The Bible is very clear that some of those who regard themselves as followers of Christ/Christians will not make it. They will be cast out/rejected. Three reasons stand out:
1. Theirs was but lip service. Claimed to follow Jesus but clang to the traditions of man
2. They did their own will as opposed to that of God
3. Their mistreatment of fellow human beings
Here, read for yourselves:
“And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, “‘this people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men. “And he said to them, “You have a fine way of a rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!” (Mark 7:6-9)
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty work in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” (Matthew 7:21-23)
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ (Matthew 25:41-45)
Let us examine ourselves and make sure that God and us are on the same page.
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