The Most FRIGHTENING Verse in the Bible...
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- Hey friends, let's talk about the most frightening verse in the Bible. The one where Jesus says to people who think they are doing good things for God: Get away from Me, I never knew you. What is Jesus talking about? Do we truly understand this passage? Let's get right into it :)
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This was a good one. Came right after I failed to look like Jesus at the end of my work night. I was not slow to anger and slow to speak. Pray for me please as I ask Jesus to live through me instead of living for myself. Thank you for the message Nate. As always, you seem to make things very clear for me.
Endless battle brotha
Same here bro. I wore a ball cap to work that said "GRACE lest any should boast" and my day was a train wreck. I was angry, short with people and complained the entire time. I took my cap off because I didn't want to be a bad example of grace lol
Thank God that we have a great Savior.
"I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior" John Newton
@@trlgwynnsometimes I think the worst days tend to happen right when we mutter those words, everything becomes a challenge to the patience meter. Def agree with you.
For prayers for you, and all of us, as we all sin and fall short of the Glory of God.
@@trlgwynnamen. And we all strive to be better disciples of our Lord and Savior!🙏🏻
I came from a place where I had disdain for humans. Since being saved I love and serve others on a daily basis. I even picked a new career where I am blessed to serve cancer patients and make a real difference in their life by spreading the love of Jesus. “All the days of my life I will sing of the goodness of God.”
Love hearing this and I’m sure you are being blessed as well!
I'm at the end of my life too early unfortunately. It physically hurts every time I have a healthcare provider who acts like I'm a bother to them. Keep giving kindness and love to your patients.
You’ll get it ,write it down read it before you go out ,in the morning read it one time, throughout the day one time ,before bed reflect how you did it ,it helps,this is a verse I’ve had to remind myself as,id feel so bad for not being slow to anger ,Good job identifying it ,before you ever speak every time think this ,it will then become second nature ,I have tried this and it’s been working for me .Be blessed
@@benyaeger4388 bless you my friend. I pray you know Jesus and have given your life to Him because I would love to meet you in heaven. I pray God sends nurses and doctors that treat you with dignity and respect.
I still feel i have apathy and disdain for humans most of the time. I didn’t used to when I first became a Christian but now i do. I don’t know whats happening to me or whats going on 😥
🔥 🔥 🔥 When God’s word is taught with grace and conviction, it brings the light of truth that can change us from within! Thank you Lord for this practical revelation and channel!
Agreed!
This guy is a liar
@carlcasey4177 what makes you think that?
I've been dealing with a person in my life recently that claims to be a Christian but only holds hate and anger in his heart. He suffers, gets angry, makes situations worse, and continues to suffer. And then lashes out at anyone trying to help him. He'll say that people sinning don't bother him because he knows they'll "burn in hell" and he'll laugh about it. He is the one that really convinced me of this verse. Someone who knows Jesus and God wouldn't be like this. I pray that God can heal his heart. But I am also grateful as he is a cautionary tale to show me I need to take my faith more seriously.
Meditation and mindfulness training would result in more clearly understanding and experiencing consciousness.
@@123lowpwhat's that? I'm confused.
Brother or Sister, Just continue to pray for the person for conviction. The person sounds exactly like thé pharises this vidéo présenter mentioned. They stand at the gate directing others into heaven but they themselves won't enter because of their deeds/works/fruits. Glory to God that he was used foe your conviction. Now, you return the favor. Amen.
@oludre100 this isn't how you get heaven , you are decieved, faith alone is the only way.. you people are so prideful it's insane
@@123lowpThat's Eastern Mysticism and has nothing to do with Jesus Christ. We are to meditate on the Word, and not to empty our minds so that any old thing can sneak in to fill it.
This screams Ephesians 2:8-10 to me:
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Yes, we need to do the works that God has prepared for us, but must remember that it is our faith alone that saves us. Lest we boast. God bless and I hope y'all have a blessed day/night
Also, our LORD Jesus himself tells us in John 6:40 that: 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
Thank you Brother Nick for your teachings and the influence you've not only had on my walk with Jesus, but with the revival of my family as well. May our LORD continue to bless you and your ministry
Jesus said works. Paul does not. I'm siding with Jesus on this one.
We're not saved by works but we are still to do good works out of love for Jesus and his people. Mark 16:27-28 "These signs shall follow those who believe. They will......."
All he mentioned were scriptures and in context! We must take this seriously. This scripture says this and others say this. What is God's will? It's spelled clearly that on Romams 12: 2 it's found by conforming to Christ's likeness, being conformed to it. It's told to us that if we don't forgive others their sins against us we won't be forgiven, a response (i.e. work). Scripture tells us what pleases the Lord and what doesn't please him. Can we just avoid pleasing the Lord for the sake of theology?
There is a vast misunderstanding in this explanation between the Kingdom of heaven and the Kingdom of God. They are not interchangeable and are specified as such for very important reasons.
John 6:40, "And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day."
Exactly !!The only people who hear these words are the people who trusted in their works and not jesus alone for salvation
That is what I am saying!
what does it mean to believe? I take it as having a heart for God. How can we take seriously a confession of belief while someone rejects the lion's share of what God teaches and commands?
There is real power to change hearts when the Holy Spirit comes upon us. It is part of prophecy that all will know God, love him, and obey him. If there is no desire to obey him, something is very wrong and their belief is shallow and vain on their lips, but their heart can be far still. We will make mistakes, but we know them by their fruits, we can see those who have a heart for God and his ways.
@litpath3633 That's not trusting in Jesus if you think you your salvation is based on what you do in the flesh .. it's as simple as that , you need to believe he has paid for all your sin past present and future . It's a promise a gift that God will never take back.. this was Jesus's mission to redeem the whole world
@@jessesantiago6575 Someone that has trust in Jesus's salvation will behave as though they believe in him. When someone first believes, there will be growing to do until we get to heaven, but those who flat out refuse God's commands show they have no heart for God and that their confession of Jesus is a lie. It's more than words to say we believe.
I agree heavily with Mr. Nate Sala here. I’ve heard the normal commonplace point that never made sense to me in context. True, it’s not by our works we are saved, but it is through our works that we show if we truly belong to God. Back at that time, the Jewish leaders were split into 2 factions, and wanted the power that came from their Godly appointed positions. They were hypocrites. They preached love and peace and unity, yet sowed discord, hate, and mistrust. This verse should only seek to confirm that you fear (to a healthy amount) God’s power over your soul. Don’t be a hypocrite and stay far away from God, but lean in to Him and bear his good fruit in you.
Remember that by your works, you will be judged in front of the throne of God (not the place where we go to hell or heaven, but the chair or rewards or losses in heaven. This is in Romans 13 or 14 if I’m remembering correctly.) for your deeds to build the kingdom.
I’m a hypocrite myself. I have strayed from God recently, but I do speak the truth. Thankfully I know many of you know this, but just as a daily reminder to myself and y’all, check yourself for your Godly fruit and your hypocritical behaviors. Pray to God about it, and learn to be like him through his word.
Well said! His disciples will be shown by their fruit! God had been showing me that Disciple is synonymous with being saved. We can't be saved without that change and can't be a disciple without that change of desires to be like him!
Also 1 Corinthians 3 😊
Well said, but here is an observation concerning the statement, "...you will be judged in front of the throne of God (not the place where we go to hell or heaven, but the chair of rewards or losses in heaven.":
Paul informs {ref. 1} that all must appear for the judgement wherein each person is recompensed for his works.
Revelation 20, {ref. 2) informs that the martyrs gathered in the first resurrection, along with those (alive and remaining at Christ's return) who will have withstood the Beast, will be granted immunity to the second death. These will have been their works which unquestionably evidence their faith.
Revelation 20 {ref. 3} makes clear that it is this same event of judgement according to works that will determine whether each person receives the second death. _In the cases of those that will have been granted immunity to the second death_ , the consequence of this judgement will only extend to rewards or losses in "heaven" (within their condition of salvation, in the eternal state).
The rest of the dead, who will resurrect after the thousand years following Christ's return, will also have their faith tested against Satan's final attempt to gather them to attack Christ's camp of the saints; these being comprised not only of unbelievers but also Christians who will not have died through martyrdom.
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{1} 2 Corinthians 5:10 "For we must _all_ appear before the judgment seat_ of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, _according to that he hath done_ , whether it be good or bad."
