Studies on the Sermon on the Mount by Oswald Chambers

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94 STUDIES IN THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
discernment, viz., the Holy Spirit. We start out with
the honest belief that the label and the goods must go
together, they ought to, but Jesus warns that sometimes
they get severed, and we find cases where God honours
His word although those who preach
it are not living a
In judging the preacher, He says, judge him
right life.
by
his fruit.
(b) Remedy Mongers, v. 22.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have
we not prophesied in Thy name ? and in Thy name have
cast out devils ? and in Thy name done many wonderful
works ? If Iam used to cast out devils and to do wonder
ful works, surely I am a servant of God ? Not at all, says
Jesus. Does my life bear evidence in every detail ? Our
Lord warns here against those who utilise His words and
His ways to remedy the evils ofmen while they are disloyal
to Himself. Have we not prophesied in Thy name . . .
cast out devils . . . done many wonderful works" not one
word of confession of Jesus, one thing only, they have
preached Him as a remedy. In Luke X. Our Lord told
the disciples not to rejoice because the devils were subject
to them, but to rejoice because they were rightly related
to Himself. We are brought back to the one point all the
time an unsullied relationship to Jesus Christ in every
detail, private and public.
(c)
Retributive measures, v. 23.
And then will I profess unto you, I never knew you :
depart from Me ye that work In these solemn
iniquity."
words Jesus says He will have to say to some Bible exposi
tors, some prophetic students, some workers of miracles
Depart from me, ye that work To work
iniquity."
these men have
iniquity is to twist out of the straight,