Only 2 Gates — Which Gate Are You Walking In?
Where Is Your Life Really Headed?
Have you ever stopped to ask—not just where your career is going or how your relationships are doing—but where your soul is headed?
Not someday.
Not when you die.
Right now.
According to Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, there are only two paths your life can take.
Not three. Not ten.
Two.
You are on one of them this very moment.
And only one leads to life.
Only Two Roads
There are not ten paths.
There are not three.
There are two.
Jesus made it plain:
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” — John 14:6
That’s not poetry—it’s reality.
Every soul on earth is walking one of two roads.
Not one day in the future—but right now.
Your spouse. Your kids. Your pastor. Your coworkers.
You.
Two gates. Two roads. Two destinations.
There is no third way. No neutral middle. No safe option of indecision.
The Narrow Gate — Christ Alone
This gate is not popular. It never has been.
It’s narrow, uncomfortable, confrontational.
But it leads to life.
It doesn’t reward good behavior, church tradition, or inherited religion.
It demands surrender—the whole self laid down.
Your pride.
Your sin.
Your self-will.
Stripped bare, you walk through alone. Not with your spouse. Not with your church.
Only you—and Jesus.
It costs everything.
But it gives eternal life.
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction…” — Matthew 7:13
This is the gate of repentance—
Where Jesus is not your mascot, but your Master.
Where His blood washes you clean, and the Holy Spirit begins a holy, burning work in your soul.
It is a road of spiritual battle.
Of fasting. Pruning. Discipline. Sacrifice.
But it ends in glory.
In the presence of the Father.
In eternal joy.
The Broad Road — The World
Everyone starts here.
You don’t have to choose it—it’s automatic.
Default. Fallen. Familiar.
The wide road is easy. Crowded. Entertaining.
It requires nothing.
No conviction. No repentance. Just “do you.”
But here’s the devastating truth:
It ends in destruction.
Many on this road think they’re safe—because they’re “good.”
But Scripture cuts through that lie:
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” — Romans 3:23–24
This road is full of false gospels and comfortable deceptions:
- “I am a good person."
- “I believe in a higher power.”
- “I go to church.”
- “I’m spiritual but not religious.”
None of that counts at the gate.
This is the road of:
- Self-deceived churchgoers
- Cultural Christians
- Agnostics, atheists, mockers
- The unrepentant moral
- False teachers and their congregations
Friends. Family. Even some pastors.
Satan built the broad road.
He made it look holy.
He made it feel comfortable.
And he keeps you company on it.
Two Loves: The Battle Beneath the Surface
At the core of the narrow gate is this one soul-splitting decision:
“There are but two loves in the soul: the love of God, and the love of self. One must die.” — Madame Jeanne Guyon
This is the hidden war—not between ideologies or doctrines,
but between thrones:
Who will rule your heart?
The broad road is paved with the love of self:
- Self-preservation
- Self-indulgence
- Self-will
- Self-justification
It feels noble. It sounds compassionate. But it rejects the cross.
Jesus said it plainly:
“If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.” — Matthew 16:24
The narrow gate is where self dies and Christ lives.
It demands that the inner tyrant be dethroned.
That control be surrendered.
That love for God overrule everything else.
Madame Guyon chose that narrow path from a prison cell.
The world called her dangerous.
The church called her heretic.
But Heaven called her His own.
She chose the gate of fire.
And walked it with joy.
Application: Which Gate Are You Standing Before?
- The Wide Gate (πύλη πλατεία):
Room for ego. Pride. Comfort.
No repentance. No resistance. No Spirit. - The Narrow Gate (πύλη στενός):
You must bend low.
Let go of baggage.
Die to self to pass through.
The Call is Urgent
Jesus didn’t leave this as a suggestion. He gave it as a command:
“Enter through the narrow gate.” — Matthew 7:13
This isn’t about denominations.
It’s not about worship styles.
It’s about life or death.
Right now—wherever you are—you are either:
- Walking with Christ
- Or walking toward destruction
There is no fence.
The fence belongs to Satan.
Choose Now
In the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Most High God, let this be the moment your eyes are opened.
Repent.
Fall on your knees.
Cry out to the living God.
Confess Jesus Christ as Lord.
Turn from your sin.
Surrender your whole life.
Let the Holy Spirit birth a new creation in you.
Not behavior change—heart transformation.
You may lose friends.
You may face trials.
But you will gain eternal life.