{2} Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: [and I saw] † the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and [those] which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
† [there is actually no 2nd "and I saw" in the Greek of 20:4. Proposed retranslation: " _namely_ , the souls of them"]
{3} Revelation 20 - The Final Judgment
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another _book was opened, which is the book of life_ : and _the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works_ . 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were _judged every man according to their works_ . 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. _This is the second death_ . 15 And _whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire_ .
Were all hypocrites, and yes, even the ones who think they think they know the mind of God, and whose think they know exact criteria for judgment . You think that you can just say whatever and do whatever and it's all going to work out for you as long as you mouth some apologetic words on your deathbed.
Pick up your cross and follow him after selling your possessions to give to the poor.
I'm not seeing a lot of that, and narrow is the path.
So you roll the dice, when you could have done more, and see how it works out.
Works shmerks, right?
Not true either says in bible he who worketh not his faith is counted as righteousness your works is helper for man to identify if you are a Christian but at same time it doesn't mean your not just like your fruits is what you speak because there's millions upon milluons of unsaved people if without asking just looking at there lifestyle youd think there Christian but once what they profess out the mouth the truth comes out on there beliefs
Jesus never did his works, he did his Father's works, which is the work we should do, as our works are like filthy rags.
If anything it pushes me to be more Christ like. I will fail everyday, multipules times a day, but there will never be a day where i dont seek him for guidance in those failures, so that I may be uplifted, forgiven and continue to follow in his footsteps.
This verse doesn't trouble me because I cannot imagine him owing me anything. The one that troubles me is Luke 6:46-- "Why do you call me Lord, Lord and not do what I say?".
This verse should trouble you just as the verse in Luke ch 6:46Why then, do you call me 'Lord,!Lord!'but do not do the things I say?these verses have the same meaning, in verse 21of Mathew CH 7 and this verse of Luke ch 6:46.In the first one Jesus says only those that are doing his Father's will will enter into the Kingdom of heavenes, in other words only those who will be obedient to his Father and God JEHOVAH,doing his will,will inter into the Kingdom of heavens.And in Luke ch 6:46 the same thing in different words.Why then, do you call me Lord, Lord, but do not do the things I say.So not doing the things Jesus is saying is disobedience and that means that you are not a true follower of Jesus Christ.And if we are not true followers of JESUS CHRIST then we should know what will be the outcome of that, we don't want to hear it.
He wants us to meditate, take no thoughts to find god.
Luke 17:20-21
God’s Kingdom Is Within You
20 Some of the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the kingdom of God come?”
Jesus answered, “God’s kingdom is coming, but not in a way that you will be able to see with your eyes. 21 People will not say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ because God’s kingdom is within you.”
@@enzo_2417 so the kingdom was within the pharisees? In context Jesus wasn't making a general declaration; he was answering a specific question asked by a specific group. The kingdom, in the person of the King, was standing right in front of them-- in their midst.
@@michaelkistner6286 nope you’re wrong. The kingdom is in us all. Luke 11:52
King James Version
52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye *entered not in yourselves* , and them that *were entering* in ye hindered.
@@enzo_2417 I realize I'm never going to convince you. You've invested way too much of yourself into your point of view to take seriously anyone who doesn't share it. I've learned to my cost the futility of such conversations.
Anytime Satan tries to get me to doubt my salvation, I go to the scriptures. I read the Romans road, John 3:16, and John 10:28-30. According to God's Word, I'm saved and will always be saved.
Why would satan try and get you to doubt your salvation? To scare you into making sure you’re saved? I think he would rather you falsely believe your saved, than make you doubt. It’s the Holy Spirit that convicts you. Just a thought
@@drumjosh1987 It can be both. He can make those who are unbelievers falsely believe and he can cast doubt in believers because of their own personal failures. When all you want to do is please the Lord and fail it can depress you. For Satan when it comes to the believer it is all about making you an ineffective witness for God.
If you say you have no sin then the truth is not in you
By grace are you saved through faith not of work least any man shall boast
How do you 'serve God', without 'serving' God..?
"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; AND I WILL- NOT- BLOT OUT HIS NAME out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels." - Rev 3:5
You can never cancel out one N.T. scripture with another, they are complimentary not contradictory.
"My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips." - Ps. 89:34
These are the WORDS of Jesus Christ from His own lips : (… and He's 'blotting out names'...)
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal." - Matt. 25:31-46
Why do people want to over complicate this verse?
If your heart is with Jesus, you will keep His commandments...all 10. Lawlessness is NOT keeping His commandments.. and workers of lawlessness promote such sin.
Obviously you're not saved by works, but when you are saved, this is shown NATURALLY in your works, the things that you do.
Simple.
Beware of 'Preachertainers'.
I feel like deep down a lot of them want to make excuses for their lack of works in the next breath… You love someone, your actions will show it. Period. Jesus told us exactly what he considered loving him. And it doesn’t look like performing works so you’ll be seen as righteous and worthy. BOTH our heart and actions matter. That’s so obvious across the entire bible, and I feel like people who don’t understand this simply don’t want to.
I get what youre saying and I agree, but do you ( or i, or ANYONE) keep all 10 Commandments bro ? I doubt that
@@CynthiaHellner right. Not one is perfect but Jesus. No one. So yes you will still sin. And that's just the way the flesh is.
I remember being absolutely terrified of the Parable of the Three Servants in Matthew 25:14-30 when I read it as a child and honestly it still puts me on edge when I think about if I am doing enough with the little that God has given me
I'm right there with you. I work all the time to help my family. I have little time left to do any good works, or money left to help the less fortunate. Don't get me wrong I'm grateful for my life but wonder what the Lord wants me to do with the life I have to live in his will.
You don't have to "do enough". Be close to Him, and your works will follow.
The "little" God has given you????
I am right there with you. Because I’m the one that would bury my talents.
you believe in a false gospel of _"enough works"_ that makes you deny the free gift of salvation.
salvation is a gift ... not a salary
-> your performance as a christian have nothing to do with it ...
-> you trust God for your salvation ... then bam! you have eternal life and can't lose it. that's as simple as that, so the weakest of the flock can get it.
people will try to tell you you need enough work after belief, because ultimately they trust themselves ... not God.
*to know if you are saved: you look at the cross, and see that all yours sins are nailed there. job's done.*
*unsaved people look at themselves, and their own roghteousness ...*
This is the work of God that we believe John 6 29
They proclaimed over and over, I did, I do, we did! John 15 we can do nothing without Him! Abide in Him! Gods will is that we abide in Him!
I’m Jesus.
I used to believe my knowledge in the Bible and my knowledge in apologetics was enough to keep me safe and Summer of 2020 God showed me what it is like when He spits you out.
It started with demonic intimidation and then this spiritual exhaustion and disillusion. I felt abandoned by God to the point that I began to mistrust my judgment in having a full faith and I began to delve into non-Christian interest, hiduism, white magic, druidism... And It was like I was drunk.. this stuff didnt bother me because it made me feel like I had control, when the opposite was the case, it was devouring me.
I was pretty close to divorcing my wife for no good reason and I had my first sober thought in half a year that.. maybe I just need to ask God for help? So I did, one simple prayer and an honest attitude of repentance. And God helped me.. There was a lot of demonic creepy stuff going on inside me and around me through other people.. and all of it stopped abruptly when I asked for help.
Eliezer, God is Help.. If I ever have a son, I will name him that. And to those of you who think Christians can't fall spiritually read Daniel 11 closely.
This is what I enjoy about you Nate, I love that you emphasize how context is important when reading the bible.
I also love that
You two don't love it more than me
✝️❤️✝️ Amen ✝️❤✝️
I Believe and Trust in Jesus Christ of Nazareth ✝️❤️✝️ Thank You God for Everything You Do for Us ✝️❤️✝️ I Love Jesus Christ ✝️❤️✝️ The Only Way to Heaven is through Jesus Christ of Nazareth ✝️❤️✝️ Amen ✝️❤️✝️
God is the Way and the Only Way ✝️❤️
I’m not sure if this is what Nate is saying, but there are two workers. Workers of Gods will. And workers of lawlessness. You can do things in Gods name but be those that practice sin. Or live in sin. Many have done “actions” in Gods name but were like vipers in the temple. How you act on the outside does not mean your heart is in line. Make sure what you do in the dark when no one is looking, is who you are in public.
