“Strive to Enter Through the Narrow Door” “Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way to Jerusalem. Someone asked Him, ‘Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?’ He said to them, ‘Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able’” (Luke 13:22–24). (1) As I read today’s passage, Luke 13:22–24, I felt a renewed desire to meditate more specifically on Jesus’ words: “Strive to enter through the narrow door” (v. 24). (a) First, what is the “narrow door” (Luke 13:24) that Jesus spoke about? (i) Looking at the Greek text, it says “τῆς στενῆς θύρας” (tēs stenēs thyras). Here, the word “στενῆς” (stenēs, “narrow”) literally means “narrow,” but figuratively it refers to the strictly defined path established by God for those who...
