Suppose such a man is cut off suddenly. Where does he go? On
the principle that what is good never dies, such a man would go to the
better world. But he is not fit for it. But some preparatory stage of
preparation might make him fit. We can conceive of no other way of
eternal wisdom and love dealing with his case. And there are myriads of
such cases.
And we must not forget that every man--be his character what it may--is
the object of the Father's love. There is too much of a disposition to
believe that Christians only are loved of God, and that all others are
indifferent to Him, if not objects of hate. We have to remember that He
loves every man, and has made the best provision that is possible for
every man. If men believed this thoroughly, they would have less
difficulty in believing in a stage of preparation beyond this life, in
the case of so many who never had it here.
Then again, God says, "All souls are mine." If He claims them for His
own, they must be precious. And is it to be supposed that He has made no
eternal provision for them? If He chose to make them immortal, and
ordered their lot in this world, as He certainly did, will not eternal
wisdom and love make them worth preserving? Yes, He gave His son for
them as well as for us, and thus made a highway for them as well as for
us, to glory, and honor and immortality.
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