Blog 03-30-2011
Wednesday
PRaP 03-30-2011
250 Events In The Life Of Christ/ A Harmony Of The Gospels Part 153
Section 2: Message And Ministry Of Jesus
“Jesus Teaches About Entering The Kingdom”
22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”
He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’
“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
26 “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
27 “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’
28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29 People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”
This teaching is so difficult for some people to grasp so let me give it to you in simple terms. You can give all the lip service you want and go to church every Sunday or whenever you go to church and the things you say may bring some to Salvation through Jesus Christ but He wants your heart not your works. You can sit in a pew and pray and sing but if you do not give Him all of you then you will be one of the ones that sit outside the door weeping because you will not be allowed in. Those with the heart of a servant and the spirit of a child who have given their all to Him who Saves will be allowed in. Those who have given themselves to the belief that Jesus Christ has died and was risen to pay the price for their sins will enter the door. Grace alone is what we should be depending on and that Grace can only come from our One True Love and that is Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
Peace and Agape Love,
Pastor Steve
