The
Gospel this weekend begins with the question that is asked a number of times across
the gospels – and one that each of us may have asked in our own spiritual
journey: “Lord, will only a few be saved? Or better said – who is going to
heaven and who is going to hell?! To which Jesus answers: “Strive to enter through the narrow gate.”
In those days the narrow gates were the side doors of the walled city where you
could enter. They were less exposed and less visible allowing occupants to come
and go inconspicuously.
So, what does the ‘narrow gate’ look like for you and me today? Once we figure that out, how does that begin to tell us who wins the ticket to heaven and who doesn’t? This complicated Gospel sounds more like a message of exclusion rather than inclusion. So, which is it and what does it mean for each of us? Check it out…
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