Introduction. Jesus’ final warnings in the Sermon on the Mount are the ones most closely tied to His conclusion: “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock” and “but everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.” If we want all the spiritual treasures we have laid up in heaven to remain in the spiritual house we are building, we must be absolutely certain it has been built on the immovable rock of Jesus words. There are five final things that our Lord has sternly warned us to watch for and be concerned about:
Are we heeding these warnings of our Lord and Savior? Have we ever assessed these things? Do we ponder and consider them from time to time to make certain nothing has changed? Can we answer these questions: What is the WIDE gate that leads to destruction? What is the NARROW gate that leads to life? Who are the MANY that have entered by that wide gate? Am I among the FEW that have entered the narrow gate? For a devout Christian who doesn’t want to be deceived by Satan, there may not be four more important questions than these. Have we taken the time to answer them?
- A WIDE gate and a BROAD way leading destruction and MANY have gone in by it.
- A NARROW gate and a DIFFICULT way leading to life and FEW will find it.
- FALSE PROPHETS in SHEEP’S CLOTHING (ravenous wolves) ... KNOWN by their FRUITS.
- MANY disciples calling Jesus Lord Lord, but NOT DOING THE FATHER’S WILL
- MANY disciples, convinced they are true servants of Jesus, will hear “I NEVER KNEW YOU”
Are we heeding these warnings of our Lord and Savior? Have we ever assessed these things? Do we ponder and consider them from time to time to make certain nothing has changed? Can we answer these questions: What is the WIDE gate that leads to destruction? What is the NARROW gate that leads to life? Who are the MANY that have entered by that wide gate? Am I among the FEW that have entered the narrow gate? For a devout Christian who doesn’t want to be deceived by Satan, there may not be four more important questions than these. Have we taken the time to answer them?