Spiritual Deception
"I never knew you." Imagine standing before The Lord, and the God whom you thought you had worshiped your entire life claims to have never known you. Is this possible? Yes, and Jesus even says it is probable. Jesus reminds us of this in Matthew 7:13, " Enter through the NARROW gate." He then goes onto say " for WIDE is the gate that leads to destruction". Not everyone who cries "Lord, Lord," will enter into the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 7:21). These are, in reality, some of the most frightening words in the bible. We can go to church every Sunday, and yet we face the reality of never being a true follower of Jesus. Let that sink in for a minute. It's frightening isn't it? Because in these bible verses, Jesus isn't talking to the atheists and nonbelievers, He's is talking to the good, religious people who associate themselves with Jesus and yet are shocked to find that Jesus claims to have never known them. Spiritual ...