The Narrow Way
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Q. About Matt. 7:13-17: “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it”
Some say this passage seems supports the case for “lordship salvation” which in my opinion if it were true, heaven was, is, and will be a very empty place.
A. I’m convinced that the narrow way to salvation is by faith alone. Every other way requires the maintenance of some kind of behavioral standard in addition to belief. In other words faith plus works. Lordship salvation is but one example.
Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. (Romans 4:4-5)
The Holy Spirit will manifest good works in a believer, but the minute we start working on our own to achieve some arbitrary performance levels to earn or keep something that Lord gave His life to make free, we’ve gone off the narrow way and have joined the throngs on the broad way who are trying to earn their way into the Kingdom.
Some say this passage seems supports the case for “lordship salvation” which in my opinion if it were true, heaven was, is, and will be a very empty place.
A. I’m convinced that the narrow way to salvation is by faith alone. Every other way requires the maintenance of some kind of behavioral standard in addition to belief. In other words faith plus works. Lordship salvation is but one example.
Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. (Romans 4:4-5)
The Holy Spirit will manifest good works in a believer, but the minute we start working on our own to achieve some arbitrary performance levels to earn or keep something that Lord gave His life to make free, we’ve gone off the narrow way and have joined the throngs on the broad way who are trying to earn their way into the Kingdom.
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