THE ‘LOVE’ THAT WILL FAIL

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THE ‘LOVE’ THAT WILL FAIL

Matt. 6:21-23, KJV. “Not everyone that saith to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father who is in heaven [not on earth].

Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not PROPHESIED [also preached and taught] in Thy name? And in Thy name have CAST OUT DEVILS? And Thine name done many WONDERFUL WORKS? And then I will process to them, I NEVER KNEW YOU: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity [sin].” Matt. 7: 21-23, KJV.

“There is a SPURIOUS EXPERIENCE [it is felt!] that is prevailing NOW everywhere in regard to the LOVE OF JESUS—-that we must dwell in the love of Jesus, that FAITH in Jesus IS ALL WE NEED—-but these souls must be INSTRUCTED that the love of Jesus in the HEART [not in the lips or mouth only] will lead to HUMILITY OF LIFE AND OBEDIENCE TO ALL HIS COMMANDMENTS.

For ‘He that saith I KNOW Him, and keeps not His commandments, is a LIAR, and the the truth is NOT in him’ 1 John 2:4, KJV). The love of Jesus that GOES NO FARTHER THAN THE LIPS, will not save any soul, but be a GREAT DELUSION.” – Manuscript 26, Oct. 17, 1885.

“Some who claim to love Jesus are DECEIVERS and all their religion is LIP SERVICE. IT DOES NOT TRANSFORM THE CHARACTER [only a change of ‘form’ and ‘religion’]. It does not reveal the INWARD working of GRACE.

They do not show that they have EVER LEARNED in Christ’s school the lessons of MEEKNESS and LOWLINESS OF HEART [not appearance]. They do not show by LIFE or CHARACTER that they are wearing ‘Christ’s yoke or lifting His burdens.’

They are not reaching the STANDARD given them in God’s Word, but a HUMAN standard. Their life is not PURE as Christ’s life. They are not being REFINED and ENNOBLED by His Spirit, THE WAY OF TRUTH THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN, AND THEY ARE OF THAT NUMBER WHO WILL SAY, ‘Lord, Lord, open unto us. We have taught in the streets. We have done many wonderful works.’ But Christ will say of them, ‘I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.’ (Matt. 7:23).” – ibid.

“Those who reject the truth of the Bible [regarding this unpopular testing truth] do it a a PRETENSE of loving Jesus. Those who LOVE JESUS will REVEAL that love by being OBEDIENT CHILDREN. They will NOT be continually pleading, ‘ALL THAT WE HAVE TO DO IS TO BELIEVE IN JESUS.’ This is true in the FULLEST SENSE, but they do not COMPREHEND, they do not take it in its FULLEST SENSE.

“To believe in Jesus is to take Him as your Redeemer, your PATTERN. All who love Jesus must FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE. They must connect with Jesus AS CLEARLY as the branch is CONNECTED with a living [not dead] vine. They are ABIDING in Jesus and Jesus is abiding IN them and they are DOERS of His word [James 1: 22-25], partakers of His divine nature [2 Pet. 1:4, 2-12].” Ibid/ TDG 298.

Our obedience to God’s law is the only measure and standard of our love for Him. Anything outside of it is spurious and Satan’s counterfeit. Jesus said it in words that even a child can understand, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John 14:15.

But do we even know that all these untampered commandments are?
Bless all, NMF