Matthew 7:13-14
The King commands entrance through the narrow gate because only the hard road leads to life.
13 “Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.
14 How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.
The King commands entrance through the narrow gate because only the hard road leads to life.
Matthew records Jesus beginning the Sermon's closing warnings by commanding his hearers to enter through the narrow gate rather than drift with the many on the road to destruction.
The Sermon on the Mount, as Jesus moves from instruction to urgent conclusion.
Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder
Jesus closes the Sermon by demanding humble discernment, dependent prayer, narrow-way obedience, true fruit, and a life built on hearing and doing his authoritative words.