Enter through the narrow gate
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Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate
The conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount prompts a choice. Two roads, two trees, two builders...
God has given all human beings free will and the right to decide their own future and destiny.
The wide door is a popular secular door.
Modern people are accustomed to popular choices, and if they are large, many, convenient, and expensive, they perceive it as the right thing without even checking it. You are told not to imitate this generation. It is said that the broad gate is the gate that leads to destruction, the gate is wide and the road is wide, and many enter in. This path is not burdensome for those enslaved by ready-made paintings, as they easily assimilate into traditions, customs and habits. The wide doors of the department store are always open and many people can go in and shop without restraint. In the Third World, 5,000 people die of starvation every day. In the United States, 4,000 abortions die every day. Korea's third-rate dramas are overflowing with adultery, and the genealogy and depravity of bloodlines that are inferior to those of Jindo dogs are being broadcast on the airwaves. Gambling, fraud and thieves roam in broad daylight. On Sundays, there are bright spring flowers that tempt you, and worship is lost due to social relationships and greetings.
The narrow door is a cross way.
In the sky there are routes for airplanes to fly, in the sea there are routes for ships to navigate, and on land there are roads for cars, railroads for trains, and sidewalks for people. And there is the way (way) of the cross that Christians follow. Failure to follow this path is a derailment and a departure. The narrow gate is the gate that leads to life. The door is narrow and narrow. He says that few are looking for it. The entrance to a large building has turnstyle doors (rotating crosses) that allow one person to enter through the door one at a time. And it is a narrow door that is difficult to enter with a bag or heavy luggage. In large malls, you can fill the cart with the products you want, but you have to pay one person at a time when you leave. A narrow door is a personal and distinct door. Anyone who enters through this gate must lay down the pride and disposition of the old man on the cross. It is the way to deny yourself, take up your cross and follow the Lord. It is a lonely road that is far from popular and has to be personal and stand alone. The narrow gate is the way of the cross that Jesus disciples must walk.
two guides and two builders
False prophets come in sheep's clothing. The inside is a plundering wolf. No fruit. Approaches in the shape of a bright angel. There is no doctrine in the precepts and is always ambiguous. I am reluctant to talk about God's holiness, justice, wrath, the final judgment, and the punishment of hell. I'm not talking about the viciousness of sin. It encourages competition with human good deeds, zeal, and effort, not Christ's ransom. Turns Agape into Philea. It is speculative, logical, and moving. You can tell by looking at the fruit. Just give me, give me. There is no action. It is a house built on the sand. The Lord looks at a lifetime rather than a brief activity. The Lord looks at character and character rather than office and service.
They act as prophets, cast out demons, and perform many mighty works in the name of the Lord. But he drives out those who practice lawlessness. It is illegal to do what the Lord does not allow. This is a church building that was only permitted to Jesus disciples. I need the Lord's permission to build my church on the rock Petra.
Conclusion Two gates, two paths, two guides, two builders... This is the final destiny we must choose. There is only one way of salvation, the gate of heaven.