Post by Golfnerd on May 7, 2006 2:14:59 GMT -8
Have any of you TRULY considered the wording of this passage? I heard a PROFOUND teaching on this and was totally blindsided by it.
Look at the first word in verse 22 - "many"
What does "many" mean to the average beleiver? More than 50%, majority, etc.
Who are the beleivers Yeshua is referring to? I'm betting NOT Hare Krishna, Buddist, etc. Who else is left that fits this description? Evangelical Christianity. So, next time you are in a church, look around and plug the word "many'' in and check out the people around you. Sobering thought.
Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven.
22Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name?
23And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands].(C)
Look at the first word in verse 22 - "many"
What does "many" mean to the average beleiver? More than 50%, majority, etc.
Who are the beleivers Yeshua is referring to? I'm betting NOT Hare Krishna, Buddist, etc. Who else is left that fits this description? Evangelical Christianity. So, next time you are in a church, look around and plug the word "many'' in and check out the people around you. Sobering thought.
Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven.
22Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name?
23And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands].(C)
