a. Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter the kingdom of heaven: Jesus spoke here of a proper verbal confession, where these ones called Jesus Lord. This is vital, but never enough by itself. i. We must use the language of “Lord, Lord”—we cannot be saved if we do not. Though hypocrites may say it, we should not be ashamed to say it. Yet it alone is not enough. ii. This warning of Jesus applies to
Matthew 7:21–23