Two Different Paths
A careless step or two and you may find yourself being rerouted onto the broad road. In Context. If you look at these 2 verses alone it's easy to understand why so many see them this way. But in the context of the chapter a different picture emerges. In Matthew 7 the people in focus all claim to be believers, and the emphasis is on their fruit.
There are two paths before you you may take only one path. One doorway is narrow. And one door is wide. Go through the narrow door. For the wide door leads to a wide path, and the wide path is broad the wide, broad path is easy, and the wide, broad, easy path has many, many people on it but the wide, broad, easy, crowded path leads to death. Now then that narrow door leads to a narrow road
III. The Eternity in the Choice 13-14 - Clearly Jesus has revealed there are only two paths that we can travel, the broad way or the narrow way. Each of these are different paths that lead to two totally different destinations. The significance is the length of time that will follow the final destination.
The imagery of two paths is first introduced in the Old Testament, particularly in the wisdom literature. In Psalm 1, the psalmist contrasts the way of the righteous with the way of the wicked quotFor the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perishquot . Here, the righteous are depicted as those who delight in the
It's fascinating to think about how your life might be different if you'd made different decisions. It's mind-blowing to think about how each individual decision has shaped you and changed you into the person you are. The consequences of this one decision will split Caroline's fate into two separate pathsand she is about to live
What do you do when both life paths are equally desired? Here is an answer that may seem obvious, but evades most people Walk straight between the two paths, creating a third path. When you want to do two or more different things in life, the solution is simple combine them. One coaching client wanted to be a painter and a hypnotherapist
In Matthew 713-14 Jesus teaches that there are in fact two paths with two different destinations - one leading to eternal life and the other to eternal judgment. But contrary to popular belief, Jesus says that the path to destruction is wide, easy and well-travelled while the path to life is narrow, hard and less travelled.
Scientists, therefore, are responsible for their research, not only intellectually but also morally. This responsibility has become an important issue in many of today's sciences, but especially so in physics, in which the results of quantum mechanics and relativity theory have opened up two very different paths for physicists to pursue.
There are two rival gates with two different pathways, leading to two rival kingdomsone is the kingdom of this world and one is the kingdom of heaven. As Christ calls us to choose one of the pathways, he gives us characteristics of each, so we can make an informed and wise decision. This is very similar to the description of two paths in
Proverbs chapter 2 is all about The Path. It repeatedly refers to walking on the path and following the right way. quotThe paths of justicequot in verse 8. quotThe ways of his saintsquot in verse 8. quotEvery good pathquot in verse 9. quotThe paths of uprightnessquot in verse 13 quotThe paths of lifequot in verse 19 quotThe way of the goodquot in verse 20.