That's pretty much what he's saying.
It's like the pastor I know where I used to go for sermons. He says he loves God and serves God but he lies, he allows gossip in the church, and practice tolerance of sins instead of correcting them within the congregation. His actions don't align the word of God. He is a false prophet. A pharasee. A man of God who works in lawlessness and a ravenous wolf in sheep's clothing. These are the ones who says Lord, Lord did I not prophesy in your name. It sad, majority of the pastors are this way.
But that is not what Paul was discussing in Ephesians 2:8, 9.
Paul was not suggesting work is not necessary for salvation since our faith is proven/demonstrated by our works.
Paul was emphasizing as he did in other letters written to Christians in the first century that they did not have to perform works of LAW in order to be saved. Works of LAW.
Not Christian works but works of LAW.
Paul identifies and emphasizes the worthless value of works of LAW:
Romans 3:20, 28
Galatians 2:16
Galatians 3:2, 5, 10
Jesus stated those who believe in me WILL do the works I do. Will do! Not will think about or not will contest. Will do. That serves as an indication of genuine belief.
John 14:12
@@toreyhorton1789, what are the works Jesus is talking about?
@@S91761
What is one activity he specifically commanded his genuine followers to do?
Matthew 28:19, 20
What is the work Jesus trained them to do?
Matthew 10:5-7
The same activity Jesus engaged in.
Matthew 4:17
How extensively will they engage in this work? Far more than what Jesus did and for longer. Their ministry work was significantly greater than Jesus’. Not many people actually understand that if the apostles and other disciples at that time did NOTHING but say to themselves, “Oh well, I'm saved! I don't need to do any work to spread this message,” then no one today would likely have any writings after the gospels to read in the NT.
Interestingly, the first book following the gospels emphasizes the ACTS of the apostles after they received the holy spirit.
Acts 1:8
And they had immediate success in their ministry.
Acts 2:41
If you are an ACTUAL BELIEVER, this Passage shouldnt terrify you at all. CONTEXT CONTEXT CONTEXT is EVERYTHING when interpreting Gods word!!! Whats the will of the father spoken of in that passage? John 6:40
Yeah, its for work trusters. Romans 11:6. The verse is indeed scary, because many people don't trust the saviour, but look at themselves and always backload works. Works are fine by any means, but its not what saves you.
Not true! You all are changing the will of God to fit your no-works narrative. No one who actually knows God believes this complex, infinitely wise being has a will that can fit in ONE LINE. You all don't know God.
Hebrews 10:36 - endurance is required to receive the fulfillment of the promise
Ephesians 5:17 - your daily conduct is being monitored even the conduct that goes unseen by people. You are required to walk in an orderly fashion and live moral lives.
John 3:36 - only those who OBEY Jesus will see life.
1 Thessalonians 4:3
2 Peter 3:11, 14
@@toreyhorton1789 Get your works, lordship salvation garbage out of here. You must be another HEAVILY DECEIVED calvinist?..
@@toreyhorton1789 Romans 11:6
[6] And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Ger your calvinist lordship salvation garbage out of here.
@@toreyhorton1789 John 6:47
[47] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
Many will SAY they did those things. But I think the point is that he will know who is who in the end. That you won't be able to lie your way into Heaven. Or maybe I'm wrong.
Well said Nate! You've described most modern church leaders in your closing comments.
Context, context, context. This passage is obviously continuing the discussion of false prophets and teachers. We should not be misled by their works, their sincerity or their beligerant confidence, which is evident in their self-agrandizement before the Righteous Judge Himself.
This passage cautions us to consider and look for fruit of the Spirit; not labels and false demonstrations of "gifts".
Who is magnified by these types? They draw attention to themselves and not Christ. Notice they did not say that, "You worked these miracles through us"; they claim instead "they" did these miracles in His name. There is no humility in these people. They are about self-promotion. It would appear the great admonition to Christians here is that we look for fruit rarher than gifts of the Spirit so that we are not deceived by the counterfeits.
What is the Fathers will???? Believe on the one he sent…..
Word.
stay in context of this verse
That's a major part, but there is more. For example, 1 Thessalonians 4:3 says, "For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality." The will of God is revealed in his teachings, most easily seen in the Gospel and his commandments, but elsewhere in scripture also.
@@justinbrentwood1299 1 thes 4:3 relates to the Christian life. Jesus in John 6 speaks about the Father's will for people to get saved and then to be preserved by Jesus
@@Karv_ Exactly, it is the only will of God pertaining to salvation. 1 Thes 4:3 is the will for the one who is already saved
Id say im humble, i know i cant do anything on my own and im not counting on my works to get me to heaven. But the fact that i sin in different ways still hurts me and makes me sad, sometimes it makes me doubt my salvation. I feel like my tree grows both bad and good things. Im a bit confused about that scripture still.
Don't be confused. A good tree bringeth forth good fruit. A corrupt tree bringeth forth corrupt fruit. If it was talking about your works the men boasting of their works would have been known. What does the same book of Matthew tell you about the FRUIT. Jesus Christ is the TRUE VINE. He gives you the FRUIT OF THE VINE his OWN BLOOD. They see their works in the parables because it reveals the heart.
James was not speaking to the Body of Christ. He was speaking b to Israel. We, as Christians, live by Faith, not by works.
Israel is the church. Please get out of dispensationalism. As a new believer I too thought those things pretty much because of mainline American TV evangelicals and the Schofield Bible. But it is not biblical. Great theologians like RC Sproul, Charles spurgeon, Jonathan Edwards etc have helped a lot of people to rightly divide the word of God with the correct hermeneutics. I would encourage you to do the same.
Israelite believers also lived and were saved by faith... this cannot be missed if you read what it says and not just what you are told.
I’m frightened. Indeed I am. For the passage always confronts me with my own reality, with my own deeds, with the way I live my life. So it’s scary. However, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. I’d rather fear Him who can throw my body and soul into hell, than trust the world, the flesh and the devil who try to slave me and convince me that freedom is already mine to keep sinning as if my sins have been forgiven, therefore I can sin and repent over and over. True change has been difficult for me at times. For I think I know the Lord, yet I keep sinning and I despair in the idea that I have not known Jesus. So I say to myself how can I claim to love Jesus, yet fail over and over to follow his commandments. May the Lord have mercy on me. May he grant me freedom from myself and my sinful nature. May I be worthy of being used for His Kingdom and His Glory even in my weakness and vileness. May His love for me never die, for that is my only sustenance
But you trusted in the death, burial &resurrection for the forgiveness of sins and transformation into the new creation, right?He is faithful to change us and help.
I couldn't have said it better myself! You are in my prayers please keep me in yours.
❤️🙏🏻❤️ Shalom
Oh my my, you just summed up my whole life. I love the Lord but my stupid humanness makes me weak and I wonder how can he forgive me.
Romans 8:1, 8:39. There is no condemnation or fear for the believer. I do not fear eternal hellfire one bit because I have 100% confident assurance of salvation. Luckily, salvation has nothing to do with me, and everything to do with Him.
If I believe in His death, burial, and resurrection, I am permanently and irrevocably saved. I am saved even when I am unfaithful and unprofitable. He maintains my salvation; I have no part in it, other than the one-time act of simple childlike faith in His promise. Acts 16:30-31, Eph. 2:8-9, Titus 3:5, Romans 4:5, John 6:47, John 3:36, John 3:16, 1 John 5:13, John 10:28-30.
Romans 7:14-25:
14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[c] For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do-this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Even Paul sinned and failed constantly, but God knows this and chose him anyway just like he chose you. We are called to follow Him even though we do so very imperfectly and as we draw nearer to Him bit by bit as he sanctifies us, ask Him for the things that are good like wisdom and courage and strength to do good things and He will help and guide us because He gives us the strength to do the good things our flesh does not desire and to fight the bad things our flesh does desire. Remember God wants us to hate sin, but He wants us to trust in Him that no matter how much we sin He will forgive us and be with us because we are His children. There is no sin that was too big for Jesus to cover!
The WILL of the Father is NOT about Works - Its about BELIEF and FAITH! Those who depend on their works for salvation are NOT saved. Works are the fruits of salvation.
Matthew 7:21 - "Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the WILL of My Father in heaven."
And what is the WILL of the Father?
John 6:40 - "And this is the WILL of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and BELIEVES in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
What does "works are the fruits of salvation" even mean in your interpretation?
