“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.” Matthew 7:21This statement from Jesus is direct and sobering. It confronts a reality that is very present today: it is possible to verbally identify with Christ without living under His authority. The issue in this verse is not belief in theory, but submission in practice. Jesus distinguishes between those who profess allegiance and those who actually