Post by Admin on Nov 21, 2020 16:28:13 GMT -5
The NARROW WAY
Since Satan is "the god of this world" (Lk 4:6; 2 Cor 4:4; Eph 2:2), then we can assume that he is in control of all of its power-centers in government, media, medicine, business, religion, education, entertainment, publishing, science, technology, politics and society.
And since Satan is a liar by nature (Jn 8:44), then we can assume his control is based on lies and false accusations.
Therefore, to find God's government and the truth, we must look at alternative sources of information that are outside of these Satanic power-centers.
Such sources ("gates") will be small and the path to find them will be very narrow (Mt 7:13-14).
Very few will find this narrow path because it cannot be passed on as "group-think". It requires a strong, personal and individual effort because salvation is a very personal and individual matter about a private relationship with the great Creator God Himself (Mt 25:8-9).
So our personal efforts will involve avoiding the false information from this world's power-centers, and, instead, focusing on the censored, small, independent sources of information, and then on judging the validity of these sources.
The sources that do not advocate and perform "the will of the Father" (10 Commandments and 7 Holydays) must be completely rejected as "lawlessness" (Mt 7:15-23).
Today, after about 6,000 years of being "the god of this world", Satan has pretty-well perfected his systems and "narratives" to blind and control mankind (2 Cor 2:11; 4;4) with a spirit of error (1 Jn 4:6), fear (1 Jn 4:17) and hate (1 Jn 3:15) by broadcasting such over the airwaves (Eph 2:2).
So, to counteract all of this Satanic propaganda, it will take intense and constant personal effort to filter what we are listening to (Lk 8:18; 2 Tim 2:15-16; Acts 17:1; Isa 8:20).
We must weigh everything against the standard of God's Word - the Scriptures - the teachings of both Moses and Jesus (Mt 5:17-19).
This will require daily Bible study and prayer, and then doing what is learned. But very few are willing to count and pay the cost for this Way (Lk 14:28).
This is why only a very few find The NARROW WAY and escape the schemes of Satan (Rev 12:9).
The Seven Holydays, along with the Ten Commandments, constitute the NARROW WAY and SMALL GATE of the Standard of Conduct and Attitude that must be assimilated for entry into Eternal Life.
Mt 7:13-14
13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.