Sermon on the Mount, Part 24 – The Narrow Gate

2,000 years ago, our Lord Jesus Christ taught us how we as Christians ought to live. Our Lord never sugar-coats or backs away from tough subjects. What Jesus says in Matthew 7:13-14 is one of his most sobering statements. Perhaps fear-provoking is a better way to say it. Jesus warns us that only a few will find eternal life. “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. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” This passage is especially relevant today because our whole culture has now officially rejected God. We live in a post-Christian world and it has had a shocking effect on the Church.