Do you not realize that if "the lost sheep" represents those who would be saved, you are, maybe unwittingly, admitting that everyone else isn't lost. Ever thought about that?
I am FULLY aware of ALL that Jesus Christ did on the cross on my behalf. He paid my sin debt FULLY. All I can do is receive the free gift of eternal life through my full trust in His work alone for my salvation.
Can an unregenerate person who is spiritually dead trust in a spiritual God's work? What work do you have reference to?
For whom did Jesus come to save? The sick, the lost, the poor, the unrighteous, the ungodly, and sinners.
Matt 9:12 On hearing this, Jesus said, it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. Are just the elect “sick”?
Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. Are just the elect “lost”?
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. Are just the elect poor?
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died for sins once FOR ALL, the righteous (Christ) for the unrighteous (humanity, all of them), to bring you to God. Are just the elect unrighteous?
the capital letters "FOR ALL" that you have inserted is what you would like the scripture to say, and even if it were true, it would refer to the elect (1 Pet 1:2) because those are "the us" that he might bring to God, in verse 18. One of the rules in keeping scriptures in context is to determine who Peter is speaking to.
Rom 5:6 You see, just at the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Are just the elect ungodly?
All mankind were ungodly, including the elect, before Christ died for the elect's sins, and made them holy and without blame.
Mark 2:17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Are just the elect sinners?
All of the epistles were written to saved people, of course. But the gospel of John was specifically written:
John 20:31 - But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Don't forget Jesus" LAST instructions to His 11 disciples; "go into ALL the world, preaching the gospel to EVERY creature.
Do you not realize that if "the lost sheep" represents those who would be saved, you are, maybe unwittingly, admitting that everyone else isn't lost. Ever thought about that?
Here are some verses along those lines:
For whom did Jesus come to save? The sick, the lost, the poor, the unrighteous, the ungodly, and sinners.
Matt 9:12 On hearing this, Jesus said, it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. Are just the elect “sick”?
Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. Are just the elect “lost”?
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. Are just the elect poor?
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died for sins once FOR ALL, the righteous (Christ) for the unrighteous (humanity, all of them), to bring you to God. Are just the elect unrighteous?
Rom 5:6 You see, just at the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Are just the elect ungodly?
Mark 2:17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Are just the elect sinners?
Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
The entire human race is described as sick, lost, poor, unrighteous, ungodly, and sinners. Every single one of us.
If Christ died for just the elect, then reformed theology leads to universalism, because of these verses. That means the non elect are neither sick, lost, poor, unrighteous, ungodly, or sinners. So they don’t need salvation. And Christ wouldn’t need to die for any of them.
John 20:31 - But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Don't forget Jesus" LAST instructions to His 11 disciples; "go into ALL the world, preaching the gospel to EVERY creature.
Do you not realize that if "the lost sheep" represents those who would be saved, you are, maybe unwittingly, admitting that everyone else isn't lost. Ever thought about that?
Here are some verses along those lines:
For whom did Jesus come to save? The sick, the lost, the poor, the unrighteous, the ungodly, and sinners.
Matt 9:12 On hearing this, Jesus said, it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. Are just the elect “sick”?
Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. Are just the elect “lost”?
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. Are just the elect poor?
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died for sins once FOR ALL, the righteous (Christ) for the unrighteous (humanity, all of them), to bring you to God. Are just the elect unrighteous?
Rom 5:6 You see, just at the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Are just the elect ungodly?
Mark 2:17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Are just the elect sinners?
Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
The entire human race is described as sick, lost, poor, unrighteous, ungodly, and sinners. Every single one of us.
If Christ died for just the elect, then reformed theology leads to universalism, because of these verses. That means the non elect are neither sick, lost, poor, unrighteous, ungodly, or sinners. So they don’t need salvation. And Christ wouldn’t need to die for any of them.
The doctrine that Jesus taught is so much more honoring to God, giving him all of the praise and glory for saving those that he gave to his Son to die for, than the doctrines of men. The doctrine is so much more comforting, and gives so much more security to those that he has revealed it to, but for some unknown reason to me, The Holy Spirit reveals it to only a few.. I am sorry that you are not one of them.