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Matthew 7:21–23: What Jesus Will Never Say

Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount with a warning that surprises us: religious activity done in his name is not the same as being known by him. The passage turns our attention from the size of our ministry to whether we do the Father's will and rest in Christ.

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Are sincere cultists lost

Jesus warns that calling him Lord and performing impressive works in his name will not secure the kingdom. The decisive question is whether he knows us and whether our lives do the Father's will.

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The Narrow Gate in Matthew 7:13–14

Jesus sets two gates and two roads before his hearers, and he presses a decision that determines the destination. The narrow gate is not about human strictness but about coming to life on God's terms rather than the crowd's.

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