"We Will Not"

"But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us." (Luke 19:14 kjv)

Question 1

What is the fate of those who say of Christ - "we will not have this man to reign over us"? Of those who "hate" Christ?

Many of our modern PBs affirm that many of the "regenerated" actually fit the category of those who hate and reject Christ! Who can believe it? Only a cult follower can and will.

Question 2

Did any Old Baptist forefather, prior to the end of the nineteenth century, say that any of the regenerated fit the description of those who hate and reject Christ?

What did Gill say? The writers of the oldest Baptist confessions, what did they say?

Notice the "will not" of the lost! If "will not" characterizes them in relation to the Lord Jesus and to his Father, or to the one true and living God, then conversely those who are saved are characterized as they who "will"! If you are among the "will not," among the "unwilling and disobedient," then you will not be saved but spend eternity in Hell. On the other hand, if you are "willing and obedient," and love Christ and want him to rule over you, then you are saved and will spend eternity in Heaven.

Remember Hassell's words of warning.

"It seems almost incredible that any sane and reverent mind can for a moment be so captivated and deceived by Satan as to believe that Cain, and Balaam, and Judas, and all the most horrible and diabolical criminals that ever lived on earth, were the children of God..." (See here for rest of citation)