..." Strive to enter in at the " strait gate, for many shall seek to enter in, and 1 ha. xxvii. 11. " shall not be able. When once the master of the " house is risen up, and hath shut to the door ;" it will be for ever in vain for those that stand without, to cry, " Lord, Lord, open to us." Now...

...find it." When Christ was asked, " Lord, are there few that be saved ?" he answered, " Strive to enter in at the strait gate ; for many I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able." But, alas ! we need no other information than common experience, to tell us whether thegreatest...

...love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me s. Strive to enter in at the strait gate; for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able '. This people draweth nigh unto Me with their mouth, and honoureth Me with their lips...

...him, Lord, are there few that be Near Jerasaved ? And he said unto them, salem. 24. Strive to enter in at the strait gate : for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 26. Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast...

...13, 14. every conscientious reader, than it would have been on that supposition ? " Strive to enter in at the strait gate, for many I say unto you, will seek to enter in and shall not be able." If it be said that the Saviour means any thing by the phrase strait gate, - but the gate...

...seeketh, findeth : and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. — Matt. vii. 7, 8. Strive to enter in at the strait gate; for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. — Luke \_\ii. 24. SOME have supposed a difference in the latter passage, between seeking...

...free to do so through the death of Christ for that soul. LS Chafer THE STRAIT GATE Strive to enter in at the strait gate; for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, but shall not be able (Luke 13:24). I. The Gate Which Is Most Desirable to Enter. A. Because it is...

...through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter into the narrow, restricted or confining (strait) gate: for many will seek to enter in, and shall not...

...Compare this with Jesus' admonition: "Strive (Greek agonizomai] to enter in at the strait [narrow] gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able" Luke 13:24," The concept of ceasing from our own efforts to earn God's favor, and of entering...

...Jesus taught that it must be entered by work. Speaking of the Kingdom, He said, "Strive [work] to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek [want] to enter in, and shall not be able." (Luke 13:24) We must know about it, we must want it, and...