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NASB | Matthew 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 will enter. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:21 ¶ "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. |
Bible Question: Will all people who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior go to heaven? Jesus is the door into heaven, and doing the Will of God get us through the door. Is there another view. |
Bible Answer: Greetings Appleseed! Yes, all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will be saved and go to heaven! (Romans 10:9,13; John 3:16; John 17:2,3) However, you have cited Matthew 7:21.. A person must make a radical change in their life as a whole. We cannot expect to enter in the Kingdom of Heaven if we haven't first yielded everything to Him- our whole lives! And if we worship Him both with our lives and in everything that we do, then there will be nothing that can hold us back from the kingdom of heaven.. Jesus will know us by our 'fruit' (the life that we live and the intentions of our heart [Matthew 7:15-23]). Anything not built upon the foundation of Jesus will sink! Even if you go to church every Sunday, you must let Jesus have control of your heart and life. If you read Matthew 13:1-30, you will see that there are those who will say "Lord, Lord" and who will not enter into eternal life and those who will enter heaven who do the will of the Father. Nolan |