Sunday, June 29, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
On that day....
Matthew 7:21-23 (KJV)
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
Not everyone that says Lord, Lord…. There are so many professing Christians these days yet when we look at “so-called Christendom” today; it seems that many who are professing faith in the Lord are still living like the world (those who reject Christ)! Jesus warned us in this scripture that a profession (the act of professing; avowal; a declaration) of faith is not enough.
Many will say Lord, Lord…How many people have you met who claim to know Jesus yet live in open sin? 2 Timothy 3:5, Tells us to stay away from those who have a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof. It’s not enough to say you know Christ… for example if you go to the white house and try to get in by saying you know President Bush, will they let you in? No, but if President Bush comes forth and says he knows you, surly you will enter and so it is with the kingdom of God. We need to be sure we are known of the Lord Jesus Christ!
James 1:22(KJV) “Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” Remember not every one that saith unto Him, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of the Father which is in heaven. Faith produces action, a faith that hasn’t produced change in your life, has not produced true conversion. So many times people profess the Lord, but what they are truly having faith in is a God they have made up in their own minds, a God who does not punish disobedience and who does not judge sin. This is called idolatry and the word of God says that Idolaters will not inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9).
Romans 12:1-2 (KJV) “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” We need to live holy, set apart lives for the Lord. Hebrews 12:14(KJV) “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord”. Whatever happened to holiness? How can “Christians” look like the word, talk like the world, and live like the world and still inherit the kingdom of God? We know that salvation comes by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8) yet we also know that faith, if it hath not works, is dead (James 2:17).
Is your faith producing works? Are you producing good fruits? Matthew 7:18 (KJV) “A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.” What fruits are you producing? We need to examine ourselves! 2 Corinthians 13:5 tells us to examine ourselves, whether we be in the faith.We who profess Lord, Lord…let’s examine ourselves, let’s look to the word of God as our standard. As Luke 6:42 says that one needs to pull out the beam in their own eye before beholding the mote in their brother’s eye, I write to you that I myself am examining my own life, I write not from my own judgments or of my own standards, but that from which I find in the word of God. I do not want to be told in that day … “I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Do you?????
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
Not everyone that says Lord, Lord…. There are so many professing Christians these days yet when we look at “so-called Christendom” today; it seems that many who are professing faith in the Lord are still living like the world (those who reject Christ)! Jesus warned us in this scripture that a profession (the act of professing; avowal; a declaration) of faith is not enough.
Many will say Lord, Lord…How many people have you met who claim to know Jesus yet live in open sin? 2 Timothy 3:5, Tells us to stay away from those who have a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof. It’s not enough to say you know Christ… for example if you go to the white house and try to get in by saying you know President Bush, will they let you in? No, but if President Bush comes forth and says he knows you, surly you will enter and so it is with the kingdom of God. We need to be sure we are known of the Lord Jesus Christ!
James 1:22(KJV) “Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” Remember not every one that saith unto Him, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of the Father which is in heaven. Faith produces action, a faith that hasn’t produced change in your life, has not produced true conversion. So many times people profess the Lord, but what they are truly having faith in is a God they have made up in their own minds, a God who does not punish disobedience and who does not judge sin. This is called idolatry and the word of God says that Idolaters will not inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9).
Romans 12:1-2 (KJV) “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” We need to live holy, set apart lives for the Lord. Hebrews 12:14(KJV) “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord”. Whatever happened to holiness? How can “Christians” look like the word, talk like the world, and live like the world and still inherit the kingdom of God? We know that salvation comes by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8) yet we also know that faith, if it hath not works, is dead (James 2:17).
Is your faith producing works? Are you producing good fruits? Matthew 7:18 (KJV) “A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.” What fruits are you producing? We need to examine ourselves! 2 Corinthians 13:5 tells us to examine ourselves, whether we be in the faith.We who profess Lord, Lord…let’s examine ourselves, let’s look to the word of God as our standard. As Luke 6:42 says that one needs to pull out the beam in their own eye before beholding the mote in their brother’s eye, I write to you that I myself am examining my own life, I write not from my own judgments or of my own standards, but that from which I find in the word of God. I do not want to be told in that day … “I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Do you?????
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