February 11, 2018_The Narrow Gate

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  • Overseer Ki-Dong Kim

[Matthew 7:13-14]

God
is the Father of life.
He sent the Word
in order to give life to the whole world (Jn 1:4-5).
That Word has the power of creation and the resurrection of life (Heb 1:2-3).
That Word preached by Moses and the prophets through the angels
is the Law and parables (Gal 3:19).
And the Word finally appeared in the flesh
and came to the world as the Son of Man (Jn 1:14).
This is called the truth (Jn 14:12).
The truth is the word taught only by the Holy Spirit;
it is life.
The gate of religions is wide and many go in by it.
But the gate of faith is narrow that few go through it.
Religion is the way of the flesh and is easy,
but faith is the way of the spirit and is difficult.
One cannot enter heaven through the gate of religion.
Only through the gate of faith can one enter heaven (Mt 5:20).
With morals and ethics we cannot enter heaven.
It is only by grace and having the experience of grace
that we can enter heaven.
Faith is the narrow gate.
◌ Many attempt to enter by the righteousness of their flesh.
Religion is the wide gate
by which they can never enter.
◌ We must be justified by the spirit.
Since man is justified only by faith,
we can enter only by faith.
◌ Faith is the narrow gate.
It is not our own righteousness
but the righteousness of God.
※ Let us go through the narrow gate of faith
which we can only enter by the spirit relying on Holy Spirit,
not by man’s carnal mind and feelings.