Warnings of the New Testament : The Message of Many Frequently Avoided New Testament Passages

Not many like narrow and difficult roads, but it is clear from what the Lord tells us that the road of faith is just that: a difficult way passing through a narrow gate (Matthew 7:13-14). Warnings along a difficult, narrow road are very important, for we can easily move away. And moving away in our case means to a road that is easy and wide i.e. to a road that feels good to the five senses. Who has driven on a narrow path and has not paid full attention to the warnings? Who has thought while on such a path that the warnings are there to terrify him (instead of keeping him on the road) or that perhaps they are not relevant to him but refer to some other drivers? I think none of us does this. Equally speaking, there are many warnings in the New Testament and their purpose is to alert us, so that we keep on the right path, especially since the right path is also a narrow, difficult path. As we would never ignore the warnings on any difficult path, so also we must not ignore or explain away the warnings given in the Word of God concerning the difficult path of faith, for they are there for our good. Our purpose in this study is to bring out these warnings.