“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?” (Psalm 2:1)
But we would not want to offend, would we, so we do not call them heathens anymore. The name “Gentiles” is no longer heard, it would seem rude to call them barbarians, much less brute beasts, and few would dare to lay the title of “the wicked” at their feet.
No, today we simply label them “the lost,” and when Luke 19:10 is brought to the attention of those who profess Christ in regard to all these titles, they rarely reply to it.
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ meant exactly what He said, He is going to seek and save every lost soul, all of them will be found.
“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?” (Luke 15:4)
“Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:” (Romans 9:6)
There are heathen, wicked children of the seed of Abraham that will not enter the Kingdom of the Most High, and billions more Gentiles that will join them in hell, because they imagine a vain thing. They imagine a way to His eternal rest that does not follow the only path to His Kingdom, a way apart from the Lord Jesus Christ.
“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:44)
Nicodemus was blessed by the Lord to find this truth directly from the Savior of all mankind, and its value was, and is today, inestimable. It is why you will see these words in the opening credits to every video on the Borrowed Truths YouTube channel, without them, that vain imagination will persist in your mind as the means to salvation.
“Ye must be born again.” (John 3:7b)
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (John 3:6)
The heathen rage because they will not accept this truth, the wicked believe in their pride, that they are good enough, that their works can be placed on the cross with Christ, that there is no need to repent for their sins are not worthy of His consideration.
And they rage when they are told the truths of the Word of God.
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” (Romans 3:10)
And so that vain imagination believes what the priests of the cult of Rome tells them, it believes that if they adhere to the Law they will be justified, if they follow the “Roman’s Road” verses it will lead them to the gates of heaven, if they can retain that “feeling” of being saved until the end of their life, they will receive eternal life, that being baptized in water means they have been born-again.
“I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” (Luke 13:5)
“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:27)
They imagine vain things, and rage when the truths of the Scriptures are revealed to them.
We seek for the lost amongst the barbarians, the wicked, the heathens, and every single one of the lost will be found, not one will be left behind.
We are to go into all the world, a world that hates us because we tell them they are imagining a vain and foolish thing.
In this life we are on a continuous mission, go out into enemy territory and seek for our brothers and sisters in Christ, those who do not yet realize they are lost. The wicked will revile you, mock and ridicule you, some of us they will kill, that matters little to us, it is expected. Those who are well verses in the deceitful lies of religious organizations will attempt to deceive you as they have been deceived. Stand against them.
“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1)
We search for the lost, they will be found, just like you were.
