Is Calling Jesus "Lord" Enough? Part 1 (TMF:1432)

Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Peace to Live By: Is Calling Jesus "Lord" Enough? Part 1 (TMF:1432) - Daniel Litton
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       In getting started today, let’s turn to Matthew chapter 7. This will be the final saying we look at in the Sermon on the Mount. Let’s go to verse 21. The text says: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness’ (Matthew 7:21-23, ESV). What a frightful passage we have here. Probably the biggest question on everyone’s mind is, “Who is Jesus talking about here?” And that’s a good question, and one that we absolutely need to have answered correctly. Notice that Jesus starts this passage by saying, “Not everyone.” That’s significant because it shows that among us Christians there are people who call Jesus “Lord, Lord,” but are not going to go to Heaven when they die.