Did Jesus feel sorrow knowing he would not be able to save all people?

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Did Jesus feel sorrow or sadness knowing that people would reject His graces and refuse the salvation he offered?
 
In St Faustina’s private revelations, Our Lord’s agony in the garden was from our rejection and indifference to his mercy. It was an agony so deep that it would have killed him if God did not preserve his life.

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“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling. Behold, your house is being left to you desolate! For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
Matthew 23: 37-38
 
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Jesus weeps over Jerusalem (Luke 19, 41-42):

«As he drew near and came in sight of the city he shed tears over it

and said, ‘If you too had only recognised on this day the way to peace! But in fact it is hidden from your eyes!’»
 
Jesus Himself said in the garden that His heart was “sorrowful unto death.” His greatest pain was sorrow for those who would reject Him.
 
Jesus is able to save all people. People have free will to reject His salvation, and He expresses sorrow in the Matthew passage above.
 
I agree with The Little Lady. Jesus was and is perfectly ‘able’ to save all people. His sorrow was for those who chose not to accept His sacrifice.
 
Liguori said:
Did Jesus feel sorrow or sadness knowing that people would reject His graces and refuse the salvation he offered?
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Yes, he was terribly unhappy about it in the Garden of Gethsemane and during his passion. This theme has come up over and over in a ton of approved private revelation from many, many saints, and it is also a very common theme of meditations on Christ’s Passion and Death.

It makes sense because he loves every soul so much, and it hurts when even one person rejects his love. (As noted above, it’s they who reject him - not him being somehow “unable” - they push him away, they don’t want to be saved.) We who love him are always called to console him by loving him more to try to make him feel better.
 
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I am sure in his humanity he felt sorrow, at the same time it must have been NOT surprising to know given the history of humanity. It is always the few who choose the narrow path of salvation.
 
Dan_Defender said:
I am sure in his humanity he felt sorrow, at the same time it must have been NOT surprising to know given the history of humanity. It is always the few who choose the narrow path of salvation.
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But we have no evidence that show he did feel sorrow knowing he would not be able to save all people. Bible does not say that.
 
pohandes said:
But we have no evidence that show he did feel sorrow knowing he would not be able to save all people. Bible does not say that.
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You’re a Catholic, according to your profile. You should therefore know that Catholics are not sola scriptura and we do not rely on the Bible for everything, or expect to find “evidence” in the Bible for everything.

In addition, people have already quoted you a lot of Scripture above.
 
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Tis_Bearself said:
You’re a Catholic, according to your profile. You should therefore know that Catholics are not sola scriptura and we do not rely on the Bible for everything, or expect to find “evidence” in the Bible for everything.

In addition, people have already quoted you a lot of Scripture above.
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Is there any evidence out of Bible for it?
 
That expression means, “Why are you continuing to ask the same question or say the same thing over and over, even though several people have already explained it to you?”

We just had a poster on here who did the exact same thing when asking Bible questions, and was eventually suspended.
I see you have joined just a few days ago and I am hoping you are not going to be behaving in that same manner as the previous poster.

We have already provided you with Scripture and have explained to you why it is not necessary to have “Evidence from the Bible” for everything. We expect you to respond in some manner other than continuing to ask “is there evidence from the Bible” over and over. We have dealt with that question. Do you have another angle to discuss?
 
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That expression means, “Why are you continuing to ask the same question or say the same thing over and over, even though several people have already explained it to you?”
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I don’t ask same question. Some times answers make new questions in my mind and some times answer do not covince me and I explain them.
 
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But we have no evidence that show he did feel sorrow knowing he would not be able to save all people. Bible does not say that.
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‘And he said to them, My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch.’ - Mark 14:34
 
Dan_Defender said:
‘And he said to them, My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch.’ - Mark 14:34
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Yes, But this verse does not say he did feel sorrow knowing he would not be able to save all people. It just says he did feel sorrow.
 
Tis_Bearself said:
I see you have joined just a few days ago and I am hoping you are not going to be behaving in that same manner as the previous poster.
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