tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203174451356862507.post663131858145190738..comments2023-05-20T06:30:03.560-05:00Comments on Jon's Journey: Forceful Men Lay Hold of the KingdomJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266729238990589293noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203174451356862507.post-41845130086708377052011-02-07T12:15:32.563-06:002011-02-07T12:15:32.563-06:00Jesus said. Matt23v13
"But woe unto you, scri...Jesus said. Matt23v13<br />"But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in."<br /><br />This clearly shows that man can actually shut heaven!<br /><br />However Jesus came declaring, "the kingdom of Heaven is nigh unto you....". <br /><br />Jesus, in the simplest of senses, was declaring that Heaven was not just a place you go to after you are dead, but that access to heaven was always available to those who walked a FAITH walk.<br />The religious leaders taught that obedience to Law made a person righteous, whereas the truth is that believing and trusting in God makes one righteous and opened the door to heaven. <br />Therefore, as people rejected the legalistic religious doctrines of the Law, and embraced faith, they violently broke through the wall of false doctrines.Frankhttp://francisdrakeprivateer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com