The Narrow Gate


"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." (Matthew 7:13-14)

Many people tend to avoid the 'hard' verses in the bible. There is an increasing emphasis on prosperity, grace and the belief that truth is subjective and personal to each individual.

We can't forget that the bible is the Word of God, that there are absolute truths of God that do not depend on what a human mind can conceive or imagine, and that there are conditions for a person to receive the gift of salvation.

There needs to be solidity in our faith and relationship with God that allows us to take a stand for Christ and for truth uncompromisingly, while combining it with the compassion and grace of God.

It takes an unshakeable focus on Jesus, without looking to the left or the right, and a willingness to make the sacrifice to take the narrow road.

The call to have a relationship with God is not just as a believer, but as a disciple who has counted the cost, and chosen to walk in His will.

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