tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376955256463224749.post7943321734145662420..comments2023-09-07T12:03:43.350-07:00Comments on Theological Sushi: Saved by Grace, Judged by WorksB. C. Hodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02828477115799852133noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376955256463224749.post-16772832028177717452020-11-18T19:33:53.479-08:002020-11-18T19:33:53.479-08:00Furthermore, the entire point is that He never kne...Furthermore, the entire point is that He never knew them and their works evidence that. Matthew is all about the fruit that is consistent with the claim of repentance which the Pharisees lacked (Matt 3:8).B. C. Hodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828477115799852133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376955256463224749.post-60202234758169323242020-11-18T19:30:42.623-08:002020-11-18T19:30:42.623-08:00That should say, "all mere Christian professo...That should say, "all mere Christian professors"B. C. Hodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828477115799852133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376955256463224749.post-3581430943441790952020-11-18T19:28:43.633-08:002020-11-18T19:28:43.633-08:00It's speaking of Christian teachers in the con...It's speaking of Christian teachers in the context who evidence themselves as false prophets by their works. They do not claim to do any moral works. Instead, what they claim is that they did ministry (prophesied in his name, cast out demons in his name, performed miracles in his name). They did not fulfill the righteousness of the Sermon on the Mount but replaced it with "ministry." Matthew's overall point in his Gospel is to argue that it is not ritual/ministry with which God is pleased but how one treats his brother that he is to love. Christian ministers are to exemplify this. This is what makes this so unnerving to the average Christian. If a Christian minister can be considered a false prophet because he does not love his brother then the average Christian who does not give his life to ministry by casting out demons, performing miracles, and prophesying in Jesus' name is very much in trouble himself. So I didn't leave anything out. I assumed the context of the Gospel and the audience it is addressing. Jesus isn't addressing the need for his people to have a righteousness that surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees throughout the SofM only to go off topic and talk about pagan false prophets here. He is identifying all Christian professors in ministry as false prophets because their fruit bears that out. The same is true for believers in general throughout Matthew. In fact, the final judgment is about how the average believer treated either his fellow believers, or as Craig Blomberg believes, how they treated the disciples or their teachers/ministers.B. C. Hodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828477115799852133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376955256463224749.post-42679640994206060862020-11-18T19:09:42.618-08:002020-11-18T19:09:42.618-08:00With respect you took matthew 7 way out of context...With respect you took matthew 7 way out of context. Its speaking of false prophets but you left that part out for some weird reason. Matthew 7:21 says he never knew them. Not he knew them and they didn't do enough good works. In fact if you look they claimed they did many good works.nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144406621030998247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376955256463224749.post-75020771021594007812019-09-25T07:55:52.043-07:002019-09-25T07:55:52.043-07:00In other words, the Bible teaches that we are save...<i>In other words, the Bible teaches that we are saved by grace through faith and that not of ourselves, but it also teaches that we are judged by our works as to whether that faith is genuine.</i><br /><br />Excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com