GOOD•NEWS•SNAPS
t h e • o l d • g a t e
This old bent gate (in County Antrim, Northern Ireland) sits on a lane that mustn't have been used for many years - it's completely overgrown. The main purpose now seems to be keeping the sheep in, rather than providing a means of access for the farmer.
Jesus once said:
Enter ye in at the strait [an old English word meaning "narrow"] gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (Matthew 7:13-14)
We live in a world where there appear to be no absolutes. Things which once were considered immoral, and even illegal, today are deemed not only tolerable, but virtuous. Literally "anything goes" - provided that the majority agrees that it is acceptable.
The same approach is often adopted when it comes to the matter of salvation - or where we will spend eternity. Many seem content to simply follow where the majority goes, instead of asking, "What has God said?".
Jesus warned that simply "going with the flow", whilst easy, will ultimately lead to disaster!
t h e • o l d • g a t e
This old bent gate (in County Antrim, Northern Ireland) sits on a lane that mustn't have been used for many years - it's completely overgrown. The main purpose now seems to be keeping the sheep in, rather than providing a means of access for the farmer.
Jesus once said:
Enter ye in at the strait [an old English word meaning "narrow"] gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (Matthew 7:13-14)
We live in a world where there appear to be no absolutes. Things which once were considered immoral, and even illegal, today are deemed not only tolerable, but virtuous. Literally "anything goes" - provided that the majority agrees that it is acceptable.
The same approach is often adopted when it comes to the matter of salvation - or where we will spend eternity. Many seem content to simply follow where the majority goes, instead of asking, "What has God said?".
Jesus warned that simply "going with the flow", whilst easy, will ultimately lead to disaster!