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Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, CREATED IN Christ Jesus (Saved) FOR good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
2 Timothy 3 16All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17that the MAN OF GOD (Saved) may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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It means that when God gives you a new heart, good works will follow.
@@Crich_LeslieWould those things be possible only when you have a new heart by believing? Would loving and having compassion, forgiveness, and reconciliation, for example, only be possible through faith and accepting God?
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«Everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.» (1Jn 4:7)
In a word, Yes.
The will of the father is to have faith in the Son.
The thief on the cross is a great and powerful example. His entire life had to be full of terrible things. They let a murderer go instead of the thief. Yet he put his faith in Jesus and made it to heaven.
The Bible is alive and speaks to every generation. We don't need to understand what was going on 2000 years ago to understand this verse. It's very clear.
I see youtube is full of "prophets" teachers & demon slayers who fill their heads full of "knowledge." That same knowledge puffs them up with pride and self righteousness. So their faith is in what they know, not the Lord Jesus alone.
Watering down this verse is very dangerous. The reason it's scary is because it's supposed to be scary! To make you think!
As a teacher you will be held accountable for what you teach. If you fear God in any way you'll think about that.
It is the will of the father to believe in the son. His yolk is light and easy. Salvation is a gift
Believe in him, just don't emulate him, cause that's a lot of work, right?
Did Jesus sit at home on the sidelines, and say, well its the will of my Father to not do anything. Not at all.
So you all can stay wherever you are and do nothing but type comments to each other telling each other to do nothing, even though Jesus himself told you to do something that almost all of you aren't willing to do, and that's take up your cross and follow him.
Your faith comes complete with an asterisk.
@@scottmcley5111Faith + works, just as James, head of the Jerusalem Church said in his retort to Paul's idea of "faith alone"
It is also the will of the Father to repent (2 Peter 3:9), to abstain from sexual immorality (1 Thessalonians 4:3), to rejoice, pray, and be thankful (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). Why do you choose John 6:40 alone?
@@scottmcley5111bless you. Sadly it’s Satans Gospel to sit around and say I’m saved while sitting in sin without any sort of conviction. No true love to Jesus, no love to read his word, to do his will.
@@chad9455100% agreed. Ironically, I believe this EXACT passage in Matthew 7:21-23 is what is described by what you just said. And it's found in our Lord's own words: "You workers of lawlessness" are the ones who hear "Depart from Me." Exactly as you said, brother.
I wrote this as part of a presentation related to Galatians 3 and wanted to share it with y'all: "However, there’s another concept to integrate: what happens when we are saved by Jesus, which is the concept of the new man. This means that once we are saved by Jesus, we should see a transformation in our lives (Ephesians 4:17-24). If we truly love God and truly want to follow Him, He will work to put new desires in our hearts and, through the process of sanctification, help us sin less, though we will never completely stop sinning (Ezekiel 36:26, Philippians 1:6). To thoroughly understand this concept, consider James 2:17, which states that faith without works is dead: "In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead"(James 2:17-24). But what do these works look like? Jesus commands us to judge prophets by the fruits of their trees (Matthew 7:16-20). Therefore, we should judge our own lives and our walk with Jesus by whether we are bearing fruit. These fruits are beautifully summed up in Galatians 5:22-23 as the fruits of the Spirit: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." To tie this all together, we are not saved through our works, but God does not leave us where we are once we are saved. We continue to grow in a deeper relationship with Him, which transforms us into new people with new desires, leading to the production of good works that can be judged by the fruits of the Spirit."
I think it is about those who have never done the will of the Father, which is stated in John 6:40 as "For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life". Jesus NEVER knew them, because they NEVER trusted in Jesus for salvation, but rather trusted in their works. The verse also comes right after the warning of false teachers who will say and do all the right things and even display mighty works of power, yet still be rejected.
But the verse doesn't say anything about that. What the verse does say is that there are some who used the power of the name of the Messiah and invoked his name in various ways but did not do good works unto the least of his brethren who made it there. And the others may not have even known they were doing anything special, yet they did good works onto the least of those of Jesus's brethren who made it there on that day
And there are scholars who say that in every place where it says believes on the son or believes in the son etc, that that's actually a mistranslation and that the proper translation is everyone who obeys the son or obeys on the son. In other words, those who do what he actually says to do
What do you mean it doesn't say that? It clearly says only those who do the will of the Father, and Jesus clearly says that the will of the Father is that whoever beholds the Son and believes in him will have eternal life and I Myself will raise him up on the last day. I can also give you multiple verses that say works do not save us.
Let me ask you this, how is one saved? Are you saved in an instant you accept Christ, or over a process? If in an instant, then explain to me how something that happens in an instant is compatible with something that happens over a period of time.
If you say it is a process, then how do I know I am saved? How do you know you are saved? How many works does it take? How close to perfect does one have to be? Where is the line drawn? What is the measure? What about people who die before they even have a chance to produce good works like the thief on the cross? Are they just the exception?
@@DeanStrydom-v4p In the verse where he divides the two groups based on their works, he says nothing about what you are saying. That's what I'm saying is when I say it doesn't say that in that passage, and that it's explicitly talking about works in that passage. Which it is. Not just one work, but rather multiple works. It's impossible to get around that if you read it.
Then you went on to ask me if one is saved in an instant or is one saved as a process. I would say it's both. I think based on your comments that you believe in once saved always saved. I don't believe that. Which means that, you can turn to God and be set aside as a person to save, as long as you persist till the end (just like it says in Revelation and just like Paul talks about), but later on you could make a free-will choice to turn away permanently. I believe in free will. I do not believe in the doctrine of predestination. God has made it abundantly clear both in terms of how he deals with angelic beings and how he deals with us that he allows complete free will.
Now the way that once saved always saved adherents work with those verses that say a person can walk away permanently or even be assigned a place with the hypocrites and written out, is the adherents to this theory will say "Well, then they were never saved to begin with". I've always found that to be an incredibly lousy and irrational argument. But as we see even in the book of Revelation, those who persevere even unto death, they are the ones who are saved. So that describes a process. That process has a beginning, no doubt, but it's a process. The Man on the cross did not have a life to live after that so therefore his process began, persisted through, and ended on the cross.
If it's once saved always saved then there's no reason to persist or be on guard, working out your faith. And just like you, I can also quote dozens of verses to support my argument.
I think you're missing a big point here which is that you and I are on the same page with regard to it taking one initial work, which is to believe upon the Son of God. But if you have a life to live after that, to then go on and not practice his words, or rather put into practice his words into your life would mean that your current faith has become null and void. Or as James puts it, your faith is dead. That means faith can die. That means faith can have a beginning, and you can later end it.
If you "get saved" and then 30 years later I walk up to you and ask you to prove your faith to me, how would you do this without showing me your works or letting me examine your works? Would you simply tell me how strongly you believe in your head? Would you shake your fists passionately and say at the top of your lungs "I believed thirty years ago on a sunny morning in New York!". I wouldn't care about that. Plenty of people say things like that and then if you look at their current works/current fruits/current attributes, and they lack compassion for others, forgiveness, humbleness, and all the other practices we are to practice, well then I wouldn't say this person is a follower of Jesus nor has living faith.
This by the way is the more important metric, as far too many Christians are going around asking if someone *was* "saved", when what they should be asking is, is this person "following Jesus", or another way to ask that is, is this person a student of Jesus? It's not about some moment 30 years ago. It's about are you practicing now?
@@DeanStrydom-v4p Also, I want to make it clear that I appreciate your challenges and your questions. I don't know all there is to know, and I'm still working things out for myself and trying to understand things better, so I appreciate hearing different perspectives that challenge my own perspectives
The will of the Father is to believe! It is not saying the Father wants works! Wise up
Yep! John 6:40
And the proof you believe is based on works. Paul says that in every letter he wrote. Of course Paul always refers to work in the positive as good fruit, the fruit of the Spirit. When Paul refers to works in the negative he is always referring to the 10 commandments.
@@scottwojack what are you even saying? How is it possible you can type that much but not actually say anything..
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The verse isn’t about “works”, that’s what the free grace movement has twisted it say.
It’s about those who still sin.
@@-Thelordismyshepherd- I have to apologize. When i read that before it sounded like you were saying something completely different.
I guess im used to people on youtube launching these nukes at me when i simply talk about the gospel and they dont like it lol
Spot on, Nate! Indeed, there plenty out there in churches......
