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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:
Hi AF, 1. If I do this, I will live. Is assurance, therefore, grounded on performance and a proper performance at that? 2. If so, how then does one know they are loving God with all their heart (if the heart is deceitful), all their soul (if the soul is corrupt), all their strength (if they are weak), with all their mind (if the mind cannot subject itself to God)? |
Bible Answer: Hello L4W2H, Thats the whole point! you cant! No-one can! None are good, no, not one! You can't keep the first commandment, never mind the rest of them! You see my friend every religion in the world is based on works, i.e. what you do to get yourself fixed up, so you can measure up, to God. problem is, you cant measure up to an all holly God. Compared to Jesus, the only one who ever lived a life as a man, and lived it without sin, anything that we can do is like filthy rags! Compared to Jesus there is no way we can stack up! If you think you can stand before God, with a handful of good works, and say look here God, Look what I did! pretty good, huh? Do you want to risk that my friend? Not me! Jesus Himself says in John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. Sounds pretty good huh? Do want Jesus? He's asking you? Do you? Why don't you quit messing around and take Him at His word my friend? He is not a lier, He is not crazy, He's real, and I 'know' He's real, and so do untold myriad of people throughout the ages. Huh? What are you looking for? How are you going to know how something tastes, unless you eat it? Christianity is not a religion, its a way to life! God bless. John |