THE VICTORY OF THE CROSS: WILL MORE BE IN HEAVEN THAN HELL?
The worst comment I ever read about the cross was from
the late Dr. Noel Smith in the Baptist
Bible Tribune. He stated that Christ died on the cross for sinners, and
most reject Him. “God did all He could
do. He failed!”
No, according to my Bible he didn’t! Jesus said that of
all the Father gave to Him, “I should lose nothing” John
6:39. All those who would believe, the
Father gave to the Son! They will ALL be saved!
The cross was victorious.
What about Spurgeon’s comment, that there will be more in heaven than hell?
Didn’t our Lord tell that few find the way of salvation? (Matthew
7:14).
Let’s see how the Cross works. There are two heads of the human race. Adam sinned and all
the human race was plunged into darkness with him. “As in Adam all die.”
(I Corinthinas 15:22).
So Christ as the last Adam ( I Corinthians 15:45) took
the place of the human race and died a death that was worth this world and "ten
thousand worlds." (Calvin). Now the condition
to receive this gift is to be “in Christ”. That means a rational person must repent
and trust in Christ to be saved.
What about infants and young children who die
before they have a mental capacity to understand the Gospel and their own
sin? (Like those first graders who were
shot by that monster in Connecticut?) Up
to the twentieth century more infants died than lived. This is STILL true today in
“developing” nations. What about the mentally “challenged” or many psychotics? The penalty of the human race was paid in Christ. Yet,
these have no mental capacity to
comprehend the responsibility of the gospel. I believe
that God saves them, and they are placed “in Christ”!
“Where sin abounded, grace did much more
abound” Romans 5:20.
Historically, more infants have died than adults, even today in much of the
world. If we take also the mentally helpless,
I believe Christ is victorious in bringing them to glory as well. Therefore, I agree
with Spurgeon that more will be in heaven than hell.
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