Is Calling Jesus "Lord" Enough? Part 4 (TMF:1435)

Friday, August 14, 2020
Peace to Live By: Is Calling Jesus "Lord" Enough? Part 4 (TMF:1435) - Daniel Litton
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       We cannot, however, just consider outward works alone in evaluating our own lives, as to whether we are in the faith or not. For Jesus listed outward works here—none of which qualified the person as a Christian and to enter the kingdom of Heaven. These people in the passage were prophesying in Jesus’s name, casting out demons in his name, and doing many mighty works in his name. So, these are things done with the Christian label, and not just humanitarian things. These people had invoked Jesus’ name while accomplishing their works. This is where it gets concerning. Notice the power then behind the works, and there is great deception here. These people were able to predict the future, for one. And how could this be possible? Isn’t God the only one who knows the future? Actually, no, but some demons have the ability to see into the future. Remember the servant girl who had followed Paul and Silas around in Acts chapter 16? She had a demon that she used for fortune telling—the demon allowed her to see into the future.