8.23. If what you’re saying is true, why haven’t more people realized it? Why would God let only a few see the truth?
God has never promised that the majority would remain faithful—only that the Church would never be destroyed. Christ Himself said:
“When the Son of man comes, do you think He will find faith on earth?”
The faithful remnant is a recurring theme throughout Scripture—Noah’s family, the Israelites under Elijah, the apostles at the crucifixion.
Truth is often hidden, persecuted, and unpopular. Widespread blindness is a form of chastisement for worldliness and infidelity (cf. 2 Thess. 2:10–11). But God always leaves a remnant, raises up faithful shepherds, and gives grace to those who seek truth with sincerity and humility. The few who remain are not special—they are simply responding to grace and truth without compromise.