SIC Posted September 27, 2021 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 13 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,446 Content Per Day: 0.83 Reputation: 2,646 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/11/1989 Share Posted September 27, 2021 'Jesus holds the narrow gate wide open'. Is this statement biblical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly2363 Posted September 27, 2021 Group: Senior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 579 Content Per Day: 0.57 Reputation: 303 Days Won: 2 Joined: 08/02/2021 Status: Offline Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 minute ago, SIC said: 'Jesus holds the narrow gate wide open'. Is this statement biblical? NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah_ Posted September 27, 2021 Group: Senior Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 791 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 881 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/07/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted September 27, 2021 22 minutes ago, SIC said: 'Jesus holds the narrow gate wide open'. Is this statement biblical? If you mean, "Does it say this anywhere in the Bible?" then the answer is NO. But if you mean, "Is this compatible with what the Bible says?" then I think the answer is YES. Because the 'narrow gate' is Jesus Himself (John 10:7) and is a 'gate of righteousness' (Psalm 118:19,20). We can go through it only because Jesus has opened the way for us. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIC Posted September 27, 2021 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 13 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,446 Content Per Day: 0.83 Reputation: 2,646 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/11/1989 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Deborah_ said: If you mean, "Does it say this anywhere in the Bible?" then the answer is NO. But if you mean, "Is this compatible with what the Bible says?" then I think the answer is YES. Because the 'narrow gate' is Jesus Himself (John 10:7) and is a 'gate of righteousness' (Psalm 118:19,20). We can go through it only because Jesus has opened the way for us. There is a difference between saying the door is open and the door is wide open. Don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray12614 Posted September 27, 2021 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 670 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 753 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/22/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted September 27, 2021 Okay. So you must have heard that statement somewhere . . . can I ask where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIC Posted September 27, 2021 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 13 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,446 Content Per Day: 0.83 Reputation: 2,646 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/11/1989 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Ray12614 said: Okay. So you must have heard that statement somewhere . . . can I ask where? Title of a sermon on Luke 13:22-35. 'Entering the Narrow Door (Which Jesus Holds Wide Open)'. The pastor repeated the sentence 'Jesus holds the narrow gate wide open' twice in the sermon. I spoke to him about and he insisted that it is biblical. Which why I came here to ask people's opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnthebaptist Posted September 27, 2021 Group: Non-Conformist Theology Followers: 6 Topic Count: 118 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,361 Content Per Day: 2.29 Reputation: 2,109 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/25/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/03/1953 Share Posted September 27, 2021 6 hours ago, SIC said: 'Jesus holds the narrow gate wide open'. Is this statement biblical? I believe the statement is true for those who obey the Lord. [1] "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; [2] but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. [3] To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. John 10:1-3 RSV [13] "Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. [14] For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few. Matthew 7:13-14 RSV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abrielle Posted September 27, 2021 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 204 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 281 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/27/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, SIC said: There is a difference between saying the door is open and the door is wide open. Don't you think? I don't. When people spend time reading and studying the Bible, they come up with visual ideas to share with others who may need help to understand abstract concepts, and this one seems to be a truthful one. He just emphasises the door being wide open, to illustrate how much Jesus wants us to choose that gate. It's not like he said: "The door is narrow but it will be enlarged by a wrecking ball". I hope that sermon touched many to choose the narrow gate that Jesus holds wide open. Edited September 27, 2021 by Abrielle typo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah_ Posted September 27, 2021 Group: Senior Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 791 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 881 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/07/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted September 27, 2021 6 hours ago, SIC said: There is a difference between saying the door is open and the door is wide open. Don't you think? If I'm clothed with the righteousness of Christ, then the door is wide open for me - I don't expect to have to squeeze through! 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted September 27, 2021 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,993 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,691 Content Per Day: 11.75 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 27, 2021 9 hours ago, SIC said: 'Jesus holds the narrow gate wide open'. Is this statement biblical? The narrow gate is only open for those born again true believers in Jesus Christ and not easy to go through. The gate is wide open for those who are not believers and many will go through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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