Matthew 7:13-14
¹³ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.¹⁴ Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Matthew 7:21-23
²¹ “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. ²² Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ ²³ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

I’ve utilized these two warnings (and many others) in scripture in a number of my prior posts.  Am I beating a dead horse?  Why come back to them again?

1.  They are direct quotes of our Messiah.  As such, I believe it is extremely important to know and understand these warnings.
2.  While everyone loves the feel-good-promises in scripture (and we should), there are people out there who are completely unaware of these types of warnings.
3.  When I post about these things on Facebook, people get angry with me.  But are they angry with me, or are they angry with Yeshua Messiah?  These are His words, not mine…

I’m not a doomsday type of guy, standing on the street corners with a megaphone, claiming the end is at hand.
I love the promises made in scripture, and there is much good news to convey to our fellow man…
But I share these warnings out of love for others.

Right after making these warnings, Messiah says this:
Matthew 7:24-29
Build on the Rock
²⁴ “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: ²⁵ and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
²⁶ “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: ²⁷ and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
²⁸ And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, ²⁹ for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Yes, He follows these warnings by stating that if we heed His words, we will be safe from all that comes, and our “house” will stand.
If we do not heed His words, our “house” will fall, and we will not be safe from what is to come…

Do you want to be strong, secure, and safe?
Or do you want to be foolish, weak, and vulnerable?

Please…
Study the warnings of Messiah and heed them.
Do not be caught up in lawlessness when He returns.
He will not know you and will send you away.
Our churches teach us that the law was done away with at the cross.
Messiah says otherwise, numerous times.
Read more of my blog posts to see His other quotes.

This is very important!!