\u201cAnd so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.<\/strong><\/em>\u201d Matthew 7:28-29<\/strong><\/span> (NKJV)<\/p>\n Humans will corrupt the Word of God, it is in our nature. It was common place then by the scribes and religious leaders, as it is common place today, to take the Word of God and use it so it is advantageous to our wants; our way of life. When Jesus spoke, this was not the case. He spoke with authority as the Word of God. There was no agenda at all hidden behind His Words. Jesus spoke with a clear agenda, with the authority of God, to remove the facade of religion; to bring us into a relationship with Him.<\/p>\n Jesus in Chapter 7 of Matthew<\/strong><\/span> is clearly calling us to do more than just acknowledge His Words; He is calling us to follow Him. To follow others and the ways of the world will only lead to a way of life that is the \u201cwide or broad way<\/em>\u201c, as opposed to the \u201cnarrow<\/em>\u201d way. There is no room in a relationship with Jesus for judging others, using prayer as a way to show authority on others, or to do to others that you would not want done to you.<\/p>\n This is His authority on which He speaks from. This is the Word of God from God Himself. No scribe or leader would speak this way, for it is not the way of humanity; it is the way of God.<\/p>\n Matthew 7:21<\/span><\/strong> (HCSB)<\/p>\n \u201cNot everyone who says to Me, \u2018Lord, Lord!\u2019 will enter the kingdom of heaven, but ?only<\/span>? the one who does the will of My Father in heaven<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n by Rev. Daniel Forster<\/a> \u2022 Authority\u00a0Over the Enemy<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 by Bill Bright<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Waiting on\u00a0God<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 How Do We wait?<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Bible Study by Sylvia Gunter<\/p>\n \u2022 God\u2019s\u00a0Masterpiece<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> \u2013 by Sylvia Gunter<\/p>\n SUBSCRIBE BY EMAIL:<\/strong>\u00a0FOLLOW THIS LINK<\/a><\/p>\n Follow Us On:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0Twitter\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0Instagram\u00a0<\/a> \u2022\u00a0Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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