Son, they are scared to die because they do not have inner peace… especially when it comes to their faith. When we have true peace within our faith, then death cannot be a threat to us at all. To have peace within one’s faith, is to be bold within that faith, not backing off from any challenges. Those insecure in their faith tend to, upon being challenged, respond with either silence, aggression, or all sorts of other tactics… just to stop the confrontation dead in its tracks. They are afraid, Son. The power of the true Christ has not manifested within them and their insecurity needs to be kept hidden. True peace can only come within the Jesus Christ of the Bible. Did Jesus Himself not say in… John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” – New International Version This peace Jesus talks about is only possible when we have an intimate relationship with Him. What He says in this verse is indeed a promise. But, the proverbial ‘proof is in the pudding’. Everyone knows when he/she has inner peace, or not. As we all know there are always two faces of everything in life… the true face and the false face. In which category it resorts under always depends upon its purpose. There is true peace and there is false peace. Why does Jesus even compare His peace here with the peace the world gives? His peace eradicates one’s need for the world. The world’s peace eradicates one’s need for Him. The former liberates. The latter keeps in bondage. Does it at all look like there is peace within the world? No need to even answer this. Peace has always to do with freedom. So, in a nut shell… Jesus unwinds, but the world binds. Jesus keeps His promises, but the world breaks theirs. People who have Jesus’ peace within themselves, they do not have the urge to look for it externally… simply because they already have it internally. Yes, there are wars and all sorts of inevitable traumatic events playing off around us on a daily basis… no matter where we are. And these events rub off, most likely depositing anxiety. But the beauty is… we only need to cast these anxieties upon Him within us… without having the need to go elsewhere looking for consolation. Within our own ‘four wall’ sanctuary we have all we need… constantly singing the lyrics of the music playing on this page… “I need Thee every hour”. This holy communication with Christ we protect at all cost. Because trials never stop and to be with Him 24/7 is to have His peace 24/7. There is no time to waste on any conversation that does not revolve around Christ. Romans 8:5-6 “ 5 Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,” – Berean Study Bible Do the so-called ‘Christians’ in this world, filling a third of the entire world population [and also singing songs like “I need Thee every hour” by the way] have this peace? How much time do they spend with social media? Around every corner people busy with cell phones are in their masses. In restaurants, on the streets… just everywhere. How many of them call themselves ‘Christians’? How many of them are of generation Y and Z? The world is in an identity crisis with youth suicides on the sky rocket. Social media has captivated the whole world in its spider web. How many teens are suffering with cyberbullying running rampant? How many suicides are taking place in the ‘Christian’ church today? How many pastors commit suicide… let alone being on tranquillizers… hypertension meds? An ultimately sad state of affairs, which urgently needs to be addressed. Is the true Christ in this church at all? Are the pastors of this 2.3 billion member church preaching in Jesus’ Name? Are they casting out demons in Jesus’ Name? Are they exercising powerful acts in Jesus Name? Let’s see what Jesus says in… Matthew 7:22-23 “ 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ ” – English Standard Version What is the “many” Jesus is referring to here? It’s Strong’s number is 4183 (polus – πολύς) and its meaning “multitudinous”. Multitudinous also means great number. And while we are on the “many” subject here, how many members statistically resort under the umbrella of the worldwide Christendom today (Roman Catholic Church (RCC) included)? 2.3 Billion, not so? It is currently the religion in the world with the highest member figure. As it is, there are also tens of thousands of denominations and splinter groups alone within the reformed sector of this multitudinous society. This also clearly portrays division within the reformed church itself… a situation prone for disaster ( Luke 11:17 ). The division all over only proves that all the various creeds the RCC and these denominations are built upon could not unify the Church of Christ. These creeds were written by bias human hands. Unity is ONLY possible through the Holy Spirit… the true Christ Himself. This multitudinous reformed church with all it’s denominations are preaching in the name of Christ… at least so they proclaim to do, right? So something does not gel here when one takes into consideration of what Jesus said in Matthew 7:23 . What is the most outstanding, fundamental and common doctrine throughout the whole ‘Christian’ community? An everlasting hell of condemnation … a fundamental doctrine of the RCC. And this very doctrine the reformed ‘Christian’ church has kept when leaving the RCC, dragging it all along ever since. Moreover, they are not only holding onto this doctrine, but also onto two basic rituals of the Catholic church to this day. Can “many” and “few” ever be conciliated? No, not in the current sense. In the Biblical sense with salvation for all at the consummation… yes, it will. This, however, is a topic that needs to be addressed in depth later. Will the “many” within Matthew 7:22 find the life which the “few” in Matthew 7:14 (below) will find, according to Jesus? No, not in this dispensation. When the second death has been destroyed in Revelation 21:8 … yes, they will have found it. Matthew 7:13-14 13 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” – New International Version Why did Jesus so strongly reject them by saying He never knew them in Matthew 7:22 ? He never knew them because they never had a personal relationship with Him. So it goes without saying that these multitudes were preaching in the name of another Jesus… alarming as it is… the false Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:4 “For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.” – New International Version Why did Jesus also accuse them of being workers of lawlessness? Which “ law ” was Jesus accusing them for not keeping? His own law… the law of Christ! Galatians 6:2 “Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” – New International Version There are two laws in the Bible; the Mosaic Law and the Law of Grace… both of which obedience was and is respectively mandatory. Paul explains it very clearly in the following passages… Romans 7:22 – Romans 8:2 “ 22 For in my inner being I delight in God's law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin. 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 8:2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” – New International Version See Son, people are scared of dying, because the dark cloud of their everlasting condemnation doctrine lies heavily above their heads and their deep-seated insecurity keeps them from having the peace they do not have. Once the Holy Spirit has opened their eyes and minds and they realize the lie they have been living by all the years, they will make a 180 degree turn (repent) as they will then understand Jesus’ total atonement for all humanity. Then they will accept the true Jesus and they will have the peace that transcends all. But, beforehand they will have to earnestly pray to God, who closed their eyes in the first place, to open them. They must check the grammatical passive voice in the first two passages that follow below. The passive voice clearly indicates the people’s eyes being closed for them… not by themselves. Isaiah 6:10 “Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” – English Standard Version Matthew 13:15 “For the heart of this people has grown dull, and they barely hear with the ears, and they have closed their eyes, lest ever they should see with their eyes, and they should hear with the ears, and they should understand with the heart, and should turn, and I will heal them’”. – Berean Literal Bible We must constantly pray to God of the Bible for wisdom and never stop. He DOES listen. Matthew 7:7 “"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” – New International Version