>>> Mathew 7:21 “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.
I think it would be beneficial to zoom in on something here...
“...will of my Father”
What does this really mean?
What does it comprehensively entail?
Does it mean “Don’t sin”? surely.. but is that all?
What about where Jesus said Love god and love your neighbor? Obviously.
But is there more? I think so.
God’s will I believe includes hearing his voice on a daily basis, and doing what He wants us to do without question... even if it is something which seemingly has no impact on anyone or anything from our own perspective.
Jesus said “My sheep hear my voice...”
When Jesus asked Peter who he said He was, and Peter replied “You are the Son of God”... Jesus then said “The Holy Spirit has revealed this to you...
So we see that it is the Holy Spirit Who is the voice of God’s will... and He instructs us daily on what His will is and what we are to do... whether it be to comfort a stranger, or speak against someone’s Heracies.... or share a thought about God’s word.
Point being is this... The way I read Matthew 7:21 is that the one who does the Father’s will is the one that literally hears His voice every day.
How can you do the Will of the Father if you cannot hear His voice?... Yet again we see that righteousness (salvation under the Blood of Christ alone) comes first... then the action.
22 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?’
If you ask these people how much faith they had they would surely tell you that the evidence was Proof of much more than i could ever hope to have.
But regardless of the mighty works they did they obviously were not doing the will of God and they were not saved.
“...will of my Father”
John 6:40
For this is the will of God, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
You wrote. God’s will I believe includes hearing his voice on a daily basis, and doing what He wants us to do without question... even if it is something which seemingly has no impact on anyone or anything from our own perspective.
So we see that it is the Holy Spirit Who is the voice of God’s will... and He instructs us daily on what His will is and what we are to do...
If that works for you, that is what counts, but i believe God talks to me through the scriptures by his prophets and i believe the holy spirit directs me to Christs word once in a while.
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Point being is this... The way I read Matthew 7:21 is that the one who does the Father’s will is the one that literally hears His voice every day.
How can you do the Will of the Father if you cannot hear His voice?... Yet again we see that righteousness (salvation under the Blood of Christ alone) comes first... then the action.
I agree on the Blood of Christ alone) comes first... then the action.
Christ was the word so his voice was heard when he was here, he then sent the holy spirit to teach. but it must not be real obvious how the holy spirit was to teach or why would more people not see it the same way?
My daughter is a spiritualist and God talks to her so she believes she is the only one who knows the truth and as far as i can tell it almost always disagrees with the Bible.
So i am a firm believer that there is nothing wrong with having ones personal belief ( as i have mine also )but we should never teach anything unless it is taught in very plain words from the Bible.