What Is the Narrow Gate?

The saying is a touchstone for the interpretation of the whole Sermon on the Mount, to the extent that it becomes clear here whether the promise is seen in the saying’s commandment or not, that is to say, whether the interpretation is Christological or not. The history of the interpretation of this saying would for this reason be worthy of special investigation. The result would be to show that the false, unmessianic, legalistic understanding far overweighs the right Christological understanding. Now the threatening severity, the character of admonition and warning that adheres to this saying, is indeed unmistakable. Here indeed there is command, requirement: “Enter by the narrow gate!”  Read Full Article »