Jesus taught that doing random good works (random acts of kindness) is not the job of his followers. His follower's job is to do the Father's will (intentional good works that the Father has prepared for us to do).
Matthew 7:21-23 21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 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 deeds of power in your name?' 23 Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; go away from me, you evildoers.'
Do we ignore Jesus' teaching to do intentional good works that the Father has prepared for us to do rather than random acts of kindness?
Note: Jesus has just finished saying that we will know false teachers by their fruit. And now drills even deeper to say even those who seem to have fruit, unless the fruit is born from the Father's will are false followers.
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