Mat 7:13-14 | Family | STEP | Strait gate ; strait here means narrow and difficult, and represents the difficulty of entering on a religious life, or beginning heartily to obey God. Wide ; easy to enter, requiring one only to follow his own depraved inclinations. The difficulties which stand in the way of beginning from the heart to obey God, need not and ought not to hinder any from doing it.

Matthew 7:13-14

Strait gate; strait here means narrow and difficult, and represents the difficulty of entering on a religious life, or beginning heartily to obey God.

Wide; easy to enter, requiring one only to follow his own depraved inclinations. The difficulties which stand in the way of beginning from the heart to obey God, need not and ought not to hinder any from doing it. Few; that find or go in the way of life. This truth is contrary to what many teach. Therefore,