But, let us not give up hope as what Jude encourages us to do, may God have mercy 🙏 🙏 🙏
Jude 1:20-23 NIV
[20] But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, [21] keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. [22] Be merciful to those who doubt; [23] save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear-hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
I am Jesus Christ.
I’m so very inspired and enthusiastic about my journey with Jesus
I don’t like you.
Also, how can it be that many will have done works in Jesus' name, and honestly THOUGHT they were doing it right, but because they didn't crack some code they burn in hell forever....? This doesn't make sense. And, how could they cast out demons without Jesus' help? The point is that many will SAY that they did these things, when in fact they didn't.
And picking up where you left off... So there will be people who prayed and even fasted, tried to do good thru some sort of deliverance ministry who all the while were praying to themselves and just plane delusional??? Then they find they're just as lost as the worst of the worst? That's incredibly disturbing! This cannot be. I mean, "I NEVER knew you"! So they were never saved in the first place? This seems like a profound soteriological question, right?
In claiming "we" they are claiming the Glory. ( We did it... aside: but "we" used your name
Not their bragging right. It is about the heart and the motive. To Glory self and "their ability to heal" OR God get the Glory( not a byline)
For the healing etc and us just the vessel used.
Nahum 1:7 (KJV)
The LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Please help me! I have no hope.
I don’t obey Jesus or God out of Love my fruits are not good I’ve talked to pastors and it has not helped I’m lost cut off from God and have hate in my mind towards him?
Im living in sin. I don’t have peace or assurance in my heart.
Pastor Nate please hoping you see this sir.
Do you think you have a generational curse? Is that why you are having trouble?
I would definitely watch living waters RUclips channel if you are struggling with assurance/false assurance. They share the gospel biblically.
Have you seen the exceedingly sin-fullness of sin?
Jesus said “ whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:28
The bible says in 1 John 3:15 “ Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.”
Every lie is a abomination before the Lord.
If we are judged by those Ten Commandments (we have looked at three) we will be found as lying, murderous adulterers at heart and of God gave us justice, we would be thrown into hell.
You committed the crime. Jesus Christ paid the fine for all that repent and believe in Him.
Jesus is God the son, He wrapped Himself in human flesh, lived a sinless life that we could not, died on a cross as a payment for sins, and rose again three days later.
If you repent and trust in Jesus, you will be saved.
The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Romans 3:23-25 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Simply trust in Christ to go to heaven and you will be saved. Don't trust in your discipleship or your fruits. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ alone for salvation and you will be saved.
@@bloodban716 living waters is a wolf in sheep's clothing preaching a false gospel of obeying the law along with believing to be saved. You cannot mix these two. If works are added to faith, salvation is no longer a free gift.
Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Living waters like a lot of people add their own theological definition to the word repent to mean "turn from sins," though it isnt close to actually meaning that. I mean, God repented multiple times throughout the Bible, though the newer ones like to replace the word with something else. When repent is said in the New Testament, it comes from a Greek word that at its core means a change of mind. meta- means to alter or change, and noia means mind. Change your mind from your trusting of works to faith in Jesus Christ for salvation.
Matthew 7:22 is not at all a scary verse for born-again Christians. If you've put your faith in Jesus Christ as personal Savior, there's nothing to worry about, because you're a child of God (e.g. Gal.3:26; John 1:12; etc.), by Grace alone, through Faith alone, in Christ alone. When you put your faith in Jesus Christ as personal Savior then you have received eternal life (yes, eternal life is eternal) ... e.g. John 3:36a, 3:16b, 6:47; 1 John 5:13a, etc.) plus lots of other benefits (in fact 95 things take place at the moment of salvation, with 68 positional facts which can never be changed as these depend on God, and 27 experiential things that may have ups and downs in our daily experience as we grow in Christ).
Never look at yourself, but instead look unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith (Heb. 12:2a) as that's the only way to live a victorious Christian life because that's the life of faith (Heb. 11:6; Rom. 14:23c) He wants us to live. God looks upon the heart but people always look at the outward appearance (1 Sam. 16:7) i.e. fruit, works, behavior, gifts and talents, etc.
And if we fail and are even faithless we have this promise, "If we are faithless, He remains faithful true to His word and His righteous character, for He cannot deny Himself" (1 Tim. 2:13) and 1 John 1:9 to rebound (restore our fellowship with HIm) in a second. Your relationship with God (getting saved) is unchangeable as you're a child of God having received the indwelling Holy Spirit and eternal life and it has nothing to do with fruit, works, gifts, talents, behavior or behavior modification, etc., but it is solely based on faith in Christ as personal Savior alone once a person trust in Him as Savior (John 6:29) and nobody/nothing can snatch us out of His hand (John 10:28). Remember, salvation is totally a work of God (Ps. 3:8a; Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 3:5, etc.). The only criteria for salvation (a relationship with God) is faith in Christ as personal Savior, and that's genuine faith. If you'd point to works, fruit, behavior modification, gifts and talents as your salvation criteria like the false prophets did in Matthew 7, you're not on the narrow road of Jesus Christ (the only door/gate/access into eternal life), but you're lost pointing to anything but Christ for your salvation. That's the beauty of the Gospel of genuine faith, by Grace alone, through Faith alone, in Christ alone. It's also the reality of Heb. 11:1, totally relying by faith alone on Christ alone, which is a "work" of grace.
And yes, discipleship (fellowship with God) which every new born-again Christian is invited to by God to participate in, has certain characteristics of fruit (Gal. 5:22-23), works (e.g. Eph. 2:10, etc.), spiritual growth of getting to know Him (2 Peter 3:18), etc., but discipleship is not a salvation criteria even though it's ideal and God's desire for every Christian to engage in this fellowship with Him after being in relationship with Him. There are many benefits to fellowship with God (discipleship) like e.g. the abundant life (John 10:10b), etc.
Much more could be discussed on this topic, and it's exciting to get a grasp of the Gospel truth, the Gospel of Grace as it is life giving. It sets the Christian free (John 8:32, 36) and you'll fall in love with Jesus, ... He already calls you a friend of His, now live in fellowship with Him by getting to know Him, ... He's standing at the door and wants to have dinner (fellowship) with you (Rev. 3:20) so you can get to know Him. Remember, 1 John 4:18a (AMPC), "There is no fear in love, dread does not exist, but full-grown complete, perfect love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment."
Thank you!! Why is it so hard for us to understand this? Is it because we break the law so often?
So confused how you do not have over 500k followers.. Such a great channel to subscribe too. Would love to be on the show one day. I'm a doctor, I have a large patient panel, and try to show my faith through work. Thank you for your channel
-Dr. G
It’s all about the heart and why you are doing the things. Are you obeying Jesus and the Father because you are humble and want to do God’s will, or are you doing it for your own gain and in a prideful puffed up way? Because we all have seen those who are prideful of their works and boast about them. Yet they rarely give thanks to God for helping them perform these works. Now occasionally they preach the name Jesus Christ but it’s hollow in heart.
I never knew you is for people who trusted in themselves for salvation, in other words who always believed you can lose salvation.
Edit: Kap Chatfield is a false teacher, if he has always believed in works salvation.
Also false teacher claim that you never had a relationship with Jesus, that’s why he tells you that according to these heretics.
Exactly, it can not possibly concern the saved. Even if one believes salvation can be lost, how can Jesus have NEVER known them? That would not make sense if it were directed at the ones who are saved
Your right God will never take away someone's salvation, but this is clearly saying that the person who possibly once had salvation gave away the gift themselves. God will never take away His gift of eternal life, but we can reject it, we can take it then throw it away or we can hold on to it and cherish it forever. When we hold on to it and cherish it forever there is nothing that can come between us and the gift that God has given us
@@DylanCameron92 Not possible, as we are sealed with the Holy Spirit till the day of redemption, and the word says that NO ONE can snatch us out of Jesus' hands, that includes yourself.
@user-kn8kx6fj4r your right!
@23:35 That THAT is was is always missed when addressing wolves in sheep’s clothing. It isn’t just about the leaders. They’re sitting next to you in the pews also.
