Rightly Dividing Matthew 7:14 -But strait is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. First let us examine what it does NOT mean....How many times has religion misinterpreted that Scripture to mean that it is so difficult to serve God.....? One of the problem with that interpretation is that it contradicts 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and HIS COMMANDMENTS ARE NOT BURDENSOME (GRIEVOUS or difficult). Another problem with that interpretation is that it does not identify what or WHO is the Gate? Jesus said I (JESUS) AM THE GATE; whoever enters through me will be SAVED (HAVE ETERNAL LIFE). They will come in and go out, and find pasture. John 10:9. I (JESUS) am the WAY, the Truth and the Life..... John 14:6 So putting the three Scriptures together, it means JESUS IS THE STRAIT AND NARROW GATE THAT LEADS TO ETERNAL LIFE (SALVATION). The next question is Why is the Gate strait and narrow? Simply because it cannot accommodate your load - it can not accommodate anything from you. It can not accommodate your work -good or bad. IT IS ALL ABOUT JESUS. That confirms that SALVATION IS BY GRACE (JESUS) ALONE. It is narrow, your work cannot be accommodated neither is it needed. If you want Jesus plus your works, then you cant take the narrow way. You have to opt for the wide way. Do you also remember 2 Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the SIMPLICITY THAT IS IN CHRIST If it is Christ alone, it is SIMPLE, STRAIT AND NARROW. But if it becomes complicated, it is no more Christ alone. I will end this note with the lyrics of the Song: IN CHRIST ALONE In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song; this Cornerstone, this solid Ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace, when fears are stilled, when strivings cease! My Comforter, my All in All, here in the love of Christ I stand.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 10:21:55 +0000
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