Two Gates
Indicatives and Imperatives
This is how it IS and You should do THIS
God
you – and only has
to give you
What person is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? So if you, despite being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! - Matt 7:9-11
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 narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it. - Matt 7:13-14
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2 GATES – one tight, one wide
2 PATHS – one compressed, one broad
2 CROWDS – one smaller, one huge
2 FINAL DESTINATIONS – Life, Destruction
The
between the two choices
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; No one comes to the Father except through Me. - John 14:6
Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through Me will be saved. - John 10:9
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 narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it. - Matt 7:13-14
Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying Him, and committing yourself firmly to Him. This is the key to your life. - Deut 30:19-20a
All scripture is from the New American Standard Bible unless otherwise noted