Judgment Day Excuses That Won’t Work

[287 words] We can imagine that on “the judgment of the great day” (Jude 6), there will be many excuses. Let’s consider some. “But, Lord, what about all of the good that I have done?” This sounds like Matthew 7:22, “Many will say to me in that day, Lord Lord have we not…done many wonderful works?” But what will Jesus say? “I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity” (Matthew 7:23). What was their shortcoming? They failed to do the Father’s will (Matthew 7:21). The Lord wants us to be “zealous of good works” (Titus 2: 14), but all the good work s in the world cannot cover sin. “But, Lord, I was just doing what other folks were doing.” Christ taught that this course of action leads to destruction, “Enter ye in at the strait (narrow) gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the…