Not every one — That is, no one that saith, Lord, Lord — That makes a mere profession of me and my religion, shall enter — Whatever their false teachers may assure them to the contrary: He that doth the will of my Father — as I have now declared it. Observe: every thing short of this is only saying, Lord, Lord. Luke 6:46.
Verse Matthew 7:21. _NOT EVERY ONE_] ου πας, a _Hebraism_, say some, for _no person_. It is a _Graecism_ and a _Latinism_ too: ου παντων θεων, _not_ ALL _of the gods_, i.e. _not_ ANY _of the gods_, H...
NOT EVERY ONE THAT SAITH ... - The Saviour goes on to say that many, on the ground of a mere profession such as he had just referred to, would claim admittance into his kingdom. Many would plead that...
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Judgment of Righteousness.(Matthew 7:1 .) 2. Warning against False Prophets.(Matthew 7:15 .) 3. Warning against False Professors. (Matthew 7:21 .)_ The chapter which follows contai...
EPILOGUE. Warnings and exhortations close the new Law, like the old (Exodus 23:20 ff.). MATTHEW 7:13 F. THE TWO GATES AND THE TWO WAYS (Luke 13:24). The picture is based on...
II. THE WAY INTO THE KINGDOM. 21. NOT EVERY ONE THAT SAITH UNTO ME, LORD, LORD, SHALL ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM. The Lord has shown that the entrance into the kingdom is through the "strait gate." He no...
Not everyone that says to me: "Lord, Lord" will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day: "Lord, Lord, did we not proph...
THE ERROR OF JUDGMENT (Matthew 7:1-5)...
LORD, LORD. Note the Figure of speech _Epizeuxis_ (App-6), for emphasis. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. See App-114. HEAVEN. heavens. All the texts read "the heavens". See notes on Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10...
C. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE KINGDOM, 1–27 After contrasting the New Law with the Mosaic Law and with Pharisaic rules and conduct, Jesus proceeds to lay down rules for the guidance of His disciples in th...
(_d_) The false guides to the narrow entrance, and the test of the true, Matthew 7:15-23...
VER 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, LO...
_JESUS SPOKE WITH AUTHORITY ABOUT OBEDIENCE MATTHEW 7:21-29_ : As Jesus concluded the Sermon on the Mount He showed the absolute necessity of obedience. An outward profession without "heart" obedience...
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DISCOURSE: 1333 THE NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF TRUE RELIGION Matthew 7:21. 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 w...
NOT EVERYONE THAT SAITH, &C.— That is, "Among those who acknowledge me for the Messiah, none but such as _do_ the will of God shall be admitted into his kingdom:" not a bare profession of religion, bu...
F. THE DANGERS FACING THE WISE AND GODLY MAN (Matthew 7:1-27; Luke 6:37-49) 7. THE DANGER OF SELF-DECEPTION. (Parallel: Luke 6:46) TEXT: 7:21-23 21. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, s...
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. NOT EVERYONE THAT SAITH UNTO ME, LORD, LORD - the r...
12 Compare Luk_6:31. 12 To do as we would be done by is an ethical standard far above the world's attainment, yet far beneath the monitions of grace. The law and the prophets demand compliance with t...
THE PUNISHMENT OF FALSE PROPHETS, AND OF ALL HYPOCRITES. Our Lord carries us forward in thought to the day of judgment. Even then the false prophets will pretend to be sheep. They will say, 'Lord, Lor...
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (CONCLUDED) The connexion of thought in this chapter is less close than in the earlier part of the sermon, and the whole chapter bears the appearance of an appendix of miscell...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 7 DO NOT BE JUDGES OF OTHER PEOPLE 7:1-6 V1 ‘Do not be judges of other people. If you do, God will be your judge. V2 In the same way...
HE THAT DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER. — The continued stress laid on the ethical side of religion, on the nullity of the confession of a true faith (as embodied in the “Lord, Lord”) without doing the w...
CHAPTER 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 7:1 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the Mount"; yet, so smal...
ὁ λέγων, ὁ ποιῶν : Of all, whether disciples or teachers, the principle holds good without exception that not saying “Lord” but doing God's will is the condition of approval and admittance into the ki...
_False discipleship_. From false teachers the discourse naturally passes to spurious disciples. Luke's version contains the kernel of this passage (Luke 6:46). Something of the kind was to be expected...
SEEKING LIFE; TESTING LEADERS Matthew 7:13-23 The world is full of shams. Counterfeit coins circulate; paste jewels are worn. Let us take heed against a counterfeit religion. It betrays itself thus:...
After thus enunciating the laws of the Kingdom, and bringing men into the realm of direct dealing with God, the King authoritatively set up the standard of judgment. No man is to be his brother's judg...
(7) 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. (7) Even the best gifts that exist are nothing wi...
Here Jesus Christ shews, that it is not sufficient to believe in him and hear his words, but that in order to salvation, we must join works with faith; for in this shall we be examined at the last day...
CHAPTER 16 SERMON ON THE MOUNT Matthew 5-7, and Luke 6:20-49. A few days ago it was my privilege to spend two beautiful bright days at the sea of Galilee, sailing over it, and visiting the places of...
Nothing can be more interesting than what the Lord JESUS hath here said. And no form of words can be more decisive to mark the godly man from the hypocrite. I only detain the Reader to observe, how ve...
God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
_BEWARE!_ ‘Beware of false prophets.… 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.’ Matthew 7:15...
_NOMINAL DISCIPLESHIP_ ‘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.’ Matthew 7:21 These words a...
Matthew 7:21._Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord. _Christ extends his discourse farther: for he speaks not only of _false prophets, _who rush upon the flock to tear and devour, but of hireling...
There are two things connected with the presence of the multitude, Matthew 5:1. First, the time required that the Lord should give a true idea of the character of His kingdom, since already He drew th...
