I have another verse I would like to discuss with you guys. This one is longer so I figure we can all read from our own bibles and comment here. The verses are Matthew 25:31-46. I know I have a not so good reputation here but I am earnest in my seeking. If I have come across sarcastic to anybody I apologize for that.
Before I start I'll say that my current understanding is that Jesus will be seated at the right hand of God ( God on the throne). These verses seem to speak differently about that idea.
31: When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.............33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 Then the King will say to those on his right, 'come you who are blessed by my Father ; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. ( father is not on the throne)
From the way the rest reads, those that did good deeds for the King's brothers will have eternal life, those that did not will be sent to eternal punishment.
Again, I see a difference in what Jesus said and what is being taught in the church. It seems that the requirements for getting to heaven have gotten more complicated and people continue to add to the list of things to be done to get salvation; proclaim Jesus with your lips, you have to have a personal relationship, not to mention interpretations of Revelations. Jesus never said," make a verbal proclamation with your lips that i am Lord or you have to have a personal relationship with me to go to heaven". Where are people getting this from? Jesus so far has said that those that obey the commandments and those that feed and clothe the hungry and poor are going to receive eternal life.