Bible Lesson: Parables-Our Lord's:
The Strait Gate.
Occasion: Answers The Question:
How Many Will Be Saved.
Lesson: The Way Of Salvation Is Only Through God's Son.
Bible Text:
Matthew 7:13,14 KJV (The Strait
Gate.)
13 Enter ye in at the strait
(Narrow) gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that
leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and
narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that
find it.
Matthew 7:13,14 NLT (The Narrow
Gate.)
13 “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.
14 But the gateway to life is very
narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
Luke 13:22-30 KJV
22 And He went through the cities
and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
23 Then said one unto Him, Lord, are
there few that be saved? And He said unto them,
24 Strive to enter in at the strait
gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not
be able.
25 When once The Master Of The House
is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand
without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us;
and He shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
26 Then shall ye begin to say, We
have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our
streets.
27 But He shall say, I tell you, I
know you not whence ye are; depart from Me, all ye workers of
iniquity.
28 There shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,
and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves
thrust out.
29 And they shall come from the
east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and
shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
30 And, behold, there are last which
shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Luke 13:22-30 NLT (The Narrow
Door.)
22 Jesus went through the towns and
villages, teaching as He went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem.
23 Someone asked Him, “Lord, will
only a few be saved?”
He replied,
24 “Work hard to enter the narrow
door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.
25 When The Master Of The House has
locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking
and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But He will reply, ‘I
don’t know you or where you come from.’
26 Then you will say, ‘But we ate
and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
27 And He will reply, ‘I tell you,
I don’t know you or where you come from. Get away from Me, all you
who do evil.’
28 “There will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all
the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown
out.
29 And people will come from all
over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their
places in the Kingdom of God.
30 And note this: Some who seem
least important now will be the greatest then, and some who are the
greatest now will be least important then.”
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Luke 13:22-30 KJV
22 And He went through the cities
and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
23 Then said one unto Him, Lord, are
there few that be saved?..”
People want to
know! Will there only be a few that will be saved, many, or even
everyone?
That is one
question, Jesus above all others longed to answer, for people must
know!
Luke 13:23,24 KJV
“...And He said unto them,
24 Strive to enter in at the strait*
(Narrow) gate*: for
many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
*Strait-Greek: Stenos (Sten-os):
Narrow, strait.
*Gate-Greek: Pule (Poo-lay): Entrance,
gate.
Today there is the damnable teaching
that “One Kingdom- Many Paths) and it is the “Doctrine Of Devils!”
I Timothy 4:1 KJV
Now The Spirit speaketh expressly,
that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving
heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Jesus Christ, God's
Eternal Son:
John 14:6 KJV
Jesus saith unto him, I am The
Way, The Truth, and The Life: no man cometh unto The Father, but
by Me.
And the Jesus way, is a narrow way
indeed.
Matthew 16:24 KJV
Then said Jesus unto His disciples,
If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take
up his cross, and follow Me.
Mark 10:21 KJV (Rich Young
Ruler)
Then Jesus beholding him loved him,
and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell
whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.
The way of Jesus is a
narrow way of obedient Cross bearing,
Matthew 7:14 KJV
Because strait (narrow)
is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few
there be that find it.
John 10:6,7 NLT
6 Those who heard Jesus use this
illustration didn’t understand what He meant,
7 so He explained it to them: “I
tell you The Truth, I am The Gate for the sheep.
The Huffington Post
printed an ABC news poll claiming that in America, 85% believe that
they will go to heaven!
An old Negro
Spiritual:
Chorus:
Everybody talkin'
'bout heav'n that ain't goin' there
Everybody talkin'
'bout heav'n that ain't goin'
Everybody talkin'
'bout heav'n that ain't goin' there
Oh my Lord
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Well I read about
the streets of gold
And I read about
the throne
Not everybody
callin' "Lord, Lord"
Is gonna see that
heavenly home
Repeat Chorus
Additive Parts:
1 - But those who
do the will of my God will enter heaven
2 - If you wanna go
to heaven, you gotta do more than talk about it
3 - Oh heaven, to
heaven, to heaven
4 - If you wanna go
to heaven, to heaven, to heaven
5 - Heaven, I wanna
go to heaven
Repeat ad lib
There will come a
day
When we will all
stand before the throne
On that day, some
will say
"Did we not
prophesy in your name?"
And they'll say:
"We drove out
demons in your name"
I know some will
say:
"We performed
many miracles in your name"
Some will say
"So many works
we've done in your name"
Then the Lord will
say:
"Depart from
me, ye workers of iniquity
I never knew you"
That's why I know
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Oh my Lord
Oh my Lord
Oh my Lord
Matthew 7:16-29
KJV
16 Ye shall know them by their
fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth
forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth
evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not
forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye
shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto
Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of My
Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day,
Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have
cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto
them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth
these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise
man, which built his house upon a Rock:
25 And the rain descended, and
the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it
fell not: for it was founded upon a Rock.
26 And every one that heareth these
sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a
foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the
floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it
fell: and great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus
had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine:
29 For He taught them as one having
authority, and not as the scribes.
There is only one
way to heaven, and that is through the door, the gate to heaven,
Jesus Christ, God's Son.
Revelation 3:20
KJV
Behold, I stand at the door, and
knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to
him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.
Will The Savior
always be knocking at the door of men's hearts- No!
Hebrews 4:7 KJV
Again, He limiteth a certain day,
saying in David, Today, after so long a time; as it is said, Today
if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
John 3:14-21 KJV
14 And as Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness, even so must The Son Of Man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that
He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not His Son into the
world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be
saved.
18 He that believeth on Him is not
condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he
hath not believed in the name of The Only Begotten Son Of God.
19 And this is the condemnation,
that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than
Light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil
hateth The Light, neither cometh to The Light, lest his deeds should
be reproved.
21 But he that doeth Truth cometh to
The Light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought
in God.
Remain faithful,
cross bearing Christians:
Revelation 2:10
KJV
Fear none of those things which thou
shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison,
that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou
faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Revelation 3:11 KJV
Behold, I come quickly: hold that
fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