I am both terrified and inspired by these passages because I don’t precisely know where I am with God, but this has definitely shed light on problems that in the back of my mind I had the feeling that I have but I wasn’t sure of until now. I’m a believer in God, and I believe the Bible preaches the truth, but I’ve been struggling with things that don’t align with what God wants us to become. I don’t want to be kept in the dark left in my own understanding of how to improve things, I need God’s help
How readest thou? What must you do to be Saved? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be SAVED. How do you die in your sins? If you believe NOT that Jesus Christ is the Son of God you shall die in your sins. What are THE works of God that ye might do them? This is THE work of God that ye believe on Him whom he hath sent. Remember the Name of Jesus. What does it mean? Remember?
I'll be in prayer for you. Let go of your sin and have faith that God will keep his promise to keep you on the right path. Surrender it all to him and you will not regret it
“I need God’s help” 💯
““Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:3
““Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.”
John 5:24
Trust the Savior!
“just as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.””
Romans 9:33
“But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I say, “You are my God.””
Psalms 31:14
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.”
John 6:47
@@MichaelAChristian1 How readest thou" How do you 'serve God', without 'serving' God..?
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad." - 2 Corinthians 5:10
"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; AND I WILL- NOT- BLOT OUT HIS NAME out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels." - Rev 3:5
You can never cancel out one N.T. scripture with another, they are complimentary not contradictory.
"My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips." - Ps. 89:34
These are the WORDS of Jesus Christ from His own lips : (… and He's 'blotting out names'...)
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal." - Matt. 25:31-46
"For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works." Matt 16:27
"And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be." - Rev 22:12
The question needing answered is “what is the will of the father?”
John 6:40- JESUS
For this is the WILL of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day."
What is eternal life according to Jesus?
John 17:3 - JESUS
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
What is God’s truth according to Jesus?
John 17:17 JESUS
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
SIMPLE Scripture guys. Not hard. Where you get tripped up is the actions of believers as a measurement of cooperative mandating where as all scripture says those who are of God behave a certain way.
Its not “believe, now you better do this or else”.
Its “believe and you will naturally follow”.
Is it not God who works in and through us for his pleasure?
Does not the Lord give a huge interpretive phrase to this passage by the indictment of those who call Him, "Lord, Lord," falsely? The Lord calls them "workers of iniquity" or lawlessness. These are people who act as if there is no Law from God. I Corinthians 13 outlines many great works that people may accomplish, but they are worthless without love for God and His people. Only a transformed heart can produce fruit that is pleasing to the Lord.
False teachers use our vocabulary but they use their dictionary. - Warren Wiersbe
That was a terrific teaching, Nate, that really put meat on the passage of the often misunderstood things that the Lord wants to convey. Thank you, brother!!!
Yes it is! And there will come a day when the true believers will be rebuked by the church and we will be told that we are causing disunity in the “body”. Look at what just happened with the UMC. The ones who didn’t want to be “inclusive” were the ones who are holding fast to Gods Word. False teachers and false converts alike use the name of Jesus and are sometimes successful because there is power in the name of Jesus but they are nevertheless empty vessels. We must use wisdom and discernment with who we allow to influence us. ❤
You must do the will of His father.Jesus was asked WHAT are the commandments (1) Love the Lord your GOD
(2) LOVE your neighbors as yourself. (3) Believe in the name of Jesus as your Savior.
Love GOD, Love People,Believe and accept Jesus as His Son
Thank you for the video going in-depth on what this passage means. I fear this passage because of my sins I’m trying to overcome through Jesus, however I fear that on the day of judgment Jesus will say I never knew you not because of my faith but because I didn’t try hard enough wrestling with my flesh.
Hey, I feel your comment and hope you don't mind me replying- but as I read it this very simple phrase came to me; 'Don't wrestle your flesh but feed your spirit'. God bless you and may you in His strength see breakthrough in your life. Shalom
i feel the same way a lot, you are not alone in this struggle
@@Love_won55 thank you, i try to feed my spirit every day. it helps to hear this. God bless you in Jesus name Amen.
@@Love_won55That was great, thank you for that. Thank you for posting it after you received it
@@Love_won55good point
Sup! [James 2:14-17] you need to walk with Jesus, Good works alone get you nothing without Jesus. if you can do works, do do it! but there is ONLY ONE WAY to get to the one True God. here [1 John 2:1-6] [Acts 20:28-30] [2 Peter 3:14-18]
This video is Fire!!! Amazing message and Explanation
It all comes down to the True Nature of the one doing the works, as to whose works they really are (God’s or satan’s works). And that Nature comes down to relationship. The difference in the fruit is a matter of the Nature of the tree (us). A Diseased nature always produces diseased fruit. A Godly Nature always always always produces godly fruit. The nature is what Jesus gives us. The New Nature is what Transforms us. This is why Jesus said We Must Be BORN AGAIN, (With His Godly Nature). Then the works we do are His Fruit of the Spirit He is producing in & through us. Old things must pass away (die), all things must become new. Gal 2:20 Paul said, I am crucified with Christ (dead to sin & the old sinful nature), nevertheless I live, Yet not I but Christ lives in me (with the new sinless nature of Christ). So the life I now live in the flesh, I live by The Faith Of (The Faith Of says Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith, Heb 12:2) the Son of God…
Every day I wonder what the Lord wants me to do. I work all the time to survive and help my daughter and grandkids. I attend a church she goes to but question daily if this church is false. I don't do good works outside my family because I don't have any time left. I want to be a good servant of Jesus but have no idea what that looks like. I read the word daily but I still am very carnal. I get angry and struggle with forgiveness.
Father God in the the name of Jesus please lead your daughter & give her the answers that she needs from you
AMEN AMEN AMEN ❤
Pray for wisdom. I did this 4 years ago and He has flooded me with wisdom since. You get angry and struggle with forgiveness bc you lack the Holy Spirit (not judging & not trying to be rude). Self control is one of the last asset you will gain from the Holy Spirit. Keep going on your journey and do not get discouraged. I was taking with my husband abt this subject and he said he believes this is why people give up is bc their feelings are the same as you stated here. I will pray for you and your journey. If you ever have any questions feel free to ask me 😁 I don’t know everything but he has blessed me with a lot of knowledge after asking him for wisdom
"And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.[a] So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings [b]for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.” - Luke 21:1-4
@tedc4982 That's beautiful thank you for sharing it.
What does God want you to do? This is THE work of God that ye believe on HIM whom he hath sent. Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of GOD. Call upon the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be SAVED! Get a king james bible and believe. Read John.
Little bit confused. Are you saying the RUclips guy's are right and you just added more meaning to the passage? You can't be the blessed without knowing Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior first.
I’ve never seen someone overcomplicate this passage like you have here. Jesus tells us what the will of the Father is in John 6:39-40. It’s to believe on the Son.
There are many things that God wills and many things that Jesus wills us to do. You cannot reduce all of it to one thing. God wills you to do good works, God wills you to keep his commands, God wills you to believe his son and to listen to his son, God wills you to watch for his son's second coming and pray regularly, God wills you to do a litany of things, one of which is to believe his son
@@educational4434 The Father's will in regards to salvation is belief. If everything else was as well, you'd be contradicting a laundry list of scriptures that say no man can be justified in the eyes of God through their works and that eternal life is a free gift.
@@RealTr0y No. You'd be contradicting a laundry list of only Paul's writings
@@educational4434 You wouldn't be, thats a very ignorant view of scripture I used to hold when I was only a few months in. That's also telling me that you've tossed out Paul's writings because u think u know better. That's called confirmation bias and means u don't have any solid foundation for ur faith. Have fun with that
@@RealTr0y No, what it's doing is calling into question this ridiculous bias modern Christendom has taken to where they hold in holy esteem private letters that Paul wrote to churches that he personally was leading and defer to his writings when there's ever a question about something instead of deferring to Jesus and James and the 12 apostles. My issue is with the bias.
If there's ever a question about something between what Paul has said and what James has said, James is correct. And if there's ever a question between what James has said or what Paul has said and what Jesus has said, Jesus is correct and overrules both of them.
It is impossible to justify faith alone with anything other than relying on Paul's writings. Jesus says faith + works. James says faith + works. Paul says faith alone. Therefore Paul is wrong on this one as he has been overruled. And his entire argument on that point was refuted by James 2,000 years ago, head of the Jerusalem Church who Paul was subject to, and there's simply no getting around that.
It's faith + works. That is the way it works. That is the way it has always worked. And that is the way it will always work. It's irrefutable. And when it was brought up 2,000 years ago it was directly confronted and refuted by James and recorded for us to learn from. It's impossible to work around this as it's right there clear in the text.
