Demand #22: Strive to Enter Through the Narrow Door, for All of Life is War

And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” — Luke 13:23-24


From the workbook:

- Describe the striving that Jesus had in mind when he commanded, “Strive to enter through the narrow door” (Luke 13:24). What is “striving”? What are we striving to enter?

- How can pain present a danger to your soul? How can pleasure and prosperity be a danger to your soul? Why does Jesus most often focus on the danger of prosperity and pleasure rather than the danger of pain?

- What danger did Jesus warn us of most often? Why?

- What are “healthy eyes” (p. 171). Explain how “healthy eyes” relate to money.

- What are some specific, practical ways you can “strive, wrestle, fight” (p. 173) to see God, not money, as the supreme treasure?