Sermon on the Mount 20 - True & False Disciples | Sunday Service 5/4/25

After pointing out how to tell between true and false prophets, Jesus goes on to describe the reality of those who claim to be His disciples, but who in fact are not. He reveals that we cannot discern a disciple based on amazing and good works they do in His name.  

“In the end, there is one basis of salvation; it isn’t mere verbal confession, not “spiritual works,” but knowing Jesus and being known by Him. It is our connection to Him — by the gift of faith that He gives to us — that secures our salvation. Connected to Jesus we are secure; without connection to Him all the miracles and great works prove nothing.” -David Guzak

We cannot base our citizenship in the Kingdom of Heaven upon anything but Jesus--not anything we do or say or perform, no matter whose name we claim to serve—it is Only faith in the Lord Jesus Christ’s work on our behalf by which we enter.

Let us take these words to heart, submit our lives to His Lordship, rely upon His all-sufficient Grace and seek Him as our only source of Life. In Christ alone are we secure.

Prepare for this week’s message by reading Matthew 7:21-23 with Paul’s words of assurance in Ephesians 2:4-10 and Romans 8:31-39