In the Bible, the teaching of the “narrow gate” is found in Matthew 7:13-14, where Jesus describes two paths: a wide gate leading to destruction and a narrow gate leading to life, urging people to choose the difficult path of righteousness by entering through the narrow gate; essentially meaning that following Jesus’ teachings may be challenging but leads to true life, while the easier path often leads to destruction.
Key points about the narrow gate:
- Location in the Bible: Matthew 7:13-14
- Meaning: The narrow gate symbolizes the difficult path of following Jesus and living a righteous life.
- Contrast with the wide gate: The wide gate represents the easy, worldly path that many people choose but leads to destruction.
- Message: Jesus encourages his followers to choose the narrow path, even though it may be challenging, because it leads to true life.
THE GOSPEL TRUTH!
Hey! We can zoom in on the image above. Joy fills our hearts and spills over; we rejoice for the fact that we have a Loving Father Who deliberately created us in His Own Image and for His Own pleasure. But, how do we fulfill our role/part?
Rev. 4:11.
That‘s a critical concern considering our HUMANITIES with the desires or lusts, personality and the societal demands that mostly opposed GOD’S WILL. So, what should we do with JESUS‘ command thus?:
“Enter by the NARROW GATE; for wide… is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because NARROW is the GATE and DIFFICULT is the way which leads to LIFE, and there are few who find it.”-Matt.7:13-14.
Dear reader, the WAY of the CROSS is so NARROW that it’s not permissible to any UNGODLINESS; only the, sober, self-disciplined and humble soul can WALK through it yet with a great difficulty; JESUS had traveled the WAY and so, He can engrace you to survive there too if you choose the NARROW WAY of the CROSS… so, begin to live in view of this TRUH!
Peace!🙏🔥