Don't treat Jesus like a celeb and chase him like a groupie

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Miri

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Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV
[21] "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom
of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. [22] Many
will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your
name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your
name?' [23] And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart
from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'


I was reading the above verses and it occurred to me, that it's
possible to follow Jesus like a remote groupie.
You know the type, people who drop celeb names into conversations
but who don't really know them.

People who say I know a friend of a cousin who had a brother who knows the
cleaner of the hotel Elvis stayed at.

Or people who join the fringes of the crowd to get a glimpse of the queen
during her parades. Then they go around saying queen this and queen that.

Its possible to do that with Jesus.
He does not want groupies, or people who go name dropping.
He wants a true close relationship with us. Otherwise just like
Elvis and the queen, Jesus might turn around and say "I never knew you".

Its a sobering thought isn't it.
 
Johnny_B

Johnny_B

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Mar 18, 2017
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Miri said:
Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV
[21] "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom
of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. [22] Many
will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your
name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your
name?' [23] And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart
from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'


I was reading the above verses and it occurred to me, that it's
possible to follow Jesus like a remote groupie.
You know the type, people who drop celeb names into conversations
but who don't really know them.

People who say I know a friend of a cousin who had a brother who knows the
cleaner of the hotel Elvis stayed at.

Or people who join the fringes of the crowd to get a glimpse of the queen
during her parades. Then they go around saying queen this and queen that.

Its possible to do that with Jesus.
He does not want groupies, or people who go name dropping.
He wants a true close relationship with us. Otherwise just like
Elvis and the queen, Jesus might turn around and say "I never knew you".

Its a sobering thought isn't it.
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When I first read those verses I was part of a Pentecostal group that was totally into casting out demons, bring curses, binding spirit, of lust, of witchcraft, of idolatry, of jealousy, which were all works of the flesh. We had prophecies as well and these verses got my mind working. But here's how we know someone is born of God.

I John 3:9-11 "No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother."
 
Roughsoul1991

Roughsoul1991

Senior Member
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Sep 17, 2016
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Miri said:
Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV
[21] "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom
of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. [22] Many
will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your
name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your
name?' [23] And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart
from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'


I was reading the above verses and it occurred to me, that it's
possible to follow Jesus like a remote groupie.
You know the type, people who drop celeb names into conversations
but who don't really know them.

People who say I know a friend of a cousin who had a brother who knows the
cleaner of the hotel Elvis stayed at.

Or people who join the fringes of the crowd to get a glimpse of the queen
during her parades. Then they go around saying queen this and queen that.

Its possible to do that with Jesus.
He does not want groupies, or people who go name dropping.
He wants a true close relationship with us. Otherwise just like
Elvis and the queen, Jesus might turn around and say "I never knew you".

Its a sobering thought isn't it.
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The book called Not a Fan hits home about living as a fan or a follower. It will really open your eyes to what Jesus wants as a follower.
 
M

Miri

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Roughsoul1991 said:
The book called Not a Fan hits home about living as a fan or a follower. It will really open your eyes to what Jesus wants as a follower.
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Ive not heard of that before, but the book title rings true.
 
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