Matthew 7:21

21. Not every one that saith
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven; but
he that doeth the will of my
Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 25: 31-46

31.  When the Son of man
shall come in his glory, and all
the holy angels with him, then
shall he sit upon the throne of
his glory:

32. And before him shall be
gathered all nations:  and he
shall separate them one from
another, as a shepherd divideth
his sheep from the goats:

33.  And he shall set the sheep
on his right hand, but the goats
on the left.

34.  Then shall the King say
unto them on his right hand,
Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared
for you from the foundation of
the world:

35.  For I was an hungred ,and
you gave me meat:  I was thirsty
and ye gave me drink:  I was a
stranger, and ye took me in:

36.  Naked, and ye clothed me:
I was sick and ye visited me:
I was in prison and ye came
unto me.

37.  Then shall the righteous
answer him, saying, Lord, when
saw we thee an hungred, and fed
thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38.  When saw we thee a stranger,
and took the in? or naked, and
clothed thee?

39.  Or when saw we thee sick,
or in prison, and came unto thee?

40.  And the King shall answer
and say unto them, Verily I say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye have
done it unto the least of these my
brethren, ye have done it unto me.

41.  Then shall he say also unto
them on the left hand, Depart from
me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels:

42.  For I was an hungred, and ye
gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and
ye gave me no drink:

43.  I was a stranger and ye took
me not in: naked and ye clothed
me not: sick, and in prison, and
ye visited me not.

44.  Then shall they also answer
him, saying Lord, when saw we
thee an hungred, or athirst, or a
stranger, or naked, or sick, or in
prison, and did not minister unto
thee?

45. Then shall he answer them,
saying, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye did it not to one
of the least of these, ye did it
not to me.

46.  And then these shall go away
unto everlasting punishment,
but the righteous into life eternal.


A clear reading of the scripture is that Christ will judge us not by whether we have recognized him or whether we call upon his correct name, but by whether or not we fed him, gave him drink, clothed him, visited  him, came unto him.

Not our doctrine -- our calling Lord, Lord -- but our love and kindness, our Christlike Charity, reveal whose children we are. Thus "blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God," not "blessed are the scribes and pharisees, who stand in Moses' gate."

For those who disagree, and who feel it is what we say, what we profess with our lips, I only quote Christ's rebuttal:

Matthew 7:21 "Not every one who saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  22.  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord ... 23. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you:  depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

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