Every tree that doesn’t grow 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 preachers will cry Lord, Lord in that day, but their repeated word shows only importunity and confusion, not possession of Him. They'll plead they prophesied and cast out devils in His name, yet such gifts can belong to wicked men, Balaam had them, Caiaphas had them, who never knew the grace of God at all.
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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