QT 5 Jun 18, Matt 7:22-23, A relationship with God is the essential and necessary aspect of being a Christian

Week	Passage	Date	Verse	Thought	Prayer
6	Matt 7:21-27	6/5	Matthew 7:22–23 (ESV) — 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’	Why is it so hard to believe? It is not works, but a relationship that is critical to becoming a Christian, hence "I never knew you." Jesus said eternal life if knowing God. Acting good or doing good deeds or being involved in a church does not save a person. Salvation requires a life-changing relationship. And where they is no relationship, one must wonder, is there a new creation? And, a person must ask himself, am I really a Christian?	Father, thank you for the remarkable change you have brought about in my life. Thank you for my sensitivity to sin. Thank you for our times in the word together. Thank you for the inner peace that you give me. Lord, Thank YOU!