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cjwood:
the narrow, compressed, and cramped gate; dying daily to the carnal desires, burying our lusting heart now, in this age.  on this side of the earth.
the broad and spacious, wide gate; living daily to the carnal desires, making alive the lusts of the heart now, in this age.  on this side of the earth.

the way of Christ is the narrow, compressed, and cramped gate door which we must enter through now.
the way of our adversary is the broad and spacious, wide gate which we are exhorted time and again to avoid now.

claudia

Deborah-Leigh:


The narrow gate is within.

The Kingdom of God is within ~ so is the King of kings, within.

Who would know it! ~ there is SO much distraction in and OF the world!

Self defense is the largest distraction. God needs no defense. Neither does Truth.

Free will is the willfulness of ego.

Kat:

Hi Rick,

Mat 7:13  "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.
v. 14  Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

I think that in these verse Jesus sums up this age that we live in. The "broad way" is the way 'many' or actually all of humanity go down that path and it most certainly will lead to "destruction." There are a very few that are pulled/drawn aside from that path.

John 6:44  No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him...

These few were destined to be the elect even "before the foundation of the world," (Eph 1:4), none have earned or even deserve to be an elect in any way, it is God's gift despite what we are, carnal/hostile. So it is as you said...


--- Quote ---And so the work that He God has started in me He God will also complete in me and that is of Him God and not of me. THANK YOU JESUS

It's a strange thing to me but I found what I was not looking for but have been found by God. Could this be the narrow gate our Lord was talking about ? Could this be the difference between the many and the few ?
--- End quote ---

The knowledge of the truth/Jesus Christ is the narrow gate and there have been so many who desired to know the truth, but it is reserved for only a very few.

Luke 13:24  "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Mat 13:16  But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
v. 17  Truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

This world is full of religion and they believe they have found the narrow way, they think they know Christ, and they will have to endure the ultimate shame when Christ says to them depart from Me I never knew you.

Mat 7:22  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?'
v. 23  And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'

Luke 13:27  But He will say, "I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.'

mercy, peace and love
Kat

se7en:
Rick,

That is so beautiful, I love your comment when you said "You are not behind or ahead but exaclty where Christ has you", and that He will complete you.

I tell you, there is so much peace in that!!! I can surely identify with you. :)

I'm so thankful that the Lord has opened our eyes and ears to see and hear Truth. Like you Rick, I was looking for an answer to a question and BLAMMO God showed up! He dragged me and is dragging me to Himself.

I wanted to expound upon what Kat was saying. This also pertains to Duane's other post, since you guys were asking similar types of questions concerning the wide and narrow gates.....

Duane,

I think the quick answer is.... Absolutely, I think your right. At His bidding, God can do whatever He wants to do. He's God!

The long answer....

Luk 13:23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

http://bible-truths.com/twelve.htm

This is just another parable of the many and few.... old man, new man... first Adam, last Adam. It's in Ray's 12 Truth's to understanding God's Word (linked above)

Now ALL these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for OUR ADMONITION [to reprove, caution, warn, remind of obligation or duty, etc.], upon whom the ends of the world [‘eons—ages’] are come" (I Cor. 10:11).

Mat 4:4  But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by EVERY word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

The "many" and the "few" along with the "narrow gate" is a parable that speaks of a spiritual Truth within our heavens... it's all ONE in Christ. We are all first, in the first Adam, and all that is in him, and then we are all eventually in the last Adam and all that is in Him:

1Co 15:47  The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
1Co 15:48  As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as [is] the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
1Co 15:49  And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

1Jn 4:17  Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

It's just the called, chosen and faithful are given the eyes to see NOW. However, there will be a later harvest and they will go through the fiery experience of having evil doctrines/lies burned out too.

"Every man’s work shall be made manifest for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try [test, examine, judge] every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide that he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss, BUT HE HIMSELF SHALL BE SAVED; yet so as by fire" (I Cor. 3:13-15).

So to wrap up... yes absolutely God could have chosen 90% to go through the "compressed gate" and FEW to go through the "wide gate", He can do anything He wants to, He's the absolute rule maker. But when we take the SUM of God's word as Truth, that's not what He does.

Did that help answer what you were asking? I hope I understood what you were saying.

se7en:
And just to add on, Rick. I really think what you said is true. God wants us to know that we ourselves are beasts, and that God alone is sovereign!

For Christ to show up in the brightness of His coming in our Heavens and to displace that man of perdition, that beast, that old man within me.  That is a hard and narrow gate to enter through indeed.

But thank God it's all His work and His doing. If it wasn't for the brighness of His coming in my life, I'd still be preaching and teaching babylon. I'm so, so, very thankful and honored that He would show us HIM!!!!

THANK YOU JESUS!!!

TO HIM WHO SITS ON THE THRONE AND TO THE LAMB BE GLORY AND HONOR AND POWER TO THE AGES OF THE AGES!!!

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