Walking the Narrow Way: Discernment, Character, and the Cost of Truth

(Matthew 7:6, 12, 13–14)

Matthew 7 does not merely challenge how we believe — it challenges how we live. In just a few verses, Jesus speaks directly to our discernment, our conduct toward others, and the path we choose to walk. These words are as relevant today as they were when first spoken, perhaps even more so in a world that prizes comfort over conviction and tolerance over truth.

This portion of Scripture invites us to examine not only what we say we believe, but the fruit and direction of our daily walk.

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Discernment Is Not Unloving

“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine…”
— Matthew 7:6 (KJV)

This verse often unsettles people because it sounds harsh — until we understand its purpose.

Jesus is not teaching cruelty or superiority. He is teaching discernment and boundaries.

Not every heart is ready to receive truth. Some mock it. Some trample it. Some distort it. And Jesus makes it clear that wisdom knows when to speak and when to step back.

Loving others does not mean:

• Explaining yourself endlessly

• Forcing truth onto hardened hearts

• Ignoring repeated resistance or hostility

Discernment protects what is holy — including the work God is doing in you.

This is especially important for believers who feel guilty for setting boundaries or walking away from conversations that consistently produce mockery, strife, or spiritual harm. Jesus Himself says: not every space deserves access to sacred truth.

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Kingdom Character: How We Treat Others

“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them…”
— Matthew 7:12 (KJV)

Often called the “Golden Rule,” this verse is not a moral slogan — it is evidence of a transformed heart.

When our lives are shaped by God’s truth:

• We act with integrity even when unseen

• We treat others with fairness, not manipulation

• We choose kindness without compromising righteousness

This does not mean excusing sin or avoiding hard truths. It means we do not become harsh, proud, or unjust in how we deal with others.

Kingdom character flows from inner alignment, not rule-following. When our hearts are right with God, our actions toward others naturally reflect that change.

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The Narrow Way Will Always Cost You

“Enter ye in at the strait gate… because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life…”
— Matthew 7:13–14 (KJV)

Jesus is unmistakably clear here:
truth is not popular, and righteousness is not convenient.

The wide gate represents:

• Compromise

• Self-rule

• Cultural Christianity

• Doing what feels good instead of what is right

The narrow gate represents:

• Obedience

• Surrender

• Humility

• A willingness to be misunderstood

Many choose the wide path because it offers comfort, approval, and ease. But Jesus warns that it leads to destruction — not always immediately, but inevitably.

The narrow way, though difficult, leads to life.

This passage is not meant to shame — it is meant to wake us up. If our walk looks identical to the world, blends effortlessly with compromise, or avoids conviction altogether, then wisdom calls us to pause and reassess our direction.

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A Call to Reflection, Not Perfection

These verses are not about achieving flawlessness. They are about direction, posture, and fruit.

• Are we walking with discernment, or fear of offending?

• Are we treating others as we would want to be treated, or justifying our behaviour?

• Are we choosing the narrow way, or the comfortable one?

For those who are learning, this passage offers guidance.
For those who are struggling, it offers clarity.
For those knowingly walking outside God’s will, it offers conviction — not to condemn, but to call them back.

Because the narrow way may be costly — but it is the only one that leads to life.

https://www.yeshuachristislife.com/post/walking-the-narrow-way-discernment-character-and-the-cost-of-truth

When Loving People Matters More Than Loving God

There are many today who outwardly show what looks like the love of Christ — kindness, compassion, generosity, community… yet inwardly they do not truly love God. They love the idea of goodness, but not the God of holiness.

They may go to church.
They may pray publicly.
They may care deeply about people.

But at the same time, they live in open rebellion against God — sleeping around, getting drunk, chasing worldly pleasure, and dismissing biblical wisdom when it confronts their lifestyle.

This is not Christianity.
This is a form of godliness without surrender.

“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof…”
— 2 Timothy 3:5 (KJV)

The power they deny is the power that transforms.
Because true salvation produces repentance — not justification of sin.

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Loving People Is Not the Same as Loving God

Jesus made it clear:

“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”
— John 14:15 (KJV)

Love for God is not measured by emotion or good deeds.
It is revealed through obedience and surrender.

• Someone can:
• pray for strangers
• speak kindly
• show compassion
• belong to a church

…and still refuse to submit their life to Christ.

In this case, their real love is not for God — but for:

• comfort
• approval
• feelings
• self-expression

They love people — but do not revere God.

