| Gateway Baptist Church Independent Unaffiliated Separated Soul-Winning KJV "It Does Make A Difference What You Believe". |
From the three aspects of salvation, the first, deliverance from the penalty of sin,
applies to the lost. For the alien sinner to become saved, he must know and become
obedient to the will of God.
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me
Jn 6:38. We hear much in our day about the will of God.
In Matthew 7:21 Christ said, "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." Doing the will of God is shown to be essential for entrance into the kingdom
of heaven.
The Lord addresses two classes of people in this sermon, the multitudes and his
disciples Mt 5:1. Thus, the content of Matthew 5, 6, and 7 contains truth applicable
to each class.
Speaking about entrance into the kingdom, Christ used the language, ". . . doeth the
will of my Father . . .." Repeatedly in these chapters, the Lord used the words: 1)
your Father (Mt 5:45, 48; 6:1); 2) thy Father and our Father (Mt 6:1, 4, 6, 9, 14, 18,
26); and your father (Mt 7:11).
This language is obviously applicable to that class of people who have God as their
Father, namely the children of God. But, in Matthew 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, Christ does not say, "Do the will of your
Father" for entrance into the kingdom of heaven.
Had He said that, the implication would be the child of God must do something beyond
the relationship with God the Father to gain the entrance referenced. Instead, He
speaks to an entirely different class identified as everyone that doeth the will of
(not your, but) my Father . . . as stated by Jesus.
This aspect of the will of God is essential to establish the new birth relationship
with God (Mt 12:46-50). Therefore in application and purpose, it differs from that
aspect of God's will that is specifically said to be, . . . in Christ Jesus concerning
you (I Thess 5:18).
Doing the will of my Father in Matthew 7:21 is of such nature that unless one does it
Christ will ultimately say to that person "I . . . never knew you . . . (Mt 7:23).
Such comment cannot be addressed to a child of God because Christ said, "I . . . know
my sheep, and am known of mine" (Jn 10:14).
We also know that entrance into the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 7:21 involves
conversion. Christ said, ". . . except ye be converted . . . ye shall not enter into
the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 18:3).
Christ spoke of some who go into the kingdom of God before others (Mt 21:31). The
"who" of this passage, equals the converted or those who did the will of the Father of
the Lord Jesus Christ. According to Matthew 21:29, 31, 32 those who entered were those
who repented and believed the message of John the Baptist who came unto them in the
way of righteousness.
In defining the will of God, which Christ said, ". . . I came down . . . to do . . .,"
the Lord went on to say about alien sinners, "And this is the will of him that sent
me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting
life: and I will raise him up at the last day" (Jn 6:38, 40).
Compare this aspect of the will of God to that spoken of in Hebrews 10:7, 9, 10 that
reads, in part, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God . . . By the which will we are
sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Thus, what could not be accomplished by the sacrifices under the law (Heb 10:1-4),
could be accomplished in the merits of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. For by one
offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified Heb 10:14.
The Lord Jesus identifies the condition of the lost in John 6:53 when He said, ". . .
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink
his blood, ye have not life in you." The words, no life in you, are descriptive of the
lost's spiritual condition.
Ephesians 2:1 identifies those with no life as dead in trespasses and sins. Christ
however, came into the world to save sinners (I Tim 1:15) by offering Himself, without
blemish and without spot (I Pet 1:18-19) as payment for the penalty of sin. By so
doing, Christ accomplished the will of the Father. When a man receives Jesus Christ
for his salvation, that man accomplishes the will of the Father as identified for lost
man.
Jesus said, "For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life
unto the world" (Jn 6:33). The Jews of John 6:41-42 rejected His Person, but His
Person is the very thing that gives value to what He did. In rejecting Him, they
rejected the will of the Father. BD
applies to the lost. For the alien sinner to become saved, he must know and become
obedient to the will of God.
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me
Jn 6:38. We hear much in our day about the will of God.
In Matthew 7:21 Christ said, "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." Doing the will of God is shown to be essential for entrance into the kingdom
of heaven.
The Lord addresses two classes of people in this sermon, the multitudes and his
disciples Mt 5:1. Thus, the content of Matthew 5, 6, and 7 contains truth applicable
to each class.
Speaking about entrance into the kingdom, Christ used the language, ". . . doeth the
will of my Father . . .." Repeatedly in these chapters, the Lord used the words: 1)
your Father (Mt 5:45, 48; 6:1); 2) thy Father and our Father (Mt 6:1, 4, 6, 9, 14, 18,
26); and your father (Mt 7:11).
This language is obviously applicable to that class of people who have God as their
Father, namely the children of God. But, in Matthew 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, Christ does not say, "Do the will of your
Father" for entrance into the kingdom of heaven.
Had He said that, the implication would be the child of God must do something beyond
the relationship with God the Father to gain the entrance referenced. Instead, He
speaks to an entirely different class identified as everyone that doeth the will of
(not your, but) my Father . . . as stated by Jesus.
This aspect of the will of God is essential to establish the new birth relationship
with God (Mt 12:46-50). Therefore in application and purpose, it differs from that
aspect of God's will that is specifically said to be, . . . in Christ Jesus concerning
you (I Thess 5:18).
Doing the will of my Father in Matthew 7:21 is of such nature that unless one does it
Christ will ultimately say to that person "I . . . never knew you . . . (Mt 7:23).
Such comment cannot be addressed to a child of God because Christ said, "I . . . know
my sheep, and am known of mine" (Jn 10:14).
We also know that entrance into the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 7:21 involves
conversion. Christ said, ". . . except ye be converted . . . ye shall not enter into
the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 18:3).
Christ spoke of some who go into the kingdom of God before others (Mt 21:31). The
"who" of this passage, equals the converted or those who did the will of the Father of
the Lord Jesus Christ. According to Matthew 21:29, 31, 32 those who entered were those
who repented and believed the message of John the Baptist who came unto them in the
way of righteousness.
In defining the will of God, which Christ said, ". . . I came down . . . to do . . .,"
the Lord went on to say about alien sinners, "And this is the will of him that sent
me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting
life: and I will raise him up at the last day" (Jn 6:38, 40).
Compare this aspect of the will of God to that spoken of in Hebrews 10:7, 9, 10 that
reads, in part, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God . . . By the which will we are
sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Thus, what could not be accomplished by the sacrifices under the law (Heb 10:1-4),
could be accomplished in the merits of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. For by one
offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified Heb 10:14.
The Lord Jesus identifies the condition of the lost in John 6:53 when He said, ". . .
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink
his blood, ye have not life in you." The words, no life in you, are descriptive of the
lost's spiritual condition.
Ephesians 2:1 identifies those with no life as dead in trespasses and sins. Christ
however, came into the world to save sinners (I Tim 1:15) by offering Himself, without
blemish and without spot (I Pet 1:18-19) as payment for the penalty of sin. By so
doing, Christ accomplished the will of the Father. When a man receives Jesus Christ
for his salvation, that man accomplishes the will of the Father as identified for lost
man.
Jesus said, "For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life
unto the world" (Jn 6:33). The Jews of John 6:41-42 rejected His Person, but His
Person is the very thing that gives value to what He did. In rejecting Him, they
rejected the will of the Father. BD
| Deliverance from the Penalty of Sin CHAPTER 3 By Bobby Dunn |
| Chapter 4 Table of Contents Back to Home Page Send us E-Mail Church Phone - (254) 865-6924 |
Website design by
Laura Slack
Copyright © 2007
Gateway Baptist
Church
All Rights Reserved
Laura Slack
Copyright © 2007
Gateway Baptist
Church
All Rights Reserved