by Dave Brown
Ye often hear it said ...
"If everyone says it, it must be right"
but Jesus said (Matthew 7:13-14):
"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."
Think about this: If God were to judge our nation by the result of the polls, what would His judgment be? Government based on populism is what we have — quite different from in the Old Testament times. It is as if God has given us no excuse as a society, since to a greater extent than ever, we determine our own national destiny.
But Mt. 7:13-14 (above) is talking about your personal destiny, not that of your nation. A person’s eternal destiny has never depended on how his country is doing. Jesus implies that if everyone is going along with a system of faith, chances are good that this system will be fatally flawed. This is a sobering thought. But Jesus’ teaching is validated by a simple comparison of conventional religious wisdom against what the bible actually teaches. The narrow way can be found only through a knowledge of God’s word. Find it (Heb. 11:6). Then, dare to do what is right regardless of the majority. Jesus stood alone, as did the great men of faith throughout history (Heb. 11).