The Narrow Gate: time to get your act together
I’ve come to believe this is my best Christian book so far—or maybe it’s just the concern closest to my heart when I look at the modern, largely apostate, church.
This book is direct and to the point. In it we share a word the church does not want to hear in this modern age of political correctness. But we really need to consider the implications. “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.”
We must start with the narrowness. Many people are made nervous by this. It is obvious that most pastors and priests are. How can you build a church by telling the people things like this? It is not good to talk about exclusiveness. This is certainly part of the narrowness of the gate. In modern America this is where we get into trouble very quickly from the PC media police. Jesus could not have made it clearer. This aspect of the narrowness is made clear by many things he said.
If you are into the words of Jesus typeset in red ink – these are in red. He lays it out boldly – in a way that cannot be ignored. “Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved.” However, it is obvious to us all that today many local church pastors have trouble saying that Jesus is the gate, the door to the life abundant. It is commonly not preached because the whole approach sounds a bit narrow-minded. But it is much stronger than that. As you will see in this book, many powerful, active church members will find themselves outside with no way to enter heaven.
I never knew you!
Matthew 7 tells us that these horrible words will be heard by many in the church. If it doesn’t concern you, you should take a closer look at your life. This is eternal life as Jesus told us in John 17:3, that we know him intimately.
The Narrow Gate is available at all the normal online venues in print, iBooks, Kobo, Nook, Kindle, and audio [Amazon or iTunes] versions
