James 1:22(NIV) Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
Matthew 7:13-14(NKJV) 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. 14Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
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Deuteronomy 30:19(NIV) This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.
Jeremiah 21:8(NIV) “Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: See, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.
Isaiah 53:6(NIV) We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
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1. 2 Entrances - the Christian life must be entered into
2. 2 Paths - The Christian life must be lived with a
2 Corinthians 13:5(NIV) Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?
Matthew 24:13(NIV) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
1 John 2:19(NLT) These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us.
3. 2 Crowds - The Christian life must be practiced with
Proverbs 3:7(NIV) Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
4. 2 Destinations - One path leads to a place, the other to
John 3:36(NIV) Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.
Philippians 1:6(NIV) being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
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