had left us some survivors,
we would have become like Sodom,
we would have been like Gomorrah.
God's inequity is not God's injustice. In God's wrath, some will perish. It is the inevitable truth that not all people will be saved on that great and fearful day. Such is the heart of a man that is desperately sick (Jer 17:9), resisting even in the last days (Rev 9:20). Even the greatest of evangelists during our time understand this, that sometimes you just need to kick the dust off your feet and move on (Matt 10:14; Mark 6:11).
Is God being unfair or unjust by choosing to save only some? By no means! God did not have to save anyone at all. All men have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God (Rom 3:23), the glory they were made to reflect (Gen 1:27). Again and again, we see God punishing mankind for their sins, but never to the extent it deserves. Genesis 6, Exodus 32, and all through Judges and the prophets, and yet he never fully erases humanity from the face of the Earth.
So we say with great thanksgiving,
had left us some survivors,
we would have become like Sodom,
we would have been like Gomorrah.
Our God is overflowing with grace and mercy, forgiving sins for no reason other than that it pleased him to do so through the death of His own Son, Jesus Christ. Thanks be to God!
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