NOT EVERYONE THAT SAITH UNTO ME LORD, LORD,.... Not every one that calls Christ his Lord and Master, professes subjection to him, or that calls upon his name, or is called by his name; or makes use of...
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. Ver. 21. _Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lor...
_Not every one_, &c. The Lord Jesus, having declared the whole counsel of God, with regard to the way of salvation, and observed the chief hinderances of those who desire to walk therein, now closes t...
NOT EVERY ONE; men are to be judged of, not by their words only, but by their principles and conduct. They must obey the revealed will of God, and to be accepted of him, must do it with the heart. The...
False discipleship: NOT EVERYONE 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. False teachers have been characteri...
Simple honesty will understand these first five verses without difficulty. The word "judge" is used in various different ways in Scripture. Believers are told to "judge" what Paul says (1 Corinthians...
21-29 Christ here shows that it will not be enough to own him for our Master, only in word and tongue. It is necessary to our happiness that we believe in Christ, that we repent of sin, that we live...
Some that say unto Christ, LORD, LORD, shall be saved, being the true disciples of Christ; but every one that owneth Christ by an external profession as his Lord, every one that prayeth, though he dot...
First Apology of Justin By their works ye shall know them. And every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire."[32] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VII "Not e...
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EXHORTATION TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT WAY AND PRODUCE GOOD FRUIT BY FULL OBEDIENCE TO HIS WORDS SO AS TO ENTER INTO LIFE AND AVOID DESTRUCTION (7:13-27). We now move on to the application part of the Sermon...
IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SAY ‘LORD, LORD'. THE TEST OF MEN IS FOUND IN DOING THE WILL OF GOD (7:21-23). Jesus now widens His words to include all who profess to be disciples. He declares that a man may be...
Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, Will enter into the Kingly Rule of Heaven, But he who does the will of my Father, Who is in heaven. Note how this echoes the Lord's Prayer. ‘Hallowed be Yo...
Matthew 7:21. A natural transition from false teachers to false profession and self-deception. NOT EVERY ONE. The really pious profess Christ, but not all who profess are really pious. This answers...
CONNECTION AND CONTENTS. The exposition of the requirements of ‘the law and the prophets' just given, was far beyond the low morality of the scribes and Pharisees, and men might easily be tempted by t...
GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
NOT--BUT (ου--αλλ'). Sharp contrast between the mere talker and the doer of God's will....
KINGDOM (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 3:2). _...
Matthew 7:15 I. The object of our Lord in this Sermon on the Mount was to convey an accurate idea of the righteousness required in His kingdom. He did so mainly by contrasting it with the spurious for...
Matthew 7:21 The Wise and Foolish Builders. I. The Lord describes the false disciples as men who cry, "Lord, Lord," to Him, but who bear no fruit. The language clearly implies that there are some who...
Matthew 7:13. _Enter ye in at the strait gate._ It is very unpopular. The great ones will recommend to you great liberality and breadth; but enter yet in at the strait gate. Matthew 7:13. For wide i...
Matthew 7:13. _Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is...
Matthew 7:7. _Ask, and it shall be given you;_ He that will not ask for it deserves to go without it. Have you ever asked for it? If not, whose fault is it that you have it not? Matthew 7:7. _Seek,...
Matthew 7:1. _Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again._ Some people are of a censorious...
Matthew 7:1. _Judge not, that ye be not judged._ You are not called to judge; you are not qualified to judge: «God is the Judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.» There is much better wor...
While we are reading, let us also be adoring at the same time, for the. words of Christ have a gracious divinity about them; they are infinite; they are omnipotent. There is a kind of life in them; a...
CONTENTS: Sermon on the Mount, continued. Encouragement to prayer. The two ways. Warnings against false teachers. Danger of profession without faith. The two foundations. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus. CONC...
Matthew 7:1. _Judge not, that ye be not judged._ This refers to private and censorious reproaches of others. We must judge nothing before the time. It is better that ten bad men pass for innocent, tha...
NOT EVERYONE. You must enter the Kingdom through the narrow gate. Jesus now shows what is necessary to enter. "Not everyone" implies that some who do say Lord, Lord,' WILL be able to enter! ONLY THOSE...
_Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord._ THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HOLY OBEDIENCE TO THE WILL OF GOD, AND THE HAPPINESS OF HEAVEN I. Description of the character of those who make an external pr...
JESUS TEACHES ABOUT THOSE WHO BUILD HOUSES ON ROCK AND SAND MATTHEW 7:21-29; LUKE 6:46-49; MATTHEW 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he tha...
CHAPTER 7 _Judge not_, rashly and malignantly, _that ye_, &c. Christ does not here prohibit the public judgments of magistrates, by which they condemn the guilty and absolve the innocent, for this is...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 7:13. DESTRUCTION.—The word implies, not annihilation, but waste (Matthew 26:8; Mark 14:4), perdition, _i.e_. the loss of all that makes existence precious. I question whether...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 7:1 (2) As anxiety about the things of this life hinders us Godwards (Matthew 6:19), so does censoriousness manwards (Matthew 7:1), our Lord thus tacitly op
MATTHEW 7:1-29 I believe that it goes without saying that Jesus Christ was certainly the greatest teacher who ever lived and it is interesting to study his teaching habits. And He used the method of d...
1 John 3:21; 1 Peter 2:15; 1 Peter 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 4:3;...
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (CONTINUED) Matthew 7:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A command. God not only requests but definitely commands us, that we should not judge one another. There is probably no sin qui...
NOT EVERY ONE; that is, NOT ANY ONE THAT SAITH LORD, LORD, that is, that owneth me by way of profession, by way of prayer, and by way of appeal, shall be saved; BUT HE THAT DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER...