Matthew 7:13-14
Jesus
Teaches about How to Get to
Heaven
7:13
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the
gate and broad is the road that leads to
destruction, and many enter through
it.
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14
But small is the gate and narrow the road that
leads to life, and only a few find
it."
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This
is the Word of the Lord - It is meant to change
the way we think, and the way we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
What Jesus Says
about the way to heaven
The gate that leads to
eternal life (John 10:7-9) is called 'narrow.' This
does not mean that it is difficult to become a
Christian, but that there is only one way to live
eternally with God and only a few that decide to
walk that road.
Does Hell
Exist?
There is much talk about hell
on TV these days. Some people believe that it does
not exist but the Bible tells us it does.
One interpretation of the
"narrow gate" and the "wide road" is the difference
between heaven and hell. God desires that all will
live with Him and have the gift of eternal life
with joy but that is not going to
happen.
Choices
The sad fact is that many
people are not going to heaven. These are the ones
who continue to reject God. They have heard the
Word in one form or another but have decided they
want no part of God or His promise of everlasting
life.
This is the reason that we,
as Christians, talk to others about the urgency of
the situation. We are all going to die but our
souls can be saved with but one
small prayer . God
gave us free will but He desperately wants us to
make the right choice.
Will "Doing Good Things"
Get Me Into Heaven?
The narrow way is not by our
works either. Jesus is not saying that to get to
heaven one must live a perfect life or do great
deeds although we strive to be better human beings
when we become Christians. What
he is saying is that there is one way, and only one
way to enter into heaven. Believing
in and accepting Christ
is the only way to heaven, because he alone died
for our sins and made us right before
God.
Living his way may not always
be popular, but it is true and right.
God will not force anyone to
make a decision to accept Christ. That decision
must be made willingly but once it is made a person
will never be the same again.
My
Testimony
I have been through many
turns and twists in my life, some I regret but my
life is much fuller and richer knowing him and I
feel Christ in my life almost daily - the Holy
Spirit guiding me in my decisions. Do I always
listen? Not always but the direction is always
there. What a wonderful feeling having a guide as
powerful as God to help me with my everyday
strife.
If you have not made that
decision please consider it. Once you
accept
Christ as your
personal savior you will never be the same either!
Love in Christ
- Bob
If you have never made the
commitment to receive the love and life-changing
experience of Jesus Christ, please take a moment to
look
at John 3:16 and take
the first steps to salvation.
Another Verse for Study
Matthew
6:1-4 -
Jesus
Teaches about Giving to the
Needy
Matthew
6:5-14 -
Jesus
Teaches the Lord's
Prayer
Matthew
6:16-18
- Jesus
Teaches about
Fasting
Matthew
6:19-24
- Jesus
Teaches about
Money
Matthew
6:25-34
- Jesus
Teaches about
Worry
Matthew
7:1-6 -
Jesus
Teaches about Criticizing
Others
Matthew
7:7-12 -
Jesus
Teaches about Asking, Seeking,
Knocking
Verses about how to get to heaven and how to
have a personal relationship with Jesus are from
Life Application Study Bible: New International
Version
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