Matthew 7:21-23 The people Jesus rejects in Matthew 7 are not spiritual outsiders. They are insiders. They are active, vocal, and confident. They preach, they perform, they minister, and they invoke Christ’s name freely. Yet Jesus declares them lawless. This exposes one of the most dangerous errors in the church: confusing activity with obedience . Activity Is Not Submission Jesus states the criterion without ambiguity: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will ente