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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
Yes, those are sobering verses for believers (I too firmly can't see those verses referring to unbelievers, for good reason . . .)!
And even in this parable, it's 2 to 1, that is, two faithful servants to one unfaithful, which shows me the emphasis is on the positive (love)!
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I do like those odds, but the tag line at the end of the "naked guest" parable is this:
"Many are called, but few are chosen."
So the unclothed guest would represent a nominal Christian who has no protective "clothing", of which there are "many". The chosen are the "few".
So what do these words "called" and "chosen" mean?
1) All of Israel were "called" out of Egypt.
2) But only the tribe of Levi was "chosen".
3) And out of Levi, only the sons of Zadok were "faithful" (see Ezekiel)
so the odds of being chosen are 1 in 13. That is very sobering. According to the OT, we need only 1 priest over 12 subjects.
And the odds of being "called, chosen, and faithful" (those who return with Christ) are even smaller.
Sobering.