• Matthew 7:13-14
    "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad 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.
     


Related Scriptures

  • Proverbs 14:12
    There is a way that seems right to a man,
    But its end is the way of death.

     
  • Matthew 7:21-23
    "Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord," shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?" And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!"
     
  • Luke 14:26-27
    "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
     
  • Romans 8:7
    Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
     

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Resources

Narrow Is the Way

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The liberty that God grants comes with an unexpected twist, as knowing the truth severely limits the choices available to those who seek to do right. God, as the ultimate Parent, hedges us in, narrowing our path to avoid confusion and ensure we focus on attaining His Kingdom. This principle is evident in Proverbs 22:6, where God …


Four Warnings (Part One): Enter By the Narrow Gate

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Jesus instructs His disciples to enter by the narrow gate and to walk the difficult way that leads to life. This path stands in direct contrast to the wide gate and broad way that many follow and that ends in destruction. The narrow gate requires deliberate choice and effort at the outset of discipleship, while the way itself …


What Is 'My Way'?

Sermonette by

Even though we may claim to follow God's way, there is a considerable measure of selfishness in our pathways, a tendency to be dismissive of other people.


The Road Less Traveled

Article by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The narrow way is an analogy for the path all Christians must travel toward salvation. This road is straight, narrow, one-way and relentlessly uphill, allowing no opportunity to turn back or encounter oncoming traffic, though many intersecting roads and distracting attractions lie to either side. Ditches flank both edges of the …


Called to Change

Sermon by Ryan McClure

We are admonished to change, becoming living sacrifices, renewing our minds from carnal to spiritual, becoming transformed into the image of our Savior.


Striking a Balance

Sermonette by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Both legalism and liberalism can lead to our destruction. God's word implanted in our hearts and minds will promote a perfect balance.


Corporate Sin

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

We are obligated to purge our thoughts, deeds, and words, cleaning out individual and corporate sins and replacing them with sincerity, truth, and holiness.


Heavenly Citizenship (Part One)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. Collins

As citizens of the Kingdom of God, we are strangers, foreigners, aliens, or pilgrims to the world, but full-fledged citizens of God's Kingdom.



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