"TWO WAYS"

Mathew 7: 13-14 “ 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: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it”
Introduction
To enter in the worldly buildings there are many kinds of entrance doors, similarly to enter in the heavenly kingdom Jesus teaches His disciples for the benefit to save lost souls.
Jesus taught about two ways.
1- Wide gate a way towards hell.(Place ofeternal punishment)
2-Strait gate a way towards heavenly kingdom (Third heaven).
1-Wide gate that leads towards hell ( Kingdom of Satan ).
Jesus warned his disciples about the horrors of wide gate. The Bible says: “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the ends thereof are the ways of death”.
(Proverbs 14:12; 16:25).
“Because of man’ nature, fallen since the rebellion in the Garden of Eden, people are on the wide, easy path of least resistance that leads to their eternal separation from God, their Creator.”
Worldly religions are preaching wrong person, offering false salvation with false doctrines. Which is a clear sign of sinful world along its sinful deeds.
Satan’s foremost wish and mission is to hide the truth of gospel message from our lost generation. Devil, the foe of God is also a enemy of His born again Son’s and daughters.
At this time Mormonism is the most successful and fastest growing cult. They have 25 to 30 billion dollars budget for their cultic and completely false missionary work.
Bruce Bickel & Stan Jantz warns church of its false beliefs in their book on the World religions and Cults:
.Sin and Salvation: Because all people were once spirit children, they are born in an innocent state. Sin is not a condition of rebellion against God. It’s more like having poor judgment or making a mistake. In Mormon theology, salvation is not how you get right with God. It simply means that you will be resurrected and have a body. Mormons rected, everyone will be resurrected. But you aren’t saved by believing in Jesus and accepting Him as your savior. All people are saved eventually, and you are saved individually by doing good works and by obeying “the Laws of the Gospel,” meaning people are saved by the following the beliefs of the LDS church”
. The afterlife: Joseph Smith taught –and Mormons believe----that when they die, all people will enter one of three heavens: the celestial, the terrestrial, or the telestial. Only faithful Mormons will enter the celestial heaven, which is the best one. The terrestrial heaven is the second-best. This is where good non-Mormons and not-so-good those people who have been mostly bad----and that includes most people.
Bruce Bickle & Stan Jantz, World Religions & Cults 101, A guide to spiritual beliefs,
(Harvest House Publishers Eugene , Oregon 97402 ) P.100-101.
Jehovah witnesses deny trinity of the Godhead. They are deceiving many with their wrong view of the Jesus.
However Christians can challenge the New Age Movement by the power of Holy Trinity; New Age teaches that all is one, as there is not difference between God, a person, a carrot or a rock. Even they claim all is God, humanity is God,
We are little gods, all religions are one. This is called syncretism. Lastly New Age teaches the point of Cosmic Evolutionary optimism as world consciousness eventually reaching “the Omega Point” where all consciousness is fused and all become one with the one.
Jesus said: “I am the way, the truth and life”(John 14:6).
Today heavenly Father wants to aware everyone through His scriptures and His Holy Spirit. He wants to abandon His precious bride from the paths of satanic bondages.
In addition wide gate offers salvation by slavish denominational setup, church membership, and traditional ceremonies.
Even many nominal Christians put their praise upon denominational setup rather than cross.
Christianity has become market driven ministry.
In these closing days of period of grace Christ’s voice is being rejected by modern minded men. Because it reveals the works of devil and flesh.
Satan is using worldly pastors and unsaved priests to bring strong delusion within the church.
The idea of playing with souls is completely satanic. Because they are also using extra biblical strategies to attract souls in their own denominational setup. Due to souls business trade Apostasy is rampant within the evangelical church today.
It consists of those teachings and practices that are contrary to the Word of God yet seduce and deceive both professing Christians and true believers. “Biblical apostasy” is a falling away
that will result in a false Christianity under the control of Antichrist: “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away …”.
(2-Thesalonians 2:3).
Still ongoing controversies around Christian doctrines and traditional teachings are leading unsaved souls in the direction of hell. For example worldly minded souls obey worldly and traditional ceremonies.
Therefore waves of apostasy are ready to cover the whole world through the upcoming political and religious system of revived roman empire.
The time is at hand when following rapture event catastrophic cyclone of apostasy will strike the planet earth for ultimate destruction. The apostle Paul, speaking prophetically of the Last Days, seemed to have these specifically in mind: “2 Timothy 4:3……. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. Sensual “lusts” of the flesh and imagination are implied here.
Why preachers of social gospel are not preaching Jesus message before sinful world?
False preachers and false religions are grabbing souls under the command of Lucifer, Who is a general of all ungodly activities inside and outside the Church.
The spirit of ecumenism and anti-Semitism is rising at high speed. The fast flow of ungodly activity proofs that nowadays we are passing through the evil days.
(Read 2- Timothy 3:1-5, an addictive worldly generation).
Before rapture of the Church the delusion will be spread in all over the world but its intensity will be unlimited following church rapture. The saved ones and born again souls will experience joyful moment.
Despite realizing its horrors and bad consequences mankind of last generation is going on it.In the coming seven years tribulation period lost people will face great destruction and wrath of Lamb.
2-Strait gate that leads towards Glorious Kingdom .
The strait gate symbolizes the way that shows the Christ’s own suffering, persecution and way of cross. Jesus is alone savior of the world. Jesus Christ represents the other pathway-the narrow Way-that leads people to eternal life in heaven, forever in the presence of God who adopts them as His children because of their trust in His Son as the only atonement for sin. God’s Son Himself walked on this way. He was persecuted, tortured and was given to the horrors of death but he rose on the third day. The resurrection of King Jesus is the sign of victory over sin, Satan and power of grave.
