The narrow path and ministries undone.

[Gregory Thompson]

So narrow is the way to life and few find it. And wide is the path to destruction because everyone's doing it.

My thoughts on application right now is, look at the scriptures and see what it says to "do for others"

Then look at your surroundings, and see what is not being done, and just go do it.

 

[d taylor]

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The narrow way is narrow, because it is entered only by belief in Jesus. No other action can put a person on the narrow path. Not repentance, loving God or people, obedience, confessing Christ, saying a sinners prayer, baptism, etc........

You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

Come to Me is the same as believing in Jesus.

“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

 

[soldier of light]

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The narrow way is narrow, because it is entered only by belief in Jesus. No other action can put a person on the narrow path. Not repentance, loving God or people, obedience, confessing Christ, saying a sinners prayer, baptism, etc........

You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

Come to Me is the same as believing in Jesus.

“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

The narrow path is the Sermon on the Mount which includes many good commands. It's the path of greatness and wisdom in Jesus kingdom. He said so.

 

[d taylor]

The narrow path is the Sermon on the Mount which includes many good commands. It's the path of greatness and wisdom in Jesus kingdom. He said so.

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What i wrote is not open to debate, if you do not believe it, then that is your problem.

 

[1Tonne]

No other action can put a person on the narrow path. Not repentance, loving God or people, obedience, confessing Christ, saying a sinners prayer, baptism, etc........

This is correct. We are saved through faith in Jesus. When we believe, the light of Jesus's word will shine down into us and we will see our sin for what it is and we will then choose to leave our sin. God will give us a new heart. One that honours Him. So, it is by faith we are saved but those who believe will leave their sin.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

So nothing on topic eh?

Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice. (Ezekiel 33:32)

 

[1Tonne]

So nothing on topic eh?

Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice. (Ezekiel 33:32)

In a way, we are talking on the topic. D Taylor thinks that we simply have to believe and then we can continue habitually in the worst of sins like rape or even murder and we are still saved. So, he believes that those on the wide path, who continue in their sin are saved as long as they believe.

 

[ozso]

So narrow is the way to life and few find it. And wide is the path to destruction because everyone's doing it.

My thoughts on application right now is, look at the scriptures and see what it says to "do for others"

Then look at your surroundings, and see what is not being done, and just go do it.

That's vague, so an example would be helpful; what do you see in your surroundings that's not being done, and what are you doing about it?

 

[Aaron112]

In a way, we are talking on the topic. D Taylor thinks that we simply have to believe and then we can continue habitually in the worst of sins like rape or even murder and we are still saved. So, he believes that those on the wide path, who continue in their sin are saved as long as they believe.

Some worldwide cults teach that , a totally false gospel, accursed by God.

 

[SavedByGrace3]

It is not so much that we "can" continue in sin but that we "cannot not" do so. We continue to battle the flesh and the world til the day we die. You will never be able to say you are entirely free from all sin until you are raised from the dead with a new body. People kid themselves, thinking that they have ceased from all sin, and that is why they are saved. Technically, we have all we need to live a sinless life. We have a reborn spirit which has the nature and seed of God and therefore cannot sin. We have the word to renew our minds, and together with our reborn spirit, we can overcome the flesh and the world. But do we do it in practice? Again, people fool themselves into thinking they do.

 

[soldier of light]

It is not so much that we "can" continue in sin but that we "cannot not" do so. We continue to battle the flesh and the world til the day we die. You will never be able to say you are entirely free from all sin until you are raised from the dead with a new body. People kid themselves, thinking that they have ceased from all sin, and that is why they are saved. Technically, we have all we need to live a sinless life. We have a reborn spirit which has the nature and seed of God and therefore cannot sin. We have the word to renew our minds, and together with our reborn spirit, we can overcome the flesh and the world. But do we do it in practice? Again, people fool themselves into thinking they do.

I don't sin. What sin do you think that I cant stop doing? Could there be hidden sin that I can't see? Perhaps but I pray about that

 

[Gregory Thompson]

That's vague, so an example would be helpful; what do you see in your surroundings that's not being done, and what are you doing about it?

So no service oriented people eh? too bad.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

In a way, we are talking on the topic. D Taylor thinks that we simply have to believe and then we can continue habitually in the worst of sins like rape or even murder and we are still saved. So, he believes that those on the wide path, who continue in their sin are saved as long as they believe.

I guess if you don't know how to read, that might be considered on topic, yet off topic at the same time.

 

[ozso]

So no service oriented people eh? too bad.

Could you please tell us about the services you're providing to give us an example to go by?

 

[Gregory Thompson]

Could you please tell us about the services you're providing to give us an example to go by?

No. Based on the current participation, people would just debate that too.

 

[ozso]

No. Based on the current participation, people would just debate that too.

It seems like you're saying others should do what you yourself neglect to do. And that never goes over well.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

It seems like you're saying others should do what you yourself neglect to do. And that never goes over well.

It sounds like you won't really be satisfied regardless of what I say. Thanks for coming out though.

 

[ozso]

It sounds like you won't really be satisfied regardless of what I say. Thanks for coming out though.

Wow so you can't name a one single thing you do about what you see in your surroundings. And yet you start a thread like this. Is it a matter of projecting what you're guilty of onto others? If you preach to others about doing it, that makes up for you not doing anything about it yourself? Help me out here.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

Wow so you can't name a one single thing you do about what you see in your surroundings. And yet you start a thread like this. Is it a matter of projecting what you're guilty of onto others? If you preach to others about doing it, that makes up for you not doing anything about it yourself? Help me out here.

This is actually the first time you've taken any interest in me personally.

This will be a discussion topic at a later date, General Theology is just a bad fit for it. Thank you for your feedback.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

So narrow is the way to life and few find it. And wide is the path to destruction because everyone's doing it.

My thoughts on application right now is, look at the scriptures and see what it says to "do for others"

Then look at your surroundings, and see what is not being done, and just go do it.

" I never knew you", the words of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. What did He mean by these words? One can have all faith, perform miracles and even cast out demons but He still says "I never knew you".
If one can figure out the answer, their life will completely change. Blessings
"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"