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To: Mechanicos; wmfights
Matthew 7:21”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.’

Perhaps you can expound on the verses quoted. Especially the portion which I bolded above. What do the Scriptures tell us is 'the will of the Father?' That is the key to the verses you posted and frankly the entire subject of the article posted.

40 posted on 04/20/2015 12:41:09 PM PDT by redleghunter (1 Peter 1:3-5)
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To: redleghunter

From http://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-law.html
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In place of the Old Testament law, Christians are under the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2), which is to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…and to love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39). If we obey those two commands, we will be fulfilling all that Christ requires of us: “All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments” (Matthew 22:40). Now, this does not mean the Old Testament law is irrelevant today. Many of the commands in the Old Testament law fall into the categories of “loving God” and “loving your neighbor.” The Old Testament law can be a good guidepost for knowing how to love God and knowing what goes into loving your neighbor.

“This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome” (1 John 5:3). The Ten Commandments were essentially a summary of the entire Old Testament law. Nine of the Ten Commandments are clearly repeated in the New Testament (all except the command to observe the Sabbath day). Obviously, if we are loving God, we will not be worshipping false gods or bowing down before idols. If we are loving our neighbors, we will not be murdering them, lying to them, committing adultery against them, or coveting what belongs to them. The purpose of the Old Testament law is to convict people of our inability to keep the law and point us to our need for Jesus Christ as Savior (Romans 7:7-9; Galatians 3:24).
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43 posted on 04/20/2015 1:24:32 PM PDT by Mechanicos (Nothing's so small it can't be blown out of proportion.)
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To: redleghunter; Mechanicos; wmfights

Havent read through all posts but The new testament has at least 12 places where the Will of the Father is noted..

Mathew 18:14- that none of the little ones should perish
Mathew 21:28-31- that All His children will work in His vineyard
John 4:34- that we finish and accomplish the Work He Gives us
John 6:40- everyone that beholds the Son and believes on Him. Shall have eternal life
Romans 12:1-2- make our body a living sacrifice , be not conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of our minds
Ephesians 5:17-18- be filled with The Spirit
Colossians 4:12- stand perfect and mature and fully assured in His will
1 Thesa 4:3- to be holy and keep away from sexual immorality
1 Thesa 5:18- in everything, Give Thanks
1 Peter 2:15- by doing well (well doing) we would silence the ignorance of foolish men
1 peter 3:17/4:19- that sometimes we should suffer for doing good and not evil.
2 Peter 3:9- that none should perish but that all should come to repentance.


48 posted on 04/20/2015 7:25:21 PM PDT by delchiante
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