”Only a remnant
will embrace the Gospel. If it were put to a vote, would not thousands carry
the decision to get rid of Christ and His Gospel? History itself prophesies the
future of such great odds. Each time God had withdrawn from a people, there
have been a few holy ones mingled among the ungodly. Sardis, for example, has
several names, which had not "defiled their garments," but the
candlestick was removed nevertheless. All they had was a promise for
themselves-- "They shall walk with me in white"-- but no protection
was pledged for the whole church Revelation 3:4. God can pull down a house and
at the same time provide safety for His saints whom He finds inside.
A few voices are
easily drowned in the screams of a crowd and a dozen cups of wine are hardly
tasted in a whole cask. Thus a remnant of Christianity sometimes can do little
to save the wretched millions of unbelievers surrounding them. When disease
controls a weakened body, nature tries with her utmost strength but cannot heal
the sickness-- perhaps her best efforts will only prolong life for a while. So
then a few saints, shut up in a wicked age of Christ-despising men, may gain a
reprieve from judgment. But if the unbelievers themselves do not choose to
change, ruin inevitably will break in on them.
Most of
Christendom is made up of old disciples, not new converts. The womb of the
Gospel has been shut up from bringing forth souls in a solid work of
conversion. Of course, if you count those who baptize themselves into new
religious feelings with good intentions and wholesome opinions, there are
plenty of "Christians." But in this age of withering professions of
faith and an even weaker practice of holiness, it is hard to find a real convert!”
Quoted material from, ”The Christian in Complete
Armour Daily Readings in Spiritual Warfare” by Gurnall and James S Bell.
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