for his glory:
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1Cor 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
Order of the Church that Christ is the head of His body."
So according to, "for his glory", the straight gate, and narrow way, ( which few find) is churches, that state or show, they are founded on the Apostles and prophets, and have teachers, healings, governments and even tongues.
That would be fine, except there is the matter of the wide path to destruction, that many are on, and the reason they are on it.
Looking at Matthew 7, the reason is stated immediately by Christ, after the words of the straight gate. It is because of many false prophets coming in the name of Christ, to deceive those many people (in churches) who think they are on the narrow path when they are on the wide one ( not straight, but crooked for not hearing these warnings given, right there.)
The false prophets are wolves, coming in sheep's clothing ( to devour the faith of the sheep)
God had also warned, the church should have been guarded, as it was purchased with His own blood, but after Apostle Paul died, of course the wolves entered the flock, and men speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after their own churches. ( otherwise how does it make sense that many are on the wide path to destruction, and how many false prophets rose up to deceive those, very, many.
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
Matthew 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Matthew 24:5 For
many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall
deceive many.
Matthew 24:11 And
many false prophets shall rise, and shall
deceive many.
Regarding the straight path for our feet, is peace and holiness with all men, or no man shall see the Lord. It is looking dilligently to not fail of the grace of God( fearing God at all times that many fail of the grace of God as all warned about and taught) as many are defiled from 2000 years ago.
For there to be no fornicator, as Esau who sold his birthright for a piece of meat, and found no place of repentance( that is failing of the grace of God, which many are the same defiled)
Hebrews 12:12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
That is why, a better way was shown, than the church that was foretold to be corrupted, which you keep ignoring all of the testimony, but that is entirely against you, and will not stop the testimony, that has been fully told. ( this is the wisdom of the Lord that showed the better way so we see He kept the church secret and hidden away from all the world that is corrupted and has nothing but corruption)
1 Corinthians 12:29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and YET I SHEW UNTO YOU A MORE EXCELLENT WAY.
Charity exceeds tongues, and prophecy, and all knowledge that can be taught.
1 Corinthians 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
Charity edifies, and if we do not put on charity, we do not believe all things, we will be puffed up ( knowledge puffs up and charity edifies) we will seek our own ( be selfish and not laying our lives down) we will tbhink evil, whatever we are taught by teachers knowledge, we will rejoice in iniquity, and not in the truth, we wont bear all and hope all, and endure all, as charity never fails, but tongues and prophecies do ( as did teachers who are not wolves/the many false prophets who rose up after Paul departed, to deceive many.)
1 Corinthians 8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but
charity edifieth.
1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
