Why Call Ye Me, Lord, Lord?

[Firstfruits]

Does God expect too much from us?

Luke 6:46-49
46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

Luke 13:24-28
24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

Matthew 7:21-23
21 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.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

Is Gods expectation of us to much for us?

Titus 2:11-15
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Hearing and believing the word is not enough, we must do as the Lord wills.

God bless you!

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[andrew_no_one]

That goes back to what we've said in other threads: Of what value is an untested allegence? If we claim to know God, how can we not do what He says? If we are Christians, how can we avoid being Christ-like?

[Firstfruits]

That goes back to what we've said in other threads: Of what value is an untested allegence? If we claim to know God, how can we not do what He says? If we are Christians, how can we avoid being Christ-like?

Thanks Andrew_no_one,

If believing was enough and we did not have to do anything then we would have to say that the devils also believe but do not do what Jesus requires are saved.

Jas 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

God bless you!

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[Joey Porter]

Many times I've heard people say that all you need to do is "accept Jesus Christ as your personal savoir." But if those people did a NT search of the words "Lord" and "Savior," they may be suprised at just how lopsided the tally is for each word.

And the title verse of this thread is the perfect passage to verify the importance of doing what He says.

However - it is important to be sure we know what He is saying (like Mary) before we start running around and doing thigns (like Martha).

[Firstfruits]

Many times I've heard people say that all you need to do is "accept Jesus Christ as your personal savoir." But if those people did a NT search of the words "Lord" and "Savior," they may be suprised at just how lopsided the tally is for each word.

And the title verse of this thread is the perfect passage to verify the importance of doing what He says.

However - it is important to be sure we know what He is saying (like Mary) before we start running around and doing thigns (like Martha).

Thank you Joey Porter,

God bless you!

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[Firstfruits]

The unchanging message is that hearing and believing is not enough, we must do what we are commanded to do.

James 1:21-25
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

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[Firstfruits]

Why is it important for us to do as Jesus has commanded why should we depart from iniquity?

Mt 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Lk 13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

2 Tim 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

If we claim to belong to Christ and we have not departed from iniquity then are we telling the truth?

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[Firstfruits]

Why do we still walk as though we are living according to what we are supposed to have put off?

Colossians3:5-105 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. 8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

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[Sirus]

because you can't put on and off if you do not know what and do not know how

[Gulah Papyrus]

Many times I've heard people say that all you need to do is "accept Jesus Christ as your personal savoir." But if those people did a NT search of the words "Lord" and "Savior," they may be suprised at just how lopsided the tally is for each word.

And the title verse of this thread is the perfect passage to verify the importance of doing what He says.

However - it is important to be sure we know what He is saying (like Mary) before we start running around and doing thigns (like Martha).

If that acceptance is true and genuine it IS all you have to do, the rest will take care of itself.

[Firstfruits]

because you can't put on and off if you do not know what and do not know how

Are you saying that we do not know the difference between godliness and ungodliness?

Rom 6:19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

Do we not know what God expects of us?

Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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[inn]

Good stuff, let's do it! When last did anyone in here tell another about saving grace?

[RabbiKnife]

Yesterday......so what?

[inn]

Abundent Blessing to you!

[Sirus]

Are you saying that we do not know the difference between godliness and ungodliness?

Rom 6:19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

Do we not know what God expects of us?

Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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Not at all.
If you do not know what the gospel is, you can't put Him on and sin off.
We know what is good, most just do not know how to perform it.