Copyright © 2006 By Doug Lawrence. All Rights Reserved.
Catechism Of The Catholic Church Reprinted With Permission.
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This is commonly known as "The Narrow Way", a concept
personally explained to us by Jesus Christ, the only "religious
leader" in history who not only claimed to be God, but proved it
by raising Himself from the dead.
Matthew 7:7 - 25 Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock,
and it shall be opened to you. For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that
seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
Or what man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he
reach him a stone? Or if he shall ask him a fish, will he reach him a serpent? If
you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much
more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?
All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you
also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is
the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go
in thereat. How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that
leadeth to life: and few there are that find it!
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly
they are ravening wolves.
By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of
thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree
bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an
evil tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall
be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.
Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall
enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that
doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have
not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out
devils in thy name, and done many miracles in
thy name? And then will I profess unto them, I
never knew you: depart from me, you that work
iniquity.
Every one therefore that heareth these my
words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise
man that built his house upon a rock, And the
rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds
blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell
not, for it was founded on a rock.
Jesus Is Our Rock and Salvation
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