Which Path Should I take?

Introduction
1. Prov. 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
2. Mat. 7:13-14
  MAT 7:13 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:
  MAT 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
3. Luke 13:23-24
  LUK 13:23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
  LUK 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
The Guide
1. Hebrews 1:1-2
  HEB 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
  HEB 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son,
2. II Peter 1:1-4 (all things)
  II Peter 1.1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
  II Peter 1.2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
  II Peter 1.3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
  II Peter 1.4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
3. James 1:21-25 (perfect law)
  James 1.21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
  James 1.22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
  James 1.23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
  James 1.24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
  James 1.25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
4. Galations 3:1-29 (schoolmaster)
5. Mat. 9:16-17
  MAT 9:16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
  MAT 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
How do I enter the strait gate ? Gospel
How do I stay on the path?
1. James 1:12-15
  Jam 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
  Jam 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
  Jam 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
  Jam 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
2. I Cor. 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
3. Romans 12:1-2
  ROM 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
  ROM 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
4. II Tim. 2:1-26 (study)
5. II Tim. 3:13-4:5 (all scripture)
  II Tim. 3.13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
  II Tim. 3.14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
  II Tim. 3.15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
  II Tim. 3.16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
  II Tim. 3.17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
  
  II Tim. 4.1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
  II Tim. 4.2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
  II Tim. 4.3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
  II Tim. 4.4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
  II Tim. 4.5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
How do I return to the path?
1. I.John 1:9 "If we confess our sins he is faithfull and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleans us from all unrighteousness."
2. Jam. 5:14-16
  14"Is any sick amoung you? Let him call for the elders of the Church; and let them prey over him anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
  15. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord will rais him up; and if he have committed sins they shall be forgiven him.
  16. Confess your faults one to another, and prey one for another, that ye may be healed. The affectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
Examples
1. Moses Num. 20:7-12
2. Uzza 1 Chronicles 13
3. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Daniel 3
4. Ananias and Sapphira Acts 5
5. Paul II Cor. 11:23-28
  II Cor. 11.23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
  II Cor. 11.24 Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
  II Cor. 11.25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
  II Cor. 11.26 In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
  II Cor. 11.27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
  II Cor. 11.28 Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
  
  II Tim. 4:7-8
  2Ti 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
  2Ti 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Conclusion
1. Josh. 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
2. Ecc. 12:13-14
  ECC 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
  ECC 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

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