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The righteous do what is right and the holy do God's will.
The Lord says this;
"Do what is right and just."
"I the Lord speak justly, I say what is right. "
"Seek the Lord so you will live"
"Didn't your Father eat and drink. He did what is right and just and it went well with him because he dispensed justice to the weak and the poor it went well with him. Isn't this true knowledge of me, " Says the Lord
Jesus said in Matt. 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.
What had the people behind the door been doing?
"did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?"
They had done the works, so why were they not allowed in?
The passage is a good example of how works alone CANNOT earn salvation.
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Jesus said in Matt. 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.
See also Luke 8:[21] And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
I believe that if we have the Holy Spirit, we will be committed to doing the will of God?
As long as we distinguish between being committed to doing so and then actually trying to do it vs succeeding 100% of the time. Trouble is, we're all going to fail to do God's will repeatedly for the rest of our lives. Keep trying and don't give up. God will make up the infinite chasm constituting the difference.
Jesus said in Matt. 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.
See also Luke 8:[21] And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
I believe that if we have the Holy Spirit, we will be committed to doing the will of God?
'' The one who doesn't keep the laws of Moses and even teaches others not to keep the laws of Moses ARE LAWLESS, and they are the least in the kingdom but there are 3 sections of heaven and the outer court of darkness IS the outer court of Gentiles where the least go.
The design of the Temple is 3, and so the design of the kingdom is 3, and this is why many will come to the Marriage feast and then be escorted out, many sons of the kingdom will come to sit down with Abraham but be escorted out.
There is life, and there is abundant life and the two are not the same.
There is salvation and there is salvation with reward and the two are not the same, and we see the Holy Jerusalem coming down from heaven and the people streaming into it in a future day, and then there are those without the city like dogs who love a lie.
Not everyone will be counted the same, and that's why we are shown 3 sections and in each one it is a progression in Righteousness.
The outer court of darkness is not part of the Temple proper, and there are two sections of the Temple proper.
The people who are found in the outer court are not counted, only the people in the two sections of the temple are measured and counted, but even the people in the outer court have hope, and we see them in the next world but they never enter the city of Jerusalem.
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