The passage Matthew 7:13-14 we are talking about can be found at http://bit.ly/14g32H and the blog post in question http://bit.ly/8K2ZCi So back when I did my Sermon on the Mount blog, the one about the narrow and the wide gates was one of the last I did. So when I was showing this blog to a teacher at Uplift a discussion question we got into was why was the gate so narrow? Why is it so hard to get to God, and I could be wrong but I think the answer is simply that it isn't. I mean God never says it'll be easy but it doesn't have to be that hard. I think we lower the expectations of what we can actually accomplish. A video done by Rob Bell talks about how when Jesus tells Peter to step out onto the water not only is the passage about Peter's faith in the Christ but his faith in himself that he can do as his Rabbi does. Video from Rob Bell here http://bit.ly/nSOGw So what I am thinking is we are making the gate and path narrower than we have to. I think we can accomplish more easier and than Christ does have a deep faith in us that we can albeit with His help on the cross. Because it can't be that hard when you think about it to think about all that He has done for us and simply follow the commands so that we can enjoy eternity with Him instead of eternal torture with Satan.
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