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Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
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Jesus would continue on to say in the next verse that the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. There is in fact only one way that leads to life; Jesus said, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’ {Jn.14:6}

The Lord Jesus is the door of salvation {Jn.10:9} opened to all who will receive Him, purchased by His blood shed on the cross of Calvary. It is the free gift of God that is available to all through faith in His work, not ours. {Eph.2:8-9} The only work we need to do to obtain that gift is to believe in Him whom the Father has sent. {Jn.6:29}

The real issue today is that the enemy, Satan, a liar by nature and the father of lies {Jn.8:44} has been perverting the truth since he first said to the woman, Eve, in the Garden ‘you can make yourself like God’. All you have to do is to not believe what God said and then disobey Him. {Gen.3:1-5} That is the ‘easy way’ in today’s Bible verse—and yes, it still leads to destruction! Unfortunately, it is actually the accepted theology of many, many churches today.

And we know that it will become an even worse problem in the last days when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. {2Tim.4:3-4}

The right way, the hard way is to stand against the schemes of the devil, standing firm having put on the whole armor of God. {Eph.6:11-18} It is after all spiritual warfare, a battle. Thus says the Lord to you, “Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed for the battle is not yours but God’s”. {2Chr.20:15} So, be strong In the Lord and the strength of His might just as it says in Ephesians 6! The battle is the Lord’s and victory belongs to the Lord. {Prov.21:31}

Perhaps we should all sing a chorus of ‘Victory in Jesus’ to warm up our vocal chords in preparation for…

“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” (Revelation 7:9-10)

IT IS THE FREE GIFT OF GOD