grasping the all-important [[spiritual]] [[values]] of the new life in the spirit as the liberated [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].

166:3.8 Even [[the apostles]] were unable fully to [[comprehend]] his teaching as to the [[necessity]] for using [[spiritual]] [[force]] for the [[purpose]] of breaking through all [[material]] [[resistance]] and for surmounting every [[earthly]] obstacle which might [[chance]] to stand in the way of grasping the all-important [[spiritual]] [[values]] of the new life in the spirit as the liberated [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].

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[[Category:Paper 166 - Last Visit to Northern Perea]]

[[Category:Paper 166 - Last Visit to Northern Perea]]

[[Category: Salvation]]

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