Amen look back where the Bible reads in verse 13 enter ye into the straight gate
For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in
there at because straight is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life and
Few there be that find it the Bible gives a very sobering message and Jesus Christ makes it clear
That the majority of people will not get saved in this world
The majority of people will not go to heaven the majority of people in this world are not saved
and in fact, he describes it as being a few and
So if you're going to believe the Bible today, you would have to be consistent in
Acknowledging the reality that the majority of people are not saved
You had a lot of false prophets a day would like to give a false
Hope like a Billy Graham or a Carl Lentz even or you know, Rob. What's the guy's name Rob?
What is it
Rob Bell, yeah, Rob Bell would like to give a false sense of our security idea that Oh God so loving
Just everyone's getting into heaven
You don't even have to know the name of Christ to get in heaven as Billy Graham said or you know, Rob Bell just a
Universalist thinking everyone's going to heaven and there's all of these ideas trying to push people to believe that
You know, it's easy to get to heaven
There's a broad way that leads into heaven
But the Bible says that it's narrow the Bible says that it's straight meaning
It's a very specific way to get in and there's only one way to get into heaven. That's through Jesus Christ
obviously the Bible says
Jesus himself said I'm the way the truth and the life no man cometh unto the Father but by
Me so we have to realize that if we're gonna be consistent with the Bible
Then when we look into the world, we would have to believe that the majority are not saved
Okay, and they're not going to get saved even necessarily only few are going to actually get saved
So then the question would be okay. Well of those people. What are some other characteristics? It's just everyone. That's a Christian
Maybe that's the few
Well, it gives a stronger warning. Look at verse 21. Not everyone that saith unto me Lord
Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven
So that means not even everyone that claims to be a Christian
Not everyone that claims the name of Jesus Christ is going to enter in the kingdom of heaven
That's just a plain statement from Jesus Christ thing
There's many people who claim to be a Christian and they're not even gonna be saved now
First of all, the people that don't even claim Jesus they're not saved
But then even within the confines of people that claim the name of Jesus Christ
The Bible tells us there's a lot of people who are still not saved. Let's keep reading in this passage
He says but he that doeth the will of my father which is in heaven
So it's not giving lip service to the name of Christ
It's doing the will of God the Father and we're gonna see what that looks like in a second. Well, look at verse 22
Many will say to me in that day Lord
Lord have we not prophesied in thy name and in thy name cast out devils and they named on many wonderful works and
Then will I profess them. I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquity
So I see a group of people they say they know the Lord
They say they did a lot of wonderful things for him
They said we prophesied my name that means they preached in Jesus Christ's name
It says that they also cast out devils and it even says and thy name have done many
Wonderful works and then we see Jesus saying unto them
I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquity
now
When we talk about these people
What you know my this is my viewpoint in this passage that these people probably did do all of these things now
I would say it with a quantifier while they did these things
They weren't truly the works that God wanted them to do obviously, you know without faith is impossible to please him
So someone that's not saved all of their good works are ultimately meaningless in the eyes of God
He doesn't see them as true works, but I do believe these people are probably being honest in the fact that they did these things
They really did preach
They really did try to cast out devils and they really did do a lot of works
So called whether that's you know
Having a food pantry or whether that was going out and doing all kinds of things to be seen of men
They did all those things, but that's what they're saying is the reason why?
Jesus Christ should let them in heaven when they're being rejected at the throne or where they're being rejected at the gates when they're not
Being let in notice what it is that they point to as the reason why they should be let in their works
I mean they say it plainly
wonderful works
Okay, and the title of my sermon this morning is this a false sense of salvation a false sense of salvation
I have three points this morning
But point number one is this people think that they're saved people think that they're going to heaven because of their
Righteousness point number one people have a false sense of salvation because of their righteousness
And notice when these people are not led into heaven
What is it that they're pointing to to get into heaven their righteousness? Look at all the things that we did now
What is righteousness? I'll make it plain. It's doing right
Okay, it's doing right wouldn't it be right to preach in Jesus Christ's name
Wouldn't it be right to you know, help people that are hurting or to do wonderful works, obviously that would be right
Okay, but these people are trusting in their righteousness
they're thinking their righteousness has something to do with them getting in and
Christ says I never knew you