Matthew 7:12-27
“In everything, therefore,
treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
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This narrow gate; in other translations is called:
The strait Gate, and the small gate.
The gate in to The Kingdome of God is down a narrow path that leads to a small narrow gate,
The gate in to heaven does not need to be big or wide,
Because we are not going to be able to take all our worldly possessions in with us,
Nor will our sins be allowed in.
Our lake of faith which piles fear and anxiety on us can not fit through that gate.
This narrow path and small gate our a way of life,
Our narrow path is to obey the words of God and Christ Jesus.
to follow and obey the ways of GOD and are taught by the Holy Spirit.
Depending on Him for all our needs, and direction in this life.
it is our lack of faith in Christ Jesus that He will do as He has said He will do that takes us away from that narrow path.
Reminds me of the book and movie ‘Pilgrams progress’
we need to lay all our sin at the cross of Christ our LORD,
to have the burdens we have taken on that are not of our LORD Jesus and live a life dedicated to Him and Father GOD,
not to self nor the ways of this world.
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Matthew 7:15
Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing,
but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
You will know them by their fruits.
Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
“So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
So then, you will know them by their fruits.
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This is what we can take through the small narrow Gate:
the fruit of the Spirit;
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control;
these are listed in
Galatians 5:22-23 and in 24 we are told
“against such things there is no law.
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”
These are the things we carry that can not go through the small narrow gate:
immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these.
This list can be found in Galatians 5:19-21
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Matthew 5:21-23
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
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.’
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To go to church, to do good deeds, to feed the hungry, to cloth the needy, to teach the word of GOD, to prophesy in the name of the Lord, to even cast out demons and do miracles does not give you access to The Kingdom of God.
Jesus tells us
“he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter” And what is the will of the Father?
That we would except His Son as our LORD,
That we would live in the manner laid out by Him and His Son Christ Jesus.
To listen to the teaching of the Holy Spirit, and to follow His direction in our lives,
If we are doing this,
we will have the fruit of the Spirit;
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, filling our lives.
Father GOD desires that we love His Son Christ Jesus, and treat other believers with agape love.
Agape love refers to a pure, willful, sacrificial love that intentionally desires another’s highest good.
It exhibits selflessness, sacrifice, and unconditional care for others. This goes far beyond mere feelings, emphasizing actions and commitment.
It is the highest, most pure form of love, it is accomplished out of choice, not out of attraction or obligation.
Agape love is described in 1 Corinthians 13.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails
This is Agape Love
This is the will of Father God for us.
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Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.
Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”
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The rock, the firm foundation; this is Christ Jesus. If we are rooted in Him when the trials come, We can stand strong in Him, our firm foundation
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Galatians 6:1
Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass (sin), you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
But each one must examine his own work,
and then he will have reason for boasting in regard to himself alone,
and not in regard to another.
For each one will bear his own load.
Galatians 6:6
The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him.
Do not be deceived,
God is not mocked;
for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.
For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Let us not lose heart in doing good,
for in due time, we will reap if we do not grow weary.
So then,
while we have opportunity,
let us do good to all people,
and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.
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Be encouraged to do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord,
seek the Kingdome of God and His righteousness,
desiring to live righteous as Christ lived on earth a righteous life.
For it is entering the Kingdome of GOD and spend eternity with Christ Jesus and Father GOD that is our final goal.
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I pray you will take the time to comprehend what the Holy Spirit is saying to you.
From the mouth of Christ, Him self Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.