The Narrow Road: What Jesus Was Really Talking About

The Sermon on the Mount wasn’t a warning to the few — it was an invitation to the brave

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How do you respond to Jesus saying, “Small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it”?

I love this question, and I respond in lots of different ways.

First, let’s zoom out. Jesus’s words about gates and roads come right at the end of the Sermon on the Mount. It’s a collection of teachings…