I love Jesus with all my heart. I know my works can’t get me into heaven. I actually fully believe God owes me nothing and I deserve hell. Hell is my destination unless Christ Jesus saves me from it. I’m pretty flawed, and I have to be honest, I won’t be surprised if Jesus says this to me when I die. I feel like if he denys anyone that loves him, that didn’t quite cut it, it should be me. I just hope he’s more forgiving than people make him out to be or else I’m cooked. Thank you for the cross Jesus, I try to be better every day and I fail so much it’s crazy. Please have mercy on me, but I know your justice is without flaw. Amen.
Well, from what I read in Matthew chapter 7 Jesus ends, the saying there, with depart from me, you who practiced lawlessness. So for him to say that he never knew them is to say it’s because they practiced a lifestyle of lawlessness / sin.
Lifestyle guys not a struggle with sin while trying to honor God with a Godly and more biblical lifestyle, while still having to live also in the flesh, or as to say having to have a sinful nature.
I edited my original comment due to the ignorance of a certain commenter commenting off my comment. People! 😩 They always know more than you, dude! 🤪
The "newer versions" change iniquity to "lawlessness" on purpose to sow confusion here.
@@MichaelAChristian1 What is the difference? Is sin/iniquity not lawlessness? Do you have evidence to believe the translators were intentionally mistranslating the text, or is that just an assumption?
@@UntoEternalLight The difference is that in multiple places the scripture says you are not justified by the deeds of the law. You are DEAD to the law. Against such there is NO LAW. For what the law could not do God has done. The obvious intent is to attack GRACE and Christianity. The iniquity here is based on chapter but also we see he will reprove you for BELIEVING NOT ON HIM. “Of sin, because they believe not on me;”- John 16:9. They were workers of iniquity and were trying to justify themselves by the deeds of the law so calling them "workers of lawlessness" is purposefully deceitful. Further look at what they list. They were doing works. The CURSE is tied to the law. Outwardly they appear righteous. A corrupt tree bringeth forth corrupt fruit. The fruit of the vine is HIS blood.
There is an abundance of evidence the "newer versions" are corrupt. The "niv" tells women to "marry their rapist" instead. They remove the "Seed" prophecy in multiple places. They even remove prophecy of virgin birth in places. They also remove the Standard being foretold. They do not USE the same manuscripts to begin with. You should get a king james bible. Why do you think there are suddenly in recent times hundreds of "new versions" in SAME language saying different things? To sow confusion. You can see that on internet yourself. Every month someone is asking which bible on reddit or even youtube.
We are always practicing lawlessness dude even in Christ, that’s why believing in him only saves us, because his righteousness is imputed on us, therefore God sees us as Holy sinless like Jesus in other words our sins are not counted against us when we simply believe on him, but the body sins, that is why we need to physically die and get new bodies in Heaven.
@@Yeshuasheep01 We may stumble at times, but that's different from making a willful practice of disobedience, where we know what we are doing is wrong but we don't care and continue to walk contrary to God's will. The Bible warns against making a _practice_ of willful disobedience/lawlessness, not because we are justified but our obedience, but because to follow Christ is to obey His teachings rather than walk in lawlessness.
That is the verse that saved me from mainstream christianity, once I found out what the definition of sin(iniquity)actually is...Lawlessness!... I now obey(love) my father in heaven instead of pretending with my mouth we have a relationship.
Faith is performative! Not just knowing about jesus(Yeshua)
There is a two letter word that stumps so many people when reading this passage, which keeps them from seeing what's truly Going on here, and the word is (WE). "Did (WE) Not" "In your name" see it now? They are robbing God of his glory. That's what's going on in this passage. They are pointing to self for God's glory. It is his name. They don't get credit. All credit goes to God.
AMEN!!! Stand with you 1%🙏
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"...does the will of my father..." is NOT necessarily talking about PHYSICAL works!
"...Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." is the greatest commandment, according to Jesus.
Does the Father say that following Jesus is his will for us? Yes. Therefore it stands that the commandment that Jesus SAID is the most important actually IS the most important.
Are works important? Of course!
But works WITHOUT holding Jesus first in your heart and mind and soul are hollow, and therefore worthless.
It is about the relationship foremost. Works come after that in importance.
If Works = Salvation. Then the people on the cross who had faith in Jesus wouldn't be with Jesus in Heaven.
This is the core of Salvation that Jesus did. Otherwise, Jesus lied to the man. And Biblically speaking, YHWH and Yashua are not liers.
In regard to hypocrisy as a warning from the passage... True. The same exists without religions. Not the idea of Salvation but of true enlightenment.
We like to quote Ephesians 2:8-9 to refute works salvation. But then fail to Read Verse 10, to fulfill Gods design for each of us found in verse 10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Praise Jesus 🙏🏼❤
They sound like early politicians.
This has settled my heart and nerves, thank you so much. Faith without work is dead.
You have no faith.
I'm sorry, Nate, but as much as I like your channel, I think you're wrong in your interpretation of this passage on this occassion, IMHO. Sorry.
In the first church followers of the Way in and of Jesus, every true follower of the Way also knew it's doctrine in Jesus. But since the second century all saints were wiped out by the persecutions. And for over 18 centurys the doctrine was gone. Needed for our spiritual growth and all we have is the churches...all 32,000 gospel teaching churches anyone teaching The Way in and of Jesus. None.
But that's alright God gives us the end time prophetic teacher of the Way. See Isa 30:20-21,25.
Why is the walking in the Way so important because only if we progress in our knowledge can we impose the Way of transformation to become One in/with the Lord Jesus.
I actually think the verse is about doing what you want in Jesus name and it’s not actually what God wants for you. It’s like becoming another social media influencer, or deliverance, ‘for God’ but no one asked you to, you decided to do it for you. For your own glory and adding on Gods name.
We have to do Gods Will - by this we need to be silent and fully surrender ALL our desires for life. And wait out for what God starts to bring in. Most people are just doing what they want. They don’t get it. Giving up your whole life for Gods Will is where it’s at.
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He’s referring to the Catholics , evangelical Christians. Everyone except for Jehovah’s Witness’s because they as true Christian’s. Pure worship. No teaching of hell , trinity, pagan holidays. Do not take part in politics just like Jesus did not. Teach that the earth is our home forever and we will live in it forever in an earthly paradise. No go to heaven . They walk in the name of Jehovah and go door to door until they end just like Jesus instructed.
That verse is talking about people who try to earn their way to God through works. They believe in their own righteousness instead of having faith in Jesus Christ's righteousness.
Agreed 👍
I think this is the same issue Paul is addressing in Galatians. A gospel like Jesus Christ but isn’t of Christ. People are confusing Sanctification with Justification.
Correct … it’s pride.
You will be judged according to your works. Works apart from God being the key.
Men + women who have called themselves~self appointed,but were never called by Almighty God.
The verse is talking about people who only proclaim with their mouth that Jesus is their Lord but don’t actually believe so in their heart, or actually hold faith in their heart.
In Jeremiah Chapter 17 God Almighty asks a very important question people miss. "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
I, the Lord search the heart and mind of men..."
In context, this rolls right into what you're saying. And the teachers of the Law should have known that! Just like we should be able to read the Old Testament and exegesis the Father's personality and heart manifested in His Son, Christ Jesus.
When Jesus says the will of my Father isn't that to keep the ten commandments because he says I don't know you, you workers of LAWLESSNESS!
I think you're missing the point here. Jesus is pointing that those who call themselves believes, will be judged for what is in their hearts. God weighs the heart. It's not about what you say or what you do, God looks at what's in the heart and if it was in obedience. So it doesn't matter if they were church leaders or not, in the end they all were trying to earn salvation but trying to prove to those around them by their works. They were earning their status, achieving greatness on their own, or saw glory in their influence. These are all idols.
We even see this in the OT where Saul made a sacrifice in disobedience. Samuel rebuked him because he disobeyed God and even says;
"Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams." - I Samuel 15:22
The real question Christians should be asking when they read this is do you know Jesus? The father's will is whoever looks to the son and believes. And the beatitudes previously reflects that. Recognizing being poor in spirit, mournful, meekness, thirst for righteousness, merciful, etc. This is deeper than works, it's a change of heart by looking to Christ and being transformed. It's not about reforming yourself to please God, it's about recognizing your dependance for God or as Jesus puts it, that unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of God. It's about humility. Humble yourselves before Christ, gaze on his beauty and let that transform you by witnessing his beauty, his mercies he has for you, the finished work of the cross, and you will seek him.
