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To: MHGinTN

Let me ask you, do you live in fear for your salvation,
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Not at all because, even though St. Paul says to “work out you salvation in fear and trembling . . .” (Phil 2:12), I follow the Master’s advice as quoted in Matt 2:27 and do the will of the Father as it is revealed throughout the Holy Scriptures.

In the King James Version of the Bible the relevant text reads:

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall
enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth
the will of my Father which is in heaven.


622 posted on 09/15/2019 1:52:49 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Bad guys will enslave or exterminate good guys who acquiesce.)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat; MHGinTN
As always....context is your key to understanding the Scriptures

From Matthew 7:15-23 (NASB)

15“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

16“You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?

17“So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

18“A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.

19“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

20“So then, you will know them by their fruits.

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.

22“Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’

23“And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’

Jesus is clear in His message. It is those who practice lawlessness who do not inherit the Kingdom.

The key word there is lawlessness. The Greek word is ἀνομία, anomia.

It conveys the following meaning:

458 anomía (from 1 /A "not" and 3551 /nómos, "law") – properly, without law; lawlessness; the utter disregard for God's law (His written and living Word).

458 /anomía ("lawlessness") includes the end-impact of law breaking – i.e. its negative influence on a person's soul (status before God).

https://biblehub.com/greek/458.htm

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These are people who are not followers of Christ. They are false prophets.

634 posted on 09/15/2019 2:40:17 PM PDT by ealgeone
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