Lordship and False Followers – Matthew 7:21-23

In a recent article about this passage, Dr Charlie Bing starts "This passage is often cited to show that many professing Christians are not actually saved..."

No doubt you have heard this passage used this way as well. I recall in particular having heard a sermon by Ray in a well-known sermon of his called Hell's Best Kept Secret. If you've heard this sermon then you should know what a travesty it is against salvation by grace through faith as taught in the Bible. In a nutshell, Ray claims this passage to support the idea that salvation is like a parachute in that it's something we can be offered, and even accept, but it's still up to us to keep holding onto it. Ray's message, and the Lordship Salvation he and others teach, remind me of Matt 23:4 (NLT) which says, "They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden."

Contrarily, Matt 7 is a precision indictment against the very Lordship Salvation he and so many popular pastors espouse today.

Read the rest of his insightful article which addresses the common misuse of this passage.

http://gracelife.org/resources/gracenotes.asp?id=52