Sermon Tone Analysis

Dear Congregation, our Lord Jesus Christ mentions a day in v22.

“On that day...”

This is a day for which all other days were made for.

This is the last great and dreadful day.

This is a day by which all other days must be measured and discerned.

I pray for us dear church, that all of us begins to live in light of this last day.

The riches that you’ve set your heart upon… heavenly riches or earthly riches, who will their value be reckoned “On that day”?

What kind of comfort will the things that you’ve set your heart upon bring you in that day?

Think about the things that you might pursue weekly, desiring and following in your heart certain things...

These things might now appear so important to you, that they take up the whole of your time and thoughts, ask yourself, are they worthy of all this effort?

Will these pursuits matter much “On that day”?

The Majestic Pronouncement.

FIRST.

The lack of Sincerity.

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven...”.

So after their life is over, the great professing believers on earth present themselves as Christ’s loyal servants

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven

and yet, in their previous life on earth, by their actions they claimed to be under the Lordship of Christ.

When the kingdom of heaven comes in all its fulness,

it will not be people’s profession that counts,

but their profession as shown in the way they live, as to whether they were sincere or not.

We all know people that are w/out Christ, they’re the outsiders.

But it’s those that have come into the fellowship of the church, and have said, “Lord, Lord”!

It those of us that need to examine ourselves lest we be found having a false security!

SECOND.

The lack of Submission.

“but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.”.

O my brothers and sisters, I am speaking to myself as I speak to

every member of this church, and

every member of any other Christian church, and

I implore you to see to it

that you have something more than a mere profession,

for these condemned ones had made an open profession of religion,

yet Christ will say to them, “I never knew you.”

Let’s split a few hairs here.

Paul says this to the Christian in .

"For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear.

Instead, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!”” ()

Some professing believers have this enslaving fear that comes from disobedience to God’s law.

Unsaved people don’t know the right use of the law.

But by reason of their knowledge of God’s law they see themselves in bondage and begin to fear.

It’s from that fear that many good things come, such as grieving over sin, confession and humiliation, prayers for pardon etc.

So when wicked Pharaoh confessed the “righteousness of God” and “that he and his people had sinned” ().

wicked Pharaoh confessed the “righteousness of God” and “that he and his people had sinned” ().

And so did Ahab at the heavy message of God by Elijah (); “he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon him and fasted, and lay in sackcloth.”

So Judas, when he saw that Christ was condemned, he repented of his act, being grieved for it, and ashamed to look any man in the face; and also confessed the same before God and men ().

And so did Ahab at the heavy message of God by Elijah (); “he tore his clothes, and put sackcloth upon him and fasted, and lay in sackcloth.”

So Judas, when he saw that Christ was condemned, he repented of his act, being grieved for it, and

ashamed to look any man in the face; and also confessed the same before God and men ().

You could have faith, as Simon Magnus did in .

It says that he believed and was baptized

and followed Philip everywhere!

But the Spirit-empowered Apostle Peter said this about this baptized professing believer: "Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart’s intent may be forgiven.

"For I see you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by wickedness.””

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You could taste of the grace of God and still be damned.

It says of them that fall away in "For it is impossible to renew to repentance those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, who shared in the Holy Spirit, "who tasted God’s good word and the powers of the coming age,” ()

You could experience good affections like joy!

Just like those that recieved the word upon the rocky soil heard it with joy but fell away when the testing came.

You could have a zeal for God’s glory as Jehu did “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord!” ( says) but then a few verses later

we find that he never departed from the sins of his forefathers.

"Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart.

He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.”

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You could reverence God’s ministers, as Herod to John the Baptist, "because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing he was a righteous and holy man.

When Herod heard him he would be very perplexed, and yet he liked to listen to him.”

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Scripturally you can

profess,

confess,

proclaim,

do signs and wonders,

be baptized,

taste the goodness of God,

have a belief or a kind of faith,

experience joy,

like to hear sermons,

weep over your sins and

still die and go to hell!

SECOND.

The lack of Submission.

“but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.”.

Last week, when Jesus talking about the tree bearing fruit He emphatically made the point

that a person’s deeds show what the person is, and

made emphatically the point that a person’s deeds show what the person is, and he is now saying that words are not the significant thing.

It is easy for anyone to profess loyalty, but to practice it is quite another thing.

Says stands in contrast to does; words are not enough.

he is now saying that words are not the significant thing.

It is easy for anyone to profess loyalty, but to practice it is quite another thing.

Says (in v21) stands in contrast to does (in v21); words are not enough.

So on this day of the last judgment they discover that,

whatever may have been their previous success in deceiving others, and

perhaps while on earth even themselves,

they cannot fool the Judge.

From the kingdom in its final phase they are excluded.—

The lesson is clear: let everyone examine himself!

What makes introspection important is that there will be many “sayers” who have not been “doers.”

Jesus says they have not practiced the will of “my Father.…”

but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.”

The Masquerader’s Plea.

This is not salvation by works: the contrast is not between merit and grace,

but between profession and way of life.

If people really trust Christ for salvation, their lives will no longer be self-centered;