Monday, January 23, 2006
Matt. 7:
21. "Not 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.
22. "Many will say to Me on that day, `Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'
23. "And then I will declare to them, `I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.'
Luke 6:
46. "And why do you call Me, `Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?
Briefly we will observe other forms of common self-deception. We find those who are intense in their religious activity in a self-centered /man-centered manner. These are those who sing the songs, attend the meetings, and take great part in their church’s activity for only pure enjoyment. It is these who come to be filled and worship the stuff they experience rather than the Lord.
We find those who think that their good deeds out weigh their bad ones so it will all balance out in the end. I have heard statements professing such rhetoric as, “I belong to so and so church, I was baptized as an infant, and I was saved when I was _ years old.” …Examine yourself.
There are also those who are quite knowledgeable in Biblical doctrine and we might call them the intellectuals. These look at scripture in a totally objective sense. They may focus their specialization on apologetics and always look to debate for the pure sport of it. They may feel that they are doing the work of the Lord by setting the story straight on matters of evolution, psychology, theology, or some perverted world view. These pride and worship themselves in their airtight arguments.
There are those more interested in the by-products of the faith such as: feelings, experiences, healings, angels, earthly material blessing, promises, and a bunch of other external stuff (wealth and prosperity) rather than the fruit itself.
We also find in this group those who focus their interest totally with prophecy and eschatology (end times). These may have certain systems that may sacrifice some Biblical truths to fit the needs of their man-made system. These systems also may be overindulgent in focusing on God’s grace to the exclusion of man’s responsibilities (hyper-Calvinism). Beware of those who are disinterested in decreasing sin and increasing righteousness (sanctification). Examine yourself, and those who would dupe you.
21. "Not 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.
22. "Many will say to Me on that day, `Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'
23. "And then I will declare to them, `I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.'
Luke 6:
46. "And why do you call Me, `Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?
Briefly we will observe other forms of common self-deception. We find those who are intense in their religious activity in a self-centered /man-centered manner. These are those who sing the songs, attend the meetings, and take great part in their church’s activity for only pure enjoyment. It is these who come to be filled and worship the stuff they experience rather than the Lord.
We find those who think that their good deeds out weigh their bad ones so it will all balance out in the end. I have heard statements professing such rhetoric as, “I belong to so and so church, I was baptized as an infant, and I was saved when I was _ years old.” …Examine yourself.
There are also those who are quite knowledgeable in Biblical doctrine and we might call them the intellectuals. These look at scripture in a totally objective sense. They may focus their specialization on apologetics and always look to debate for the pure sport of it. They may feel that they are doing the work of the Lord by setting the story straight on matters of evolution, psychology, theology, or some perverted world view. These pride and worship themselves in their airtight arguments.
There are those more interested in the by-products of the faith such as: feelings, experiences, healings, angels, earthly material blessing, promises, and a bunch of other external stuff (wealth and prosperity) rather than the fruit itself.
We also find in this group those who focus their interest totally with prophecy and eschatology (end times). These may have certain systems that may sacrifice some Biblical truths to fit the needs of their man-made system. These systems also may be overindulgent in focusing on God’s grace to the exclusion of man’s responsibilities (hyper-Calvinism). Beware of those who are disinterested in decreasing sin and increasing righteousness (sanctification). Examine yourself, and those who would dupe you.
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