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Narrow is the gate and narrow is the way to Heaven. Matthew 7: 13-27
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Jesus is the narrow gate to Heaven. There is no other way to enter into Heaven. No matter what anyone tells you. Don't be deceived. If you try to enter by another way you will not be saved. Period!!!
But the part of these verses that is always over looked is (verse 14) Because strait is the gate, and (narrow is the way,) which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
It says narrow is the way. To many people today world wide and through out history has entered through the narrow gate but after they do that they stay on the broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction. Those will be the ones that Jesus says too, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
These people believed they was saved but lived like the world. They were not sensitive about the sins they committed and very seldom ever prayed. But they said they was saved. Aw how sad this is but true. And the saddest part will be. Why? Because it will be their life style that condemns them on Judgement Day.
So, what these verses are teaching us is? Jesus is the narrow gate. And receive Him as your Saviour and Lord and do the will of His father and you will be saved.
OK, now we move on to the next part of the verse. The part that is most over looked. And that is (Narrow Is The way). The way is the evidence that you are truly saved. Once you have received Jesus as your Saviour and Lord you are now a new creature and the old sinful you has passed away. You now love your enemies and love to read the Bible and fellowship with other believers. You now crave the things of God. Not the things of the world.
Jesus said, that we will know His disciples by their fruits. And that my friend is how we know for sure we are saved. We are looking to Jesus Christ and nothing else to be saved. So a life style living in the narrow way is evidence that you are truly saved.
What are the fruits that Jesus is talking about here that reveals that a person is truly one of His disciples. You can find it in Galatians 5: 22-23. It says,
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
A person who says they are saved and returns to the world and never repents of their sins and never turn back to Christ Jesus is evidence they never got saved. It was only an outward experience. So, Jesus will say to them on the day of judgement. I never knew you.
Jesus said many times that we will know all true Christians by their fruits. And their fruits meaning what they do through out their lives.
And when someone you tell this to says to you. You don't know my heart. Judge not and you will not be judged. All they are doing is turning scriptures around to cover their sins. Because Jesus said we will know them by their fruits. That is not judging that is the evidence that they are saved. And a bad tree can not bare good fruits. So no one can hide their fruits.
The sad thing about many Christians world wide today is? They say they are saved, but they live like hell. When they sin it does not bother them at all. They don't even pray and ask God to forgive them of that sin. I know what I am talking about here. I see it on a daily bases.
The reason people do not come to Jesus and receive Him as their Saviour and Lord is because they hate Him.
See, it goes like this, Jesus said. A bad tree can not produce good fruits. And a good tree can not produce bad fruits. So, if we really got saved and received Jesus as our Saviour and Lord we will not produce bad fruits in our lives.
Now that does not mean a Christian will not fall and sin from time to time through out their lives on earth. But the difference is that a Christian is convicted by the Holy Spirit and repent of their sins. And will get up and try again and continue down the narrow path. Even a good tree from time to time will have bad fruits on it sometimes. But the full course of the evidence is, there is more good fruits then there is bad fruits. Does that make sense to you about explaining bad fruits and good fruits?
So, every tree Jesus said that does not produce good fruits will be cut down and thrown into the fire. Did you know that Jesus spoke about hell more then anyone else did in the Bible? We would have not known much about hell if it was not for Jesus warning us about it. So, hell is a real place. Or Jesus would not have taught us about it.
Why in the world would anyone want to live the good life on earth now and miss Heaven? To me it would be better to rot away in a dungeon some where and enter into Heaven.
Not everyone who believes in Jesus will be saved. Jesus said, in Matthew 7:
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Jesus said, in Matthew 7:
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
So, the evidence that we are truly saved is because our life has changed and we are concerned about the things of God. And we want to obey Him and please Him only. And if we was to slip and fall into sin, the Holy Spirit will convict us. And we will confess our sins and repent of those sins and we will get back up and try again.
But the problem with many Christians today world wide is they can not even tell if they are sinning or not. But, if we are struggling over our sins and when we sin it bothers us. And we keep asking for God to forgive us, that is a true sign we are truly saved. It is when you can go day after day and never pray or read the Bible or not repent of your sins. That is when you are in true spiritual danger. And not saved. And that is were Jesus will say to you in Matthew 7: 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
When I read these verses were people was saying to Jesus, Lord we done this and that in your name. And Jesus said I never knew you, depart from me.
I thought about all the people I have met and talked to through out my life. When we talked and they was ask, are you saved they always add works to their answer. They say something like this. I believe and I try to live a good life. And it downed on me that is exactly what those people said in Matthew 7: 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Instead of saying I trust totally in Jesus and Jesus alone for my Salvation. Our good works will never save us. It is all Jesus Christ and Him alone. By faith in what Jesus did for us on the cross will save us. Not what we have done. Period!!!
And the saddest part about these verses is? Jesus is not talking about the unsaved or lost souls in these verses. He is talking strait face to face to those who say they are believers. So, what Jesus is saying here in these verses is? Those who say they are Christians only a few will enter into Heaven. Now that is scary... Here is the verse to prove to you that Jesus is talking to those who say they are believers. read it in Matthew 7: 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
So, what is the mark of the truly saved Christian? It is the one who does the will of the Father.
In Matthew 7: 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
It says clearly, it is not that you know Jesus. What counts is, does Jesus know you? What Jesus means by saying the word (know) here, He means a personal relationship. Spending quality time together. He is saying. I was never your friend. You never had time for me. Think about it for a minute? Do you actually spend quality time in prayer talking with Jesus? Do you walk with Him daily? Do you read the Bible? Do you ever just want to talk about Jesus with your friends and family? Do you truly Love Jesus?
Every thing we do in life do we first ask God in prayer if that is what He wants us to do before we do it? We should... As a child would ask their parents, may I go out side to play? Or can I go to my friends house? That is how real Jesus has to become in our life. We must ask for His guidance about everything before we do it.
We as Christians are so over whelmed to dress like the world and to fit in with the crowd. And we don't even consider what Jesus thinks about how we dress or live our lives. We are more concerned about what the crowd thinks about us. Aw how my heart cries out for those who confess to be Christians but put Jesus aside like he is their Genie in a Bottle. Only to take Him out when they want something.
So many people world wide are more worried about what their friends will think of them then they are about what Jesus thinks about them. So will they be the ones that Jesus says too? Depart from me, I don't know you...
And the saddest part about this is, these people honestly thought they were saved.
Jesus is not saying to us no where in the Bible that it is OK for us to keep on living like the world and I'll still save you. So don't worry about it. No Jesus is not saving that. See the truth is, Jesus is not going to love us to hell. Jesus is warning us while we still are alive on earth to make the correct decision and repent of our sins. And walk with Him down the narrow path and follow Him into the Glorious gates of Heaven. Were there is total peace and joy forever and ever. There will be no more pain and sorrow.
And I will warn you right now. There will be many of you who are reading this letter right now. And as soon as you stop reading it, you will get up and go about your life and the devil will come and steal every thing I just said to you and you forget it. Beware you have been warned... This message should not be taken lightly... Jesus Loves You and so do I. I am just someone that God has chosen to share this message that the Lord has put on my heart. Jesus Loves You...
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