1 Corinthians 8:3
“But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.”
How do we love Jesus? Keep His commandments. John 14:15
Is this essentially the same thing you’re saying?
John 6:40-And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
The one who believes in Christ are known by God and enter heaven. The only reason you believe is because God chose you to do that. The only reason we can believe is because God reveals himself to the individual. Read Isaiah 43 if you think I’m making this up. Read all the times Paul says we were chosen. Read when Jesus says “you did not choose me but I have chose you.”
This is why in 1 John it states we know we have eternal life right now because we believe in the Son of God.
Those people on Matthew 7 are appealing to their works and not faith in Christ.
“For without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God”.
Hey man, I agree with 99% of what you said. However, I think you made one mistake at the beginning of the video. You assume that "The will of my Father" refers to works. That does not appear to be explicitly clear within the passage itself- but Jesus does in fact tell us exactly what the will of the Father is later. John 6:40 says that "This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day."
So I don't think that the will of the Father is good works (though that is certainly part of it), but rather belief in him.
Love to hear your thoughts on this. Others have said that the John passage is irrelevant because it isn't in the direct context of the passage, but I think if Jesus said it, it probably applies.
Jesus expects us Christians to live through God's word. Yes, accept Jesus as you must, but practice what you worship. If not, you are a hypocrite to the truth and the word of thy Lord. Thus, thy snake is around your heart. Thus, thy will not enter the kingdom of heaven with lawless behavior in the law of God. It takes both to enter, the kingdom of heaven.
Watching your video, especially towards the end of it, made me think of Ravi Zacharias. Years ago, I had great admiration for that person and his ministry, and then, following his death, the world learned what he truly was. I think he is an excellent example of the "wolf in sheep's clothing" discussed in Scripture and that you highlighted in your video.
Ok you went entirely the long way around the point and still made the same point just more technically than the two in the videos. There is nothing scary about the text. Christians want to make things far more complicated than they have to be. In verse 21 it says "will of my Father which is in heaven." Now what is the will of the father? John 6:40 And this is the will of the One who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him shall have everlasting life; and I will raise him up on the last day.. In Matthew 7:23 Jesus calls them workers of iniquity. What it is saying that those that he will turn away are those that do not have a personal relationship with Christ and who did the work for God but for their own benefits
1 Tim
8But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
To say that you have to follow the law instead of using it lawfully (which is to show that all are guilty under it) as evidence of your salvation makes you foolish like the Galatians. That’s what all of Galatians is about; looking to the law to do better or clean up their life.
The law is a schoolmaster to bring us to Christ.
As posted the law was not made for the righteous but the unbelievers. Justification by faith is before God. Justification by works is before mankind. Titus shows that good works is for profitability towards men not God.
It’s about false teachers Go back to verse 15. He talks about wolves in sheeps clothing. They taught falsely about God And Jesus that’s why he doesn’t know them.
He, Jesus Christ, was speaking to the Jews who sought after God, but rejected the Messiah, the speaker. This is not about works. Works ended after Christ gave his life up on the cross. We live in the time of the church; meaning, grace alone where all you have to do is accept Jesus Christ.
The people that Jesus was talking to placed their faith on their works rather than the finished work of Christ. When Jesus says, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven, should raise a question. Like what is the will of the Father. The will of the Father is found in John 6:40. It’s literally about faith, and where that faith is being placed in.
This verse is for works trusters. We are all born predestined to hell and commit at least 1000000 sins before being saved and afterwards too. We are all born with mindset good people heaven - evil people hell. That is true. But according to God's law everyone is evil unless they are marked by the blood of his Son and have his imputed righteousness. Many people struggle that they are the same as the mass shooter in God's eyes. But we need to compare ourselves only to God's laws and standard.
Thank you for this. Reminded me of Paul Washer's sermon titled "Examine Yourself"
To me, this is about the false teachers/prophets, who use the name of Jesus for their own gain, ideas, and agendas. Paul talks about this in Acts I believe.
This was great and a perspective that needs to be clearer to the church, but it is important to make very clear that failing God doesn’t equate to not reflecting Jesus to the point of damnation. Nobody’s perfect, but you have to be sincere in your effort to look like Jesus, because he can see straight into your heart. He knows if you are sincerely trying or not.
Most of us will burn in hell for eternity. Not feeling very good about that. I wish i had never been born. Even if i do somehow make it to heaven im still not looking forward to looking down on most burning in hell. Doesn't sound heavenly to me. The reality of this life and afterlife seems very sick and twisted to me.
Why do you not give the Gospel at the end?
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Why do you not go to Paul to understand the New Covenant vs Old?
If you still sin, this verse is for you.
It’s very clear, it says it right in verse 23.
Still sin and have questions?
Just ask, would love to guide you to the truth.
This is gonna be a rewatchable
Query: is there a point for point outline somewhere that connects what Jesus says to the Sermon on the Mount to passages in the Hebrew Bible?
Feeling since we are in 21st century, we need cliff notes to help us understand a clearer view of what the original hearers would get by osmosis.
So, from how I am understanding both the verses and some of the interpretation/teaching is that it is about obedience. A kind of intersection of relationship and works. Where both exist and are important, as one without the other is meaningless. Am I understanding this about right?
It's not scary for me. It just showed I have a lot of work to do still 😅 and Thank God for his mercies for real. We can't do this without Jesus.
I'm both inspired and terrified! I pray often to get closer to Jesus and to bring his kingdom here on Earth. And I feel like I've tried to do that in my life outside of church. But as I examine myself I still see a lot of me saying the right things but not necessarily doing or feeling the right way. I guess to truly christ-like can be an ongoing struggle in battle. So that's really scary. I feel like my heart is in the right place, but we are so corrupted by sin. It can be difficult. I almost feel like if you can sit back and say yeah I'm good then you're probably not. Anyway, I appreciate your teaching on this video. That really does help to put things in perspective. I will certainly check out The sermon on the Mount in greater detail. Thank you.
You are really well spoken. I feel like the way you deliver your ministry is so objective and you really do teach the Bible and show videos and compare and break down and give explanations and context. And you're from my great generation so that made me a subscriber right away😊 also I feel like when pastors kind of have a not so Jesus like past it makes them more relatable and more realistic.
There are just false teachings, Heavenly Father sees that people in this world don't love him anymore, they rather love themselves and their illusions.
It's astounding how they can even quote the part where He says " depart from me, you workers of lawlessness", and still come to the conclusion that we don't need to keep the law, but have "a relationship" with Him.
He wasn't even saying we don't need to cast out demons and preach and do wonderful works, He was saying we must do ALL of God's will, including keeping the commandments, otherwise we don't have a relationship with Him.
In another place, the reason He gives for rejecting people is " I was naked, and you did not clothe me, I was hungry, and you did not feed me... "
And John says " he that says ' I know Him, but does not keep the commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him".
1+2+3+4+5=15
Take any one of those numbers out of the equation, and you will get the wrong answer.
" You should have been doing the one, without neglecting the other "
I just wanted to start by saying thank you for your ministry, I understand what you are saying and I agree for the most part but one part doesn’t line up. What about the thief on the cross that was told by Jesus that he would be with him in heaven that day, as far as I understand it, he was told that he had faith alone. He did not have time to do works.
If I’m understanding this a little better this is more about leaders forgetting to love the people they’re guiding? Is this trying to teach us that leaders are doing acts because it makes them feel important to people and not because they love the sheep they shepherd?
The key is well of the Father . Obedience is what Yahshau wants. Look to the Torah to no what He loves and what He hates. Fear of the Lord is the beginning, and work is showing love for Yahshau. It's a natural outcome.
When I read these verses I am challenged to always check my motives....is my heart pure in my choices, actions, words. Am I glorifyig God ? What I really desire is to be willing to inwardly examine myself and ask God to show me to me , no matter how painful, because only God truly knows my heart....what I am blind to about myself. I thank my loving, kind Father God, that He does not crush me with this insight. He humbles me, grows me and lovingly shows me what I have not truly yielded to Him to His will and His way. Thank you Jesus for saving me, for loving me, and never forsaking me.