Matthew 5:19–20 NKJV

Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

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Acts 20:27 NKJV

For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.

The Least and the Greatest in Heaven

The Least in the Kingdom of Heaven

The Least in the Kingdom of Heaven are Those Who Break the Law!

Matthew 5:19 NKJV

Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

James 2:10 NKJV

For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.

The Least in the Kingdom of Heaven are Those Who Teach Others to Break the Law!

The Least in the Kingdom of Heaven Are Excluded From Heaven

The Least in the Kingdom of Heaven is not referring to people who do not obey and make it in any way but to those who are excluded.

Matthew 23:15–16 NKJV

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’

The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven are Those Who Obey the Word of God

The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven are Those Who Teach Others to Obey The Word of God!

1 Timothy 4:6–11 NKJV

If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed. But reject profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness. For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance. For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. These things command and teach.

The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven are Included in Heaven!

The Greatest isn’t referring to the greatest from the perspective of man but from the perspective of God and those who make it into Heaven!

John 15:1–8 NKJV

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

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