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“But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”
— Matthew 7:14
Let us look at what the Word of God says. These words are not the opinion of a preacher, nor the philosophy of a religious teacher. They are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, spoken in the Sermon on the Mount. They confront us with a startling reality: there are two ways, two gates, two destinations—and only one of them leads to life.
The song you have before you is essentially a meditation on one solemn truth:
> “Narrow is the gate and difficult the path that leads to life—
> and only a few find it.”
This is not a comfortable scripture. It cuts across religious complacency. It challenges the easy, casual Christianity that costs nothing and changes nothing. Jesus states plainly that the way to life is narrow, difficult, and found by few.
The central issue is not merely: “Do I attend church?”
It is: “Am I walking the narrow way that Jesus described?”
This teaching will examine the narrow gate and the narrow way—what they are, what they are not, and how we are to respond practically and decisively.
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Matthew 7:14 appears in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapters 5–7). This is the first major block of teaching recorded by Matthew. Jesus is addressing His disciples, but also a wider crowd listening in (Matthew 5:1–2).
### The Setting
Jesus is not speaking to pagans, atheists, or people indifferent to religion. He is speaking to:
This is important. Jesus’ words about the two ways and two gates are directed primarily at religious people. The warning is not merely for the obviously immoral, but for those who assume they are already on the right path.
### The Immediate Context: Two Ways, Two Gates
Matthew 7:13–14:
> “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
> But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads
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