Who knows how Jesus did what he did? who really understands his words?

Question

Who is seeking the truth and the meaning?
I'm the one looking for you.

WHO really "knows" what "if your eyes are sound, your whole body will be full of light but if your eyes are no good your body will be in darkness."

And "...in your name we... performed many miracles! Then I will say to them I never knew you. Get away from me, you wicked people!?

Matthew 6.19 and 7.22

Who really understands the parables and can connect them with the above words of Jesus. Who understands Jesus knowledge and how he went further then Buddha?

The correct answer gets.... "life"

Answer 1

First of all, before reading the Bible, it would be great if we pray so the same Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible may inspire us to understand what He meant. God is more willing to let us understand His Word than what we think.

Your question gives me the impression that you already know the answers, but you just want to know what people think, don't you?

I can't find the first statement. If you could write down the Bible verses where you got them, it would help a lot.

Matthew 7:21-23 says, "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'". Jesus is talking that not all of those who say "Lord, Lord" will go to Heaven, but all of those who do the Father's will. It seems that those guys Jesus is refering to did not live based on God's principles. Jesus called them "evildoers". Then, if they were not with God, how come did they perform miracles? The Bible says there will be false prophets just as there have been in the past (2 Peter 2). Jesus also warns us against false christs (Matthew 24:23-27). They apparently come from God, but they do not do what God says. Prophets from God must show in thier lives the fruits of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23.

Another interesting fact that we should pay attention to is that Jesus says "I never knew you" Believing in Jesus is not enough because, as the Bible says, even demons believe in Him. We have to go farther than just "believe", we have to get to know Him. We can't get to know a person if we don't spend time with him or her, doesn't it? Just believing Jesus exists does not save anyone, but we have to get to know Him through His Word, prayer, and sharing what we've learned about Jesus. The more we focus on Him, we're going to end up being more like Him, and we'll like what He likes. Good works will come along with our relationship with Christ. We're saved by grace, but works also play a part in our salvation. Faith without works is dead. If we're greateful for what Jesus has done for us and how much He loves us, the most natural thing is that we should love Him back, right? Jesus says that if we love Him, we shall keep His Commandments, what Commandments? Read Exodus 20. Of course, we can't do all these by ourselves: Jesus has to help us through the Holy Spirit. He's the one who put in us the desire to do good and know Him as the power to do it. Our part is just decide to let Him do it. He'll never do anything against our will. We only have to choose to follow Him and ask Him to help us, and He'll do the rest. Knowing God is eternal life (John 17) and Jesus is the clearest example of how is God, because He's God Himself.

Matthew 6:19-21 says, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also". Remember the story of the Rich Ruler? What did he do after Jesus told him "sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me" (Luke 18:22)? The verse 23 continues on "When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth". Then, Jesus said a sad truth, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." (verse 24). The only problem of the Rich Ruler was that he loved more his wealth than God. When he just came to Jesus, it seemed that he was willing to do anything to be saved... except give up his wealth. Does that mean that there's anything wrong in being rich? No, just look Abraham, Job, Nicodemus, and many other people in the Bible. In fact, Jesus never told Nicodemus to sell everything he had in order to follow Him, because wealthy was not his problem. For the Rich Ruler, the money was a big problem. He was putting his wealth between God and him. Like somebody said, "the problem is where you got the money: either you got it in your pocket or you got it in you heart". The case is different for every person.

What Jesus is telling us in Matthew 6:19-21 is to not spend our time getting rich; even more, we shouldn't let anything to interpose between God and us. You know, there are people who were so busy spending all his or her life gaining money and possesions, that finally they didn't even enjoy what they gained.(Read Luke 12:13-21). I've heard about people who say, "when I become rich, I'll give my life to Jesus", or "when I do this, or when I finish my studies, or get married, I'll give my life to Christ". We shouldn't wait for those kind of things because we don't know the day we're going to die. The day to give our lives to Jesus is now; do not wait for tomorrow. We shouldn't let anything to be between God and us. "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money" (Matthew 6:24).

The rest of Matthew chapter 6 Jesus says that we should not worry for what we shall wear, eat, and in Matthew 6:33, Jesus says talking about God, "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well". When we rank Jesus in the first place in our hearts, everything else is going to get its proper place, and God is going to give us what we need. (Also read Luke 12:22-31). "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also". Gathering money on earth is a risk, because most of the time goes faster than when it comes. "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,", if we are too busy in gathering posesions here rather than seek the kingdom of God, we're going to end up losing Heaven. We should not focus on earthly things, but on the heavenly ones; because "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also".

Matthew 6:22, the way I understand it is that we should care of what we see and read, if it is good or bad, if it is going to help us in our relationship with God or just harm us and let us away from Him.

However, am gonig to study more this last Bible verse, and if I learned a different answer, I'll tell you ok.

God bless you, my friend!

Answer 2

Jesus was talking of false prophets. Ones who claim to know Jesus such as modern-day apostles and prohets. There were no more apostles needed or prphets after those who came to pass in the Bible. The true Apostles performed their works and appointed others to build the foundation of the church. That church to be built was that of Jesus Christ as commanded to Peter. Prophets were used in the bible for the ame thing. Their prophecies came true where others such as the mormons john smith and islams muhammed, failed miserably. Why? There is no need for new apostles and prophets! The foundation was built LONG ago. We are to build and edify upon that and not to try and create new sensations, visions, and the like. Those that do, are false prophets. When they stand before the Lord on Judgement Day and say, look at all the things we did in your name, the Lord will rebuke them and say He does not know them. Their efforts should have been to build on the foundation, but the false prophets actually seek to destroy it.
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Answer 3

it rather is a few thing having to do with the authority of Jesus' call. Jesus paid a value for our salvation. that's thru His call that the prayers of Christians are established, by using fact Jesus pronounced "none might come to the father different than with the aid of me" :)

Answer 4

i can to till you how difference for you or for another people,to believe or not,read the Romans maybe you can find your answer.

Answer 5

no one knows.

We must take it on faith.