And Jesus warned about this:

“This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.”
— Mark 7:6 (KJV)

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Friendship With the World Is Enmity With God

Many today believe faith is simply being kind and spiritual — while still living in sin as though God does not mind.

But Scripture says:

“…know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?”
— James 4:4 (KJV)

If someone defends sin rather than repents of it —
if they choose pleasure over holiness —
if they want the benefits of Christ without the Lordship of Christ —

then they do not love God.
They love the world — and the world loves them back.

Jesus even warned:

“He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me.”
— Matthew 10:37 (KJV)

If loving people means rejecting God’s truth…
that is not love — it is idolatry.

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True Salvation Produces Change

Christianity is not about behaviour modification or perfection.

It is about rebirth.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)

Where there is true faith, there will be:
• conviction
• repentance
• humility
• surrender
• a desire to honor God

We do not obey to earn salvation.
We obey because we are saved.

And when someone repeatedly chooses sin and rejects correction —
Scripture tells us plainly:

“Ye shall know them by their fruits.”
— Matthew 7:16 (KJV)

Fruit reveals the heart.

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Truth AND Compassion

This is not about condemning people — but discerning truth.

We are called to love — but love does not affirm sin.
Love points people to Christ.

And the most loving truth is this:

Jesus did not die so we could live comfortable in sin.
He died to set us free from it.

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Pray For Those Who Are Deceived

If you know someone like this — pray for them.

Pray they meet Jesus for real.
Because one encounter with the Living God changes everything.

And as you walk in obedience — your life will testify louder than words.

Remain steadfast.
Remain loving.
Remain faithful to truth.

Because loving God first
is the greatest command.

“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”
— Matthew 22:37 (KJV)

And when we truly love Him —
our lives will show it.

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Sex Is Not the New Therapy — Why the World’s “Healing” Is Breaking Hearts and Destroying Souls

We are living in a generation that has been taught that sex is casual, harmless, empowering — and even therapeutic. People are being encouraged to “sleep it off,” “move on,” “reclaim your power,” or “heal through experience.”

But beneath all of that confidence…there is often pain, numbness, disconnection, and spiritual bondage.

Because sex was never created to be medicine for a broken heart. It was created by God — holy, sacred, binding — inside covenant marriage only.

And when the world turns sin into therapy…people get hurt.

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The Lie: “If I sleep with someone else, I’ll feel better.”

People do this because they are:

• heartbroken

• lonely

• traumatized

• grieving abandonment

• craving affection

• desperately wanting to feel chosen

• trying to forget

• trying to feel alive

• trying to silence pain

And the world applauds it.

But God never called sex coping. He called it one flesh.

“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”— Genesis 2:24 (KJV)

Sex unites souls. It bonds spirits. It ties lives together.

So when people treat intimacy like anaesthetic, they are wounding their soul repeatedly — and calling it freedom.

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Sex Outside Marriage Doesn’t Heal — It Divides

Every encounter forms a soul-tie — a spiritual and emotional imprint.

So what happens when someone keeps attaching, detaching, attaching, detaching?

• numbness

• confusion

• loss of identity

• spiritual oppression

• heartbreak upon heartbreak

• inability to bond healthily later

• shame

• self-loathing

• bitterness

• torment

And the enemy says, “See? Just do it again — it will fix the pain this time.”

But God says:

“Flee fornication.”— 1 Corinthians 6:18 (KJV)

Not flirt with it. Not normalize it. Flee.

Because God is not trying to withhold pleasure. He is trying to protect your soul.

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The Body Is Not a Cure for a Broken Spirit

Culture says:

“Use your body to forget.”

God says something very different:

“The body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.”— 1 Corinthians 6:13 (KJV)

Your body is not emotional medication. It is a temple.

“Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost… and ye are not your own?”— 1 Corinthians 6:19 (KJV)

When people try to heal through sex, they are actually:

• avoiding grief

• bypassing healing

• refusing to feel

• drowning conviction

• silencing the Holy Spirit

• numbing truth

And what we refuse to heal — only grows.

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Pain Needs Healing — Not Distraction

God never said:

“Sin until it hurts less.”

He said:

“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”— Psalm 147:3 (KJV)

True healing comes through:

• repentance

• deliverance

• forgiveness

• grieving properly

• renewing the mind

• learning identity in Christ

• walking in holiness

• receiving God’s love

Sex cannot replace any of that. It only delays the collapse — and deepens the wound.