Strait way is the door of divine righteousness.St.Paul put his praise on the righteousness of Heavenly Father, which hath revealed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He said “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of Law: for by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified”(Galatians 2:16).
At this time the total population of Christian world is at least 1,955,229.All Christian denominations are not proclaiming Christ’s centered doctrines. The true born again Christians are holding 100 % biblical teachings, and acknowledge Jesus as their personal savior for the remission and forgiveness of sins. They are also waiting for His imminent return. Jesus is the bridegroom of the Church.
During my stay in the tribal areas, I personally experienced that even many regular church members are the result of bad missionary efforts. Some worldly missionaries are using worldly materials, attractive jobs and other luxuries to bring lost souls in the circle of false Christianity.
Moreover, LORD’S soldiers are not ordained to win the souls by extra-biblical techniques. According to Dr.John Macarthur the extra-biblical techniques are “drama, dance, comedy, variety, side-show histrionics, pop-psy-chology, and other entertainment forms”.
Jesus did not command us to preach Gospel through the philosophy of pragmatism.
But being preachers of true Gospel we are hopefully commanded to preach Jesus as truly as we are being taught in the Holy Bible about His divinity, humanity, life, and great miracles. Today denominations have been made by people little gods.
So, when we enter through the strait gate. Then we experience direct opposition, persecution and rejection from worldly people. They may be our close relatives, friends, neighbors and unsaved church members. The worldly people will never accept born again souls.
That’s why strait way is a Christ’s discipleship, and the way of self-denial. There are many Christians who themselves claim that they are Christ’s disciples and instead of this they reject significance of Cross. A person said “If we say we are His, we must follow the example of Christ”. It is written in the scriptures that “It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord” (Mathew 10:25).We should become like our master and Lord Jesus Christ.
Carefully read the what Jesus taught his disciples “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me”(Mathew 16:24).
J.Vernon McGee states: “To deny myself is to put self out of the picture and to put Christ in the place of self”. If anyone is still running after worldly positions, money, or men praise then he is neither authorized by Jesus himself to use the title of Servant or disciple.
The born again believers are holding Christ’s centered teachings and obeying His Word.
The Bible says that Jesus himself commands us to choose the right and true way.
Because in Holy Bible He says “I am a good shepherd” (John 10:11). Jesus knows the up and downs of Narrow way. He is ready to guide all those who are still walking on this way. Do not fear of anything Jesus is there! Jesus Christ is the way. He is the only way.
Therefore let us only listen our shepherd’s voice. The Bible says: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me”
(John 10:27).Are you hearing Jesus? Are you following Jesus? Because He is your true shepherd. In psalm 23 King David teaches us the excellent results of true Shepherd!
“The LORD is my shepherd; and I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadth me beside the still waters.
He restored my soul: he leadth me in the paths of righteousness for his name sake.
Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou art preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”
Like King David we are advised to put our whole trust upon our good shepherd while we are passing through any circumstances. This is true that in this world we face unbearable crisis and suffering for His sake, but do not give up your faith as He is always with His beloved Church.
Here we can see David as true believer whose whole trust was upon Jehovah. We are commanded to choose narrow door because wherever our shepherd is the sheep’s are advised to walk on the same path to receive eternal peace, protection, and life.
J.Vernon McGee states: “At the same time Jesus is not only the Door but He is also the Good Shepherd, the one who stay in the doorway. He is the Door which opens to eternal life. He is the one who protects His own; He is also Good Shepherd”. At this time our shepherd is in heaven, but He is coming again to collect us from this planet earth at rapture before Daniel’s Seventieth week. The Bible says: “Behold, I show you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall be changes, in a moment in the twinkling of any eye, at the last trump; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”(1-Corinthians 15:51-52).
If we want to go with Lord then we are advised in the scripture to be ready for His sudden arrival for His own Church.Let us hear Christ’s empowering words:
“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand” (John 10:28-29).
Our mission should be to preach His Gospel in a more biblical manner. Eternal life cannot be purchased by the authority of denomination, organization, group or entity, men made doctrines and unsaved priests.
Jesus says: “I am the door” (John 10:9).
The Bible provides evidence that God is against all those who stray from His ancient paths. It is not merely that God weeps over His wayward Church; He stands against it and refuses to bless any and all who violate His will, His way, and His Word. Therefore let us leave all other worldly sources of getting eternal life. Because Bible says:
“He that hath the Son hath life: and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life”
(1-John 5:12).
Let us choose narrow door to receive grace of heavenly God which is a eternal blessing for repentant, born again believer in JESUS CHRIST. He has attained final and complete victory over principalities, powers, rulers of darkness and wicked forces of heavenly realms. His resurrection from the dead ones has brought a great revolutionary effect in the lives of penitent sinners.
In Physics “The shortest distance between A to D is called displacement”. But there is none any concept of displacement to achieve eternal life without passing through the narrow door. The true Christianity has been revealed as the Way of Cross by God Father, God Son, and God Holy Spirit! The way of Cross is open for all those Who have put their whole faith upon Savior Christ Jesus to experience unforgettable suffering, insult, discouragement, rejection, torture, persecution and death for the sake of their true faith in Jesus.
Praise the risen God Jesus Christ!
Jesus we thank you for welcoming us in the glorious heavenly Kingdom through Narrow door. Amen.
Rapture is near !