Why Are Many Called if Only Few Are Chosen? Ep. 1391: Christian Questions Podcast

[00:10:41] What does the Parable of the Wedding Feast teach us about the calling from God?

[00:23:26] In the parable, who did God's third invitation go out to?

[00:34:52] So, why are many called if only a few are chosen?

Jesus said, “Many are called but few are chosen.” For many Christians, these words of Jesus should bring a pause and consider moment. What was Jesus saying here? If we believe “God is love,” and we believe Jesus came as our Savior, do we also believe that everyone outside of Christianity, outside of this call, is lost and gone forever? Is this what Jesus was saying? If so, then how does that square with God being love? Is Jesus saying God is love, but only for the few whom He chooses, and the rest of His human creation are essentially garbage? Isn’t that a massive contradiction? If we are willing to examine this statement by Jesus in the light of Scripture, we will find a completely different answer. What we will find is a logic and a harmony founded upon God’s love AND His justice.

This statement of Jesus appears at the end of the Parable of the Wedding Feast. To properly understand its meaning, we need to connect it with God’s character of love and justice.

Reviewing the Abrahamic Covenant is a good place to start.

Initially, Israel was called to be the sole source of the “stars of heaven (https://christianquestions.com/doctrine/1330-covenants/) ”—a spiritual seed that would bless the world. However, national rejection of Jesus meant they forfeited this opportunity. Still, they weren’t permanently cast off; they remain essential to God’s plan as the “sand of the seashore (https://youtu.be/m4_bC7YyjRA) ,” the natural seed