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Sin Always Promises Comfort — Then Brings Bondage

The enemy whispers:

“This will help you forget.” “This will make you feel wanted.” “This will fix the rejection.” “This will give you control.”

But Jesus says:

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.”— John 10:10 (KJV)

And what does sexual sin steal?

• purity

• peace

• dignity

• clarity

• intimacy with God

• spiritual authority

• emotional wholeness

That is not healing. That is bondage.

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Christ Didn’t Die to Leave You Broken

If you are reading this with a heavy heart…this is not condemnation.

This is an invitation.

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”— Matthew 11:28 (KJV)

Jesus does not heal like the world heals. He goes to the root — not the symptom.

He restores identity. He restores purity. He restores peace. He restores self-worth. He restores the heart.

And yes — He forgives sexual sin.

“Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.”— Isaiah 1:18 (KJV)

There is no stain His blood cannot wash.

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Holiness Is Healing

Purity is not restriction —it is restoration.

It is saying:

“I choose my soul over my impulses.”

It is choosing safety. It is choosing dignity. It is choosing peace. It is choosing God.

“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication.”— 1 Thessalonians 4:3 (KJV)

Holiness protects the heart the world keeps breaking.

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A Final Word — With Love

If you have used sex as therapy…

You are not dirty. You are not ruined. You are not disqualified.

You are simply wounded.

And Jesus heals the wounded.

Let Him.

Lay down the coping mechanism. Pick up the cross. And let your soul finally rest.

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”— John 8:32 (KJV)

Sex is not therapy. Jesus is.

https://www.yeshuachristislife.com/post/sex-is-not-therapy-biblical-truth

Beware of Trendy Christian teachings: When “Deep Revelation” Quietly Replaces Biblical Truth

We live in a time where spiritual quotes spread faster than Scripture. Social media is full of “deep revelation,” emotional statements, and confident teachers — and yet many of these ideas are not rooted in the Word of God. One of the growing trends says that where Satan attacks you reveals your calling. Let’s weigh that against Scripture.

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A Popular Teaching — But Not a Biblical One

People are saying things like:

“Where Satan attacks you reveals your calling. If he attacks your mind, you are called to bring clarity. If he attacks your identity, you are called to restore identity,”

It sounds powerful. It sounds deep.
But the Bible does not teach this.

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD.”
Psalm 37:23 (KJV)

God leads you.
Not Satan.
Your calling is revealed by God, not by the pattern of your warfare.

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What the Bible Actually Says About Attacks

Satan attacks believers because they belong to Christ — not because of a specific “calling type.”

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”
1 Peter 5:8 (KJV)

He attacks truth, faith, identity, purity, unity, holiness, and the Gospel — in every believer.

The mind is attacked

“Bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:5 (KJV)

Identity is attacked

Even Jesus was attacked in His identity:

“If thou be the Son of God…”
Matthew 4:3 (KJV)

This is not God signaling a calling.
It is spiritual warfare against truth.

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Why This Trend Is Dangerous

This teaching slowly shifts focus away from Christ because it:

• makes Satan look like the revealer of destiny

• encourages people to analyze attacks instead of trusting God

• creates pressure to “decode” suffering

• replaces Scripture with social media slogans

• feeds self-importance instead of humility

The Bible is clear:

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.”
James 1:5 (KJV)

We learn from God, not the enemy.

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The Simplicity of Christ

Paul warned us about “deep-sounding revelation” that pulls people away:

“that your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
2 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV)

The faith is not mystical code.

It is:

• repentance

• obedience

• faith

• holiness

• love

• truth

With Jesus Christ at the center.

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A Biblical Perspective Instead

It is safer and more Scriptural to say:

Satan attacks truth —
and God uses trials to strengthen His children.

“Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.”
1 Thessalonians 5:24 (KJV)

Your purpose is revealed through:

• God’s Word

• prayer

• obedience

• the leading of the Holy Spirit

Not through guessing games about where the enemy hits you.

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Final encouragement

If you have been influenced by trendy teachings, don’t feel ashamed. Just return to Scripture.

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
Psalm 119:105 (KJV)

Hold fast to truth.
Stay watchful.
Stay grounded.
Stay close to Jesus.

Deception rarely shouts — it whispers, and it sounds spiritual.

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