Your ratings are gon’a drop if you keep talking like that. “This is a hard saying.” Tell a man anything except that his fig-leaf righteousness is offensive to God and you can both be spiritual and be friends. The narrow way has few on it for a reason. It is not that the gospel does not make sense, but that man will not give up his imaginary righteousness. One thing to note from Jesus’ words in Matthew 7Matthew 7
[7:1]"Judge not, that you be not judged. [2]For with the
judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the
measure you use it will be measured to you. [3]Why do you
see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not
notice the log that is in your own eye? [4]Or how can you
say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your
eye,' when there is the log in your own eye? [5]You
hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then
you will see clearly to take the speck out of your
brother's eye.
[6]"Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your
pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and
turn to attack you.
[7]"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will
find; knock, and it will be opened to you. [8]For everyone
who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the
one who knocks it will be opened. [9]Or which one of you,
if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
[10]Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent?
[11]If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more will your Father who is in
heaven give good things to those who ask him!
[12]"So whatever you wish that others would do to you,
do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
[13]"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and
the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who
enter by it are many. [14]For the gate is narrow and the
way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are
few.
[15]"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in
sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. [16]You
will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered
from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? [17]So, every
healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears
bad fruit. [18]A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor
can a diseased tree bear good fruit. [19]Every tree that
does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the
fire. [20]Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.
[21]"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will
enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will
of my Father who is in heaven. [22]On that day many will
say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name,
and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works
in your name?' [23]And then will I declare to them, 'I
never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
[24]"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and
does them will be like a wise man who built his house on
the rock. [25]And the rain fell, and the floods came, and
the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall,
because it had been founded on the rock. [26]And everyone
who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be
like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. [27]And
the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and
beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the
fall of it."
[28]And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds
were astonished at his teaching, [29]for he was teaching
them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
(ESV)

,is that those that will say, “But Lord did we not preach (…lead worship, etc.) in your name…”, those that will hear, “Depart from Me, I never knew you,”, is that they take the controversy to the very throne of God, contending for the imaginary merit of their works, before the Lamb of God Himself.

The rebellion and ignorance runs deep! Only new creations can see the folly of the fig leaf.

Sorry about your ratings, but keep it up. God will protect us from Cain’s descendants.

Wally