The Plentifulness of the Saved

Against Despair

There’s an unofficial dogma in Christianity. “The Fewness of the Saved” they call it. The basic idea is that almost nobody ends up going to heaven and the vast, vast majority of mankind burns for all eternity in Hell. Observe:

“It is certain that few are saved.” — Saint Augustine

“Out of one hundred thousand sinners who continue to sin until death, sca…