21 Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same mass (lump) one vessel for beauty and distinction and honorable use, and another for menial or ignoble and dishonorable use?
In every house there are vessels of honor and vessels of dishonor, but they all work together so that the house is livable, 2 Timothy 2:20. There are also far more vessels of honor in a home then there are of dishonor. The same holds true in our Father’s house. Also, do you get ride of your vessels of dishonor? Do you get rid of your toilets or your garbage disposals? No, you clean them and keep them. If you were to get rid of these things your house would not be as nice. Once again, the same holds true in our Father’s House.
Think about the vessels of dishonor in this world. The best example to me would be would be a preacher who is only in it for the money. They may seem to be the first now, but they will be the last for eternity. Even though all of their works are going to be burned up, they will still be saved, but only as one who has passed through the fire, 1 Corinthians 3:15. They will be forgiven of their many sins and therefore they will love much, Luke 7:47. So the last in eternity will be filled with and controlled by love. They aren’t thrown into Hell to suffer, they are cleaned up and used to love!
I really cannot stress this Truth enough, because my whole life I have been told that most of us are going to be thrown into Hell and that those who are will have to suffer for all of eternity. I was told that there are far more people who are vessels of dishonor then of honor. But when Jesus talks about Judgement Day in His parable of the Marriage Feast, He only tells us of one man not being allowed to stay, Matthew 22. Why? Why didn’t our Savior tell us that most of us will not be able to stay if there are so many vessels of dishonor? Was Jesus a poor parable teller? I mean if it were true that most of us are going to Hell, why did He only say one?
Why did Jesus tell us that He was given authority over all flesh and then tell us that our Father would glorify Him so that He could give eternal life to all that He had been given, John 17:2? Why did Jesus specifically tell us that only one man that He was given, Judas, would be lost, John 17:12? If grace is truly grace it does not have to be accepted to be applied or it would be a wage, Romans 4:4. If there are no laws there are no laws, Romans 6:14. There are no laws for family members and there are no laws for guests of the family. Our Father does not respect anyone over another, Acts 10:34.
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