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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. |
Subject: In the service of the Lord, yet unsaved? |
Bible Note: CDBJ Last night, I also had the opportunity to respond to a similiar question on this forum,which was asked by 'dabmci'. I feel that my response to that question, is also applicable to this discussion. dabmci I think with this one question, you are also resolving another debate on this forum, as to whether 'once saved - always saved'. Judas, as an Apostle, was baptised and a follower of Jesus. After his betrayal of Jesus, Scripture shows that Judas regretted his action - whether it was because he knew he was in trouble (with God) or because he was truly repentant is something we'll never now. But, in Jesus sermons He addressed the issue that how you live your life is important, in addition to accepting Jesus, through Baptism. Matthew 7:21-23 21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?' 23 Then I will declare to them solemnly, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.' In the Passion of Christ, John 17:12 When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me, and I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled. We know that Jesus was referring to Judas in this verse. Entrance into the kingdom is only for those who do the will of the Father. On the day of judgment (on that day) those who lived their lives in evil will be rejected by Jesus, as we saw regarding Judas in John 17:12. In answer to your question, it didn't matter if Judas repented - Jesus rejected him. ------------ I'm not a theologian or an expert on Scripture, it's just my understanding of what Jesus, Himself, had said. Brian |