Why Call Me, Lord, Lord, and Do Not The Things Which I Say?

"Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy Name? ... And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity"

True Christianity, becoming a repentant follower of the Saviour by obeying His commands and teachings, has always been wide open to everyone. It has never however been wide open to claiming to be a Christian while obeying one's own inventions and traditions. The Messiah's rhetorical question "Why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" applies to millions of people today.

"^6:44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

^6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

^6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

^6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: ^6:48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

^6:49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great." (Luke 6:44-49 KJV)

One of the Messiah's most stark warnings was to those who do as they please in His Name. Regardless of any greatness and magnitude of their "Christian" deeds, it is iniquity (evil) in the Judgment of the LORD if it was done in disobedience to His actual teachings.

"^7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: ^7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

^7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. ^7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? ^7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. ^7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. ^7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. ^7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

^7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. ^7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? ^7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

^7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: ^7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. ^7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: ^7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

^7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: ^7:29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes." (Matthew 7:13-29 KJV)

The Messiah's famous Olivet Prophecy (named after the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem) was a warning to not be deceived by "Christians" who teach fantasy and delusion. "Many" are prophesied to be misled in that manner.

"^24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. ^24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." (Matthew 24:4-5 KJV)

The result of all of those deceived "Christians" will be the persecution of those who actually obey Jesus Christ.

"^24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. ^24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. ^24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. ^24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. ^24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. ^24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." (Matthew 24:9-14 KJV)

The "abomination of desolation" (see A History Of Jerusalem: Abomination Of Desolation) will be committed by a great religious misleader who claims to be Christian.

"^24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) ^24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: ^24:17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: ^24:18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. ^24:19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! ^24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: ^24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. ^24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." (Matthew 24:15-22 KJV)

At the time of the Messiah's return, empowered by Satan, "there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."

"^24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. ^24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. ^24:25 Behold, I have told you before.

^24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not." (Matthew 24:23-26 KJV)

The Truth will prevail on the day of Christ's return - a day that will put an end to all false Christianity in the world (see What Happens After The Messiah Returns?).

"^24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ^24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." (Matthew 24:30-31 KJV)

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This Day In History, May 29

363: Roman Emperor Julian (see Ancient Empires - Rome) defeated the Sassanids (the last pre-Islamic empire of Persia, known today as Iran; see Ancient Empires - Persia) at the Battle of Ctesiphon.

1167: Frederick Barbarossa was defeated by the Lombard League at the Battle of Legnano.

1328: Philip VI was crowned King of France.

1453: Ottoman Turks (listen to our Sermon The Ottoman Empire) under Sultan Mehmed II seized Constantinople (listen also to our Sermon Constantine's Papacy) after a seven-month siege. Emperor Constantine XI was killed in the battle. The Eastern Roman Empire collapsed, marking the end of the European Middle Ages.

1500: Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Diaz, who discovered the Cape of Good Hope, drowned during a voyage.

1555: The Peace of Amasya was concluded between the Ottoman Empire and Persia.

1660: King Charles II was restored to the English throne after the Puritan Commonwealth.

1727: Peter II was proclaimed Czar (the Russian form of "Caesar") of Russia.

1838: John George Lambton, the earl of Durham, landed at Quebec. British PM Lord Melbourne had appointed Lord Durham governor general of Canada to investigate colonial grievances after the Canadian rebellions of 1837. The Durham Report urged unification of Upper Canada (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec) and institution of government by colonists themselves. Unlike the American colonists to the south who rebelled after their demands were not met, all of the demands of the Canadian colonists were met, thereby avoiding another "revolution in the Americas."

1903: King Alexander Obrenovich of Serbia, and Queen Draga, were assassinated in Belgrade by the "Black Hand" organization.

1914: The ocean liner Empress of Ireland sank quickly in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off Rimouski, Quebec after colliding with a Norwegian coal ship in dense fog. 1,012 lives were lost, the worst maritime disaster in Canadian history.

1918: Armenian forces defeated the Ottomans at the Battle of Sardarapat.

1944: A German submarine sank the USS Block Island, a U.S. aircraft carrier, near Madeira. It was the only U.S. carrier lost in the Atlantic Ocean during the Second World War.

1950: The RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the "Mounties") ship St. Roch arrived back at Halifax, Nova Scotia, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

1953: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkay become the first (known) humans to reach the top of Mount Everest.

1964: The Arab League met in "East Jerusalem," resulting in the creation of the "Palestinian Liberation Organization."

1966: Thanh Quang, a South Vietnamese Buddhist nun, committed suicide by burning with gasoline to protest the U.S. support of the Saigon regime.

1985: Amputee Steve Fonyo completed his cross-Canada run at Victoria, British Columbia; the marathon took 14 months.

1990: Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian republic, thereby giving him an official power base to attack Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev.