We’ve seen the funny memes of “Things Jesus Never Said”.
But what about the things He really did say?
I’m thinking that is more important, right?
I’ll be posting things our Messiah, Yeshua, really did say.
Please compare them to what you have been taught.
What will you do if they don’t match?
Here goes #1
Matthew 7:21-23
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, and drive out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name?’ 23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’”
QUALIFIER: he who does the will of my Father in heaven.
DISQUALIFIER: workers of lawlessness
ANY CONFUSION? Check out what Romans 10:13 says:
For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
And we see a similar statement in Joel 2:32
And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord
shall be saved.
How can scripture tell us these things point blank in both the New and Old Testaments, and then Yeshua (Jesus) Himself tells some people who call on His name to depart and that they will not be part of the Kingdom of Heaven?
How can Romans 10:13, Joel 2:32, and Matthew 7 all be true, if they seem to be in opposition?
In order to call on His name, you must know Him.
You must know His voice.
You must know His words.
You must love Him.
And if you love Him, you will do the things He says to do.
What if you love the Jesus you have been taught about, but it really isn’t the Messiah in scripture?
If this idea offends you, or intrigues you…
Stay tuned.
As we explore the things Messiah really said, we’ll sort out if you know Him, or if you know some other Jesus.
OK, I had to make one of the others…
Here you go:
Great teaching! Thank you for sharing! Shalom!