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Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do share on behalf of His Body (which is the church) in filling up that which is lacking in Christ's afflictions. Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations; but now has been manifested to His saints, to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. And we proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, that we present every man complete in Christ. And for this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me. Col. 1:24-29

Enter by the narrow gate for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction and many are those who enter by it. For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those that find it. Beware or false prophets,who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits, Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles,are they? Even so every good tree bears good fruit; and every bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then you will know them by there fruits. Not everyone who says to Me, " Lord, Lord," will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. "Many will say to Me on that day, " Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?" And I will declare to them, " I never new you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness." Matt. 7:13-23

Are you being taught the wrong way by false teachers or prophets? Deut. 13:1-11 18-22

How many people can be following wrong teaching? Matt. 16:12

Are speakers and teachers being tested about the truth by God's word? 1John 4:1-3

Can you judge a teacher by the fruit they bear? Jude 3-4

Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus? 2Tim. 2:19, Rev. 3:20

Are you committed to obedience to God's will in the bible?

Does Jesus know you are his? John 10:4,14,27.

Are teachers you here sound religious or are they motivated by money, power, or fame? Jer. 23:16, Gal.1:6-9

So are you Saved?

Are you sure you are in the body of Christ?

Are you truly a Christian?

All truly valuable things cost much. To be a Christian does take a little work, obedience and love toward God, and love towards all people. There are many paths to to travel and many different ways to go through life. There are the easy ways, and then there is the hard way. Jesus asked us to take his cross and follow Him. To some people this is miss-understood. It is not a heavy load, but a light load to carry. We must lose ourselves and self-pride in this world and consider others, and service to God more important . He who wishes to save his life here shall lose it, but he who gives up his life for Christ shall find it. Our Lord Jesus came down to earth and gave up all he had to become one of us, to fully understand the emotions, the thoughts,and the feelings of the Human race. We in turn must give up all we have in order to fully understand the way of His path, or the right road. So here you have it , two roads to choose from and two gates to enter in to eternity. One gate is wide and easy to enter through, and many people will just walk on through, living there lives like nothing ever happened. They will think to themselves I was good person, I have done many good deeds, I was nice to people, so I will just follow everyone else down this road, and not even considering that it is the road to nowhere, the end a destructive storm, flames of pain. But the other road is straight and is hard to see, especially without the Spirit of God in you, and leads to a narrow gate, and you can't get through this gate carrying anything that this world gave you, you have to be selfless, not carrying any hate,unforgiving,envy, jealousy, and the material wants and worries of this world. It is sad that most of the world will not be flowing into heaven, these crowds are are going somewhere else. All you need in your heart is pure love and faith in Jesus Christ. So that is not much to carry to enter through the narrow gate. Leaving this crowd, is a lonely, rocky, path, upward, but once you have achieved it, you will reach the top of the mountain, and feel the accomplishment, which is the true heaven.

We have to fully understand that the devil is out to destroy souls. He sends his agents and messengers in all different forms, people, places and things ,to deceive the normal worker, the simple minded, the helpless and even the rich. He even steals the dress of God's own servants and children, hoping thus to gain confidence of believers and then destroy their faith, and lead them away to death. The world is more than full now, of just such agents of Satan. They profess to be Christians, but in their hearts they are disloyal to Christ and to His cause and kingdom. They win the confidence of the sheep by passing off as sheep themselves; but the sheep's covering is only worn on the outside, while underneath is the heart of a hungry, damaging, destructive wolf.

We need to be on our guard always against the works of the devil. Pure faith, our own daily study of God's word, and a special relationship with our Lord, is the price of spiritual safety and of Christian peace. Many young people, especially of those who are intelligent and gifted, fall under the influence of the evil one, and not even having any knowledge of his schemes and directions. I have seen major groups of people miss-guided, and miss-informed, by the darkness of the spiritual forces, that lie hidden in many of a false teacher. I have seen many a preacher totally distort the whole study of scripture. And watch just simple people listen, and without even knowing it, there whole lives and faith are being totally destroyed. Now their minds are confused,and poisoned, and they don't even realize what is actually happening. The hard part is these groups are so conditioned constantly, by these false teachers, it will be harder for them to come back to the total truth and the way. My point is to expose the teaching of destruction, that they might attend week after week, and, as a person leaves a church, they feel worse off than before they got there. They go home feeling empty,and drained. You should feel uplifted, joyful, spirit filled, sanctified, justified, holy, wanting to repent of your sins, wanting to go help your neighbor, wanting to have fellowship with your family. And instead I see a race to the parking lot to see who can get out the fastest. Then through routine they go back next week to see their friends, and have a light conversation, and it starts all over again. This may go on for years, and maybe their whole lives. We must be on our guard, and let it be known, that these wolfs in sheep's clothing are everywhere. "Now, how do we restore these groups that have been so damaged."

It is not enough to believe in Christ, it takes work, love and dedication. We are to honor Jesus for what He has done for us. All glory goes to Him. It is nothing within ourselves, we must walk in fellowship of the Holy Spirit, with the fruits of the spirit daily. It is a sad thing that Jesus tells us here,that some who have seemed to be His friends on earth, and who publicly confessed Him, shall fail at last to get to heaven. Because so many people teach the wrong way, there is a tendency to ask how so many people could be wrong. Such doubts are especially strong when false teachers prophesy, cast out demons, and perform wonders in Jesus' name. However it is important to remember that the Word of God is superior to any miracle.

So what is our Lord saying, he who does the will of my father is the key, that are the conditions, very simple, stay in the word, give glory to Him always, try not to say anything with I this, or I that, it is He who made us, and has given us all things, and we need to constantly be thankful, and giving Him praise. You must have your heart pure here, before you can enter into heaven. "Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.". So we must carry our cross with faith, hope, and trust in Him. Just to be saved is not a complete open entrance to heaven. But I know people that get converted just before they die, will enter, because at that time they are pure and clean at that very moment. There is no time to sin, change thought, or serve. The gates are open. Salvation is something you have to keep even though it was given, by doing your Fathers will. We shall do God's will in Heaven, so we must continue as Christians to do His will here on earth. It is that simple.

Jesus said, "There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed and who lived each day in luxury. At his door lay a diseased beggar named Lazarus. As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man's table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores. Finally, the beggar died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and his soul went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Lazarus in the far distance with Abraham.

"The rich man shouted, `Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in these flames.'

"But Abraham said to him, `Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish. And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. Anyone who wanted to cross over to you from here is stopped at its edge, and no one there can cross over to us.'

"Then the rich man said, `Please, Father Abraham, send him to my father's home. For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them about this place of torment so they won't have to come here when they die.'

"But Abraham said, `Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read their writings anytime they want to.'

"The rich man replied, `No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will turn from their sins.'

"But Abraham said, `If they won't listen to Moses and the prophets, they won't listen even if someone rises from the dead.' Luke 16:19-31 NLT

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