The Narrow Way
Jesus, who is God manifested in the flesh, told us that few people find the way to life:
Matthew 7:13-14 KJV - Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: [14] Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
According to the Huffington Post, the number one religion is Christianity:
(1) Christianity: About 2.3 billion followers. About 50% of Christians are Roman Catholics.
(2) Muslim: About 1.5 billion followers. About 80-90% of Muslims are Sunni and 10-20% are Shia. The Shia-Sunni split in the Muslim religion occurred due to the dispute over the succession after the prophet Muhammad died in 632.
(3) Non-religious or atheist: About 1 billion people
(4) Hindu: About 900 million followers with the vast majority living in India.
(5) Buddhist: About 400 million followers. Based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the vast majority of Buddhists live in Asia.
It's interesting to note that Christianity is considered to be the largest religion of the world yet Jesus said the way was narrow? Let us also consider some of His other words concerning who will be saved:
Matthew 7:21-23 KJV - Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. [22] Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? [23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
We know from the article above, almost 50% of Christians are Catholics, yet are they all saved?
Let us heed the words of the Apostle Paul:
2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV - Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
We must compare our lives to the way set for us in the scripture of God's word, the Bible, and keeping the commandments of God in Christ, and the founding Apostles. Our sword in this spiritual war is the Bible, which is the written word of God.
The only way to be spared from the wrath of God is to be a Bible believing Born Again Christian. Please see my article about becoming saved by clicking here. I would not recommend being a Catholic as they have removed the 2nd Commandment of God declared in Exodus 20, and have turned the 10th commandment into their 9th and 10th. This was to make it allowable to bow before their statues and graven images, which is an abomination.
Exodus 20:4-5 KJV - Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: [5] Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
1 Timothy 2:5-6 KJV - For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; [6] Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
The Catholics also call the Pope Holy Father, ask men for forgiveness of sins, and pray to Mother Mary who is a created being, and the dead Apostles of Christ, yet scripture shows we are only to pray to Jesus or the Father:
Matthew 23:9 KJV - And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
We also know that many offshoots of Christianity were spear-headed by false prophets and lead people to hell. These false religions include:
• Mormons (Latter Day Saints)
• 7th Day Adventists
• Jehovah Witnesses
• Hebrew Israelites Cult
• Islam
• Etc.
Pease see the following links:
• Want to Be Saved?
• A New Creature
• Grace Alone By Faith Alone?
• Not Under the Law
• God or Money?
• Interfaith Movement
• Identity of God
• The Church
• Religion or Relationship
Matthew 7:15-21 KJV - Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. [16] Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? [17] Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. [18] A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. [19] Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. [20] Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. [21] Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
For help in judging fruit please see my article here. We are in a spiritual war, and many people are spiritually blind and fall for the tactics of Satan. Please see my article regarding Spiritual Warfare.
Scripture shows us that we must have the Holy Spirit (see John 14) in order to be saved:
Romans 8:9-14 KJV - But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. [10] And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. [11] But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. [12] Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. [13] For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. [14] For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Scripture shows us only the ones who are Holy were able to escape from the hour of temptation (7 year tribulation) that is to come. These are obedient born again Christians:
Revelation 3:7-13 KJV - And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; [8] I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. [9] Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. [10] Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. [11] Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. [12] Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. [13] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Acts 2:17 - Prove all things.
Painting by Akiane Kramarik
Posted on December 9, 2018 by BelieveActs2
12-9-18 ~ “100% Truth is ‘The Narrow Path.’”
John 14:6 ~ “Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. “
Isaiah 35:8 ~ “And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it, only those who walk in that Way–and fools will not stray onto it.”
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The following Words from Yeshua (Jesus) have been going through my spirit multiple times since 12-6-18:
“100% truth is ‘the narrow path.’”
The LORD prompted me to use the painting of Him, done by Akiane Kramarik, as the illustration to this post and to write this up today (12-9-18).
While quietly waiting to see if there was anything else the LORD wanted me to share, these are the Words He spoke in my spirit:
“Tell My people they must seek me with all of their heart, mind, soul and strength, for the lying deception will burst forth suddenly in a global delusion sent by My Father upon those who do not want the truth. Freedom from lies will only occur if you want 100% truth, which IS ‘the narrow path.’Understand this, My people: you are being bombarded by lies 24/7 from multiple sources. Ask ME for the truth of a matter and I will lead you to the truth, I will show you the way, for I AM the ONLY ONE who can bring you LIFE eternally. Set aside all postulations on event timing, because even I do not know the timing of events that will continue to unfold; only My Father knows these things for it is HIS Will that must be done.The purity of My bride is going to require you to want ME 100% in ALL area of your life. 100% truth is the ONLY way you will continue to be purified from lies propagated by Satan. Delusion is coming from the demonic realm to entrap humanity to believe the lies from Satan; this is an instrument of testing for My people and judgement from the Father upon those who do not want the truth. 100% truth is ‘the narrow path.’”
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SCRIPTURES
Proverbs 16:17 ~ “The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.”
Matthew 7:13-14 ~ “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.”
1 Peter 1:14-16 ~ “As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.””
SCRIPTURAL WARNING TO THOSE WHO WILL NOT SEEK 100% TRUTH:
Isaiah 30:9-15 ~ For this is a rebellious people, false sons,
Sons who refuse to listen
To the instruction of the Lord;
Who say to the seers, “You must not see visions”;
And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy to us what is right,
Speak to us pleasant words,
Prophesy illusions.
“Get out of the way, turn aside from the path,
Let us hear no more about the Holy One of Israel.”
Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel,
“Since you have rejected this word
And have put your trust in oppression and guile, and have relied on them,
Therefore this iniquity will be to you
Like a breach about to fall,
A bulge in a high wall,
Whose collapse comes suddenly in an instant,
Whose collapse is like the smashing of a potter’s jar,
So ruthlessly shattered
That a sherd will not be found among its pieces
To take fire from a hearth
Or to scoop water from a cistern.”
For thus the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said,
“In repentance and rest you will be saved,
In quietness and trust is your strength.”
But you were not willing.”
Sons who refuse to listen
To the instruction of the Lord;
Who say to the seers, “You must not see visions”;
And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy to us what is right,
Speak to us pleasant words,
Prophesy illusions.
“Get out of the way, turn aside from the path,
Let us hear no more about the Holy One of Israel.”
Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel,
“Since you have rejected this word
And have put your trust in oppression and guile, and have relied on them,
Therefore this iniquity will be to you
Like a breach about to fall,
A bulge in a high wall,
Whose collapse comes suddenly in an instant,
Whose collapse is like the smashing of a potter’s jar,
So ruthlessly shattered
That a sherd will not be found among its pieces
To take fire from a hearth
Or to scoop water from a cistern.”
For thus the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said,
“In repentance and rest you will be saved,
In quietness and trust is your strength.”
But you were not willing.”
2 Thessalonians 2:8-12~ “Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.”
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