Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
False prophets are false teachers dressed in sheep's clothing but inwardly ravening wolves. Some claim divine warrant they do not have; others preach doctrines contrary to the truth as it is in Jesus. Either way, they come to poison souls under the pretense of healing them.
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Commenting on Matthew 7:15-20
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord,.... That is, in the last day, the day of judgment, the great and famous day, fixed by God, unknown to angels and men, which will be terrible to some, and joyful to others; the day in which the faithful ministers of the Gospel shall be owned by Christ, and received into the kingdom of heaven...
The narrow gate is hardly wide enough to admit one at all; it expresses the difficulty of that first right step in religion, which requires triumph over all our natural inclinations. The wide gate and broad way lure many because they are easily entered and easily trodden.
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Commenting on Matthew 7:13-29