Jesus will say to those who called upon Him in a way devoid of the heart, "I never knew you. Please leave." Jesus will say to those who called upon Him in truth and in spirit, "Welcome my beloved. Enter into everlasting joy, the place prepared for you."
We should seek to grow in wisdom and knowledge by His grace alone through His Spirit by His Word. This is how we gain a greater love of God, a greater faith of God, a greater focus of God. Let us look at what the Bible says,
Genesis 4:26 KJV
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos:then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 12:8 KJV
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 26:25 KJV
And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
Psalm 116:4 KJV
Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Psalm 116:17 KJV
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name ofthe LORD.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name ofthe LORD.
Isaiah 48:2 KJV
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God ofIsrael; The LORD of hosts is his name.
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God ofIsrael; The LORD of hosts is his name.
Acts 15:17 KJV
That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, uponwhom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, uponwhom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
Acts 19:13 KJV
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
Romans 10:13 KJV
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
1 Corinthians 1:2 KJV
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name ofJesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name ofJesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
