.....Matthew 7:13-29It’s been said the best way to spot counterfeit money is to become so familiar with the genuine article that the false is obvious.
While no one wants to be left holding phony currency, imagine discovering that the gospel you cling to is a fake. Couldn’t happen?
Jesus Himself warned that many will deceive themselves into thinking they’re going to heaven when they’re really on the path to hell.
Are you familiar enough with the genuine gospel to recognize a counterfeit?
Many today are misled and don’t even know it. Don’t be one of them.
Learn how to recognize the true door from the fake ones in this fascinating study from Matthew 7.
.................. the narrow and wide gates
010703 which way to Heaven .. Recorded May 18 1980
07:13 .. enter through the narrow gate .. for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction ..
......... and there are many who enter through it
07:14 .. for the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life .. and there are few who find it
.................. a tree and Its fruit
010704 beware of false prophets .. part 1 of 2 .. Recorded May 25 1980
07:15 .. beware of the false prophets .. who come to you in sheep’s clothing .. but inwardly are ravenous wolves
07:16 .. you will know them by their fruits . . . grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles .. are they
07:17 .. so every good tree bears good fruit .. but the bad tree bears bad fruit
07:18 .. a good tree cannot produce bad fruit .. nor can a bad tree produce good fruit
07:19 .. every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire
07:20 .. so then .. you will know them by their fruits
010705 beware of false prophets .. part 2 of 2 .. Recorded Jun 01 1980
010706 empty words .. Recorded Jun 08 1980
07:21 .. not everyone who says to me .. Lord Lord .. will enter the kingdom of heaven .. but he who does the will of my father who is in heaven will enter
07:22 .. many will say to me on that day .. Lord Lord .. did we not prophesy in your name .. and in your name cast out demons ..
......... and in your name perform many miracles
07:23 .. and then I will declare to them . . . I never knew you .. depart from me .. you who practice lawlessness
.................. the two foundations
010707 empty hearts .. Recorded Jun 08 1980
07:24 .. therefore .. everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them .. may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock
07:25 .. and the rain fell .. and the floods came .. and the winds blew and slammed against that house ..
......... and yet it did not fall .. for it had been founded on the rock
07:26 .. everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them .. will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand
07:27 .. the rain fell .. and the floods came .. and the winds blew and slammed against that house .. and it fell .. and great was its fall
07:28 .. when Jesus had finished these words .. the crowds were amazed at his teaching
07:29 .. for he was teaching them as one having authority .. and not as their scribes
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