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Could you direct me to the
passage that talks about the
many that do not find the
narrow path, but only
follow the road that is wide,
and the few that do?

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Matt. 7:13-14 says,
"Enter through the narrow gate.
For wide is the gate
and broad is the road
that leads to destruction,
and many enter through it.
But small is the gate
and narrow the road
that leads to life,
and only a few find it."

There are several interpretations of this passage,
mostly having to do
with maintaining certain
standards of behavior
to qualify for eternal life.
But I'm convinced that's
not the correct interpretation.

I think the road is filled
with crowds on both
extremes of "Christianity".

On one extreme are those
who believe that Jesus
just started the progress
of our salvation
and we have to work
to earn the rest and keep it.
1/2

And on the other extreme
are those who believe
that we don't have to
be born again.

Being a good person,
joining a church,
and being nice to people
is all it takes.
2/2

But on the narrow road
are those few who know
what terrible sinners
they are,
and just how far short
they fall of meeting
God's requirements.
1/2

They know they have nothing
to offer on their own behalf
and can only rely on the
promise of the One
who paid their debts
with His own blood.
2/2

They don't know how He
could have saved them
or why He wanted to,
but they approach
the narrow gate
having staked their
eternal destiny on their
belief that He did.

When they get to the gate,
they'll discover
it's labeled,
"by faith alone".

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