Two Gates and Two Paths

Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few (Matthew 7:13–14).

Towards the end of His Sermon on the Mount Jesus gives his listeners two gates (or doors), and two ways that they can enter. The choice is laid out before his audience, and they are to choose which gate to walk through.

The two gates lead to two ways. The...