This narrow way

“But if even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to (other than, more than) what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you have received, he is to be accursed!” Galatians 1:8,9.

When God wants to make a point, He repeats Himself, just in case we missed it the first time. Any gospel contrary to what is written in His word is a false gospel, and to preach any other gospel nullifies the death of Jesus. Our world today is awash in the false gospel, a gospel other that which Jesus taught during His earthly ministry, and which Paul wrote about in his letter to the Galatians. The gospel according to man.

Man’s gospel is just what you might expect it to be. A gospel whose tenets are prosperity, convenience, tolerance, inclusion, license, entertainment, and happiness. Everything fallen man in his natural state desires. Ease, comfort, and pleasure. Everything “itching ears” (2 Timothy4:3) desire.  Where God’s gospel speaks of the narrow way to Him and the few who find it, man’s gospel is directed at the many, the masses, those on the broad road.

Man’s gospel says, ‘God loves you unconditionally and He has a great plan for your life.’ Hey, that’s great, I love me unconditionally and have a plan for my life, too. Come on God, get on board and let’s get this done. Man’s gospel says, ‘we’re all going to the same place, just taking different roads to get there.’ Fantastic, none of that “I am the way, no one comes to the Father but through me” (John 14:6) stuff. That’s a load off. Man’s gospel says God is the big Santa Claus in the sky, just waiting to give you everything your heart desires, all you have to do is ask. Yes, as you would expect, man’s gospel is very popular, and also very prosperous for the false prophets who proclaim the false gospel.

Only one slight problem with the gospel according to man. It’s a lie from the pit of hell, and its proponents are the tools of Satan and his demons that appear as “angels of light.” That sign on the broad road might say “this way to heaven”, but it doesn’t lead there. “There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” Proverbs 14:12.