Matthew 7:13-24

Enter by the narrow gate, for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it.

For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

 

Rather simple to understand, you can go the way of the majority on the broad path that allows you to live and work however you want to, to walk in all the sin you can muster up. Or you can take the narrow path that means you obey the Word of Father God, and not be conformed by the world.

 

Matthew 7 15-23 Tells us that not everyone that calls themselves a Christian are Christians and that we can tell if someone is or isn't a Christian is by their fruit.

Just like a thistle plant cannot produce fig a non-Christian cannot produce holy fruit, they may be able to give the appearance of holy fruit but if you look close it is always rotten.

And the Lord says that many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?

And then I will declare to them, I never knew you;

DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.

 

Matthew 7:24-27 Explains:

That if we hear the Words of God and act upon them we are wise, But if we hear the Words of God and do not act upon them we are foolish.

The conforming of a person is to:

behave according to socially acceptable conventions or standards:

To be conventional · fit in · adapt · adjust · follow the crowd · comply · acquiesce · toe the line · follow the rules · submit · yield · play it by the book · play by the rules be similar in form or type; to agree with to be like · correspond to · be consistent with · measure up to

 

These are all good things to do or be but towards the Lord not the world.

So to sum things up, we can be foolish and chose and follow the world and be conformed by the world,

Or we can take the path that we are told is foolish by the world in which, in truth is a wise path to take, even though we will catch a lot of grief from man.

Once we reach the narrow gate we will be small enough to go through it and enter into the kingdom of the Father.

 

Packing around a lot of baggage makes it hard to get anywhere, and your attitudes and worldly concepts are as much as baggage if they ares wrong attitudes and concepts.

 

ill be back Monday