How are God's preachers judged by God?

Who are God's preachers?
All God's preachers will be judged by God. But before we find out how will God judge His preachers or His people, let's find out who are God's preachers or God's people? I would think that anyone who preach God's words is God's preacher. Hence, I would think that the Pharisees and the scribes would be judged by God too, irregardless of whether they thought they were God's preachers or not. Hence, I am not too concerned if Ananias, Sapphira, or Simon (the sorcerer in Act 8:9), were true believers, agnostic believers, carnal believers, or false believers; if they preached God's words without repentance, they would be the preachers who would be judged by God too (see "The death of Ananias and Sapphira is the clear evidence that there is still judgement in the church of God" in my another post).  



How are God's preachers judged by God? 
Are they judged based on how graciously they can preach the words of God? No, it is based on how accurately they can preach the words of God.

Many will argue, "If you think that we should preach sound doctrine or sound words, follow every principle right to the dot, and teach like the Pharisees, you are wrong. Do you know that the Pharisees could teach very accurately, but they were not gracious? they were hypocrites? Hence, the danger is: when we teach legalistically and accurately like the Pharisees or the lawyers, we are bound to fall. But we are not like them. We preach more grace. Hence, who can judge us even if we preach the wrong things knowingly or unknowingly? We preach gracious things with good intention, and hence, God will never judge us because we are always His beloved and the favoured ones. He will always be gracious to us even if we sin and preach the wrong things .. Haha.. we are blessed .. Don't you think so? But many people are jealous of us .."

I will tell them, Please read your Bible again. Yes, the Pharisees did preach the words of God seriously, lawfully,  rigidly, subtly, enthusiastically, intelligently, or cunningly, but they never preached the words of God accurately. In fact, some of the Jew could have thought that the Pharisees were gracious to change the commandments of God to release them from their obligation to honour their parents. The Pharisees could have preached graciously to the people, but God still judged them severely because:

1. They made God's words and commandments of none effect. 
Mat 15:5-7 KJV  But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;  (6)  And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.  (7)  Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
Mar 7:11-13 KJV  But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.  (12)  And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;  (13)  Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

2. They removed the commandments of God or misinterpreted the laws of God so that they were justified for not doing the commandments and the will of the Father, and hence they would not enter heaven; but neither would they allow others to go in too:
Mat 7:21-23 KJV  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  (22)  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  (23)  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Luk 6:46-48 KJV  And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?  (47)  Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:  (48)  He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood (false doctrine) arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. Mat 23:13 KJV  But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in too. (Hence, Jesus said clearly that He would not just want us to have right believing, right faith, right miracles, right preaching, or right confession only; he wants us to have right doing with His words too, because right doing would prove that we are His true disciples on the rock of salvation.)

3. They 'ding dong' between the words of God to create double standards for themselves and others so that they can justify themselves all the time; but accuse others who would not preach like them or think like them. They confuse the people about keeping the law, the covenant, and the grace of God:

Mal 2:6-9 KJV  The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.  (7)  For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.  (8)  But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.  (9)  Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.. (17) Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
4. They preached contrary to the law and the will of God. 
Mal 3:13-15 KJV  Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?  (14)  Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?  (15)  And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. 
5. They mocked at God's commandments and judgement. 
Mal 2:17 KJV  Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment? 

When the Pharisees and the scribes spoke and taught all these, of course, it is far from preaching accurately. They were hypocrites in the eyes of God. They were the law preachers. However, if we, the grace preachers, would preach like them, what make us think that we are better than them and that preaching of law is better than preaching of grace? No, if we do not preach the words of God accurately, we can be hypocrites too, irregardless of  whether we think that we can preach grace better, or laws better than others. 
I will tell some radical grace preachers, If we preach like the Pharisees or like the false prophets above, do you still think that God cannot judge us? Of course, when I said, "If we preach like the false prophets", I do not mean that I have preached like the false prophets; I mean that anyone (including us) who preach like the false prophets would be judged severely by God. But can we argue that, if we can never preach like the false prophets, all the Bible warnings or the commandments of the Lord to teach sound doctrine are for those outside the churches? No, it is ridiculous to stop preaching repentance, commandments, and judgement just because we don't like them. If it is the doctrine of Christ, we must preach it irregardless of  whether we like it or not. Otherwise, how can we leave for higher doctrine and principles:

• Heb 6:1-3 KJV  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,  (2)  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.  (3)  And this will we do, if God permit.

Similarly, when John said, "If we confess our sins" in 1 John 1:9 and Paul said, "If we sin wilfully" in Heb 10:26, they did not mean that they had been sinning like the agnostic believers or false believers; but they meant that anyone (including the saints and themselves) who sinned must confess their sins and be warned of the sorer punishment and severe judgement from God. It is ridiculous to preach blindness to God's warning, message of repentance, doctrine, and judgement just because we think that none of us could sin, repent, and need any of the basic doctrine of Christ in Heb 6:1-3:

• Heb 10:26-30 KJV  For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,  (27)  But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.  (28)  He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:  (29)  Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?  (30)  For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people (The words 'of how much sorer' indicates clearly that there were two groups of people: one group will be judged more severely than the other, and both groups of people are His people. God will judge His people)
• Heb 6:4-6 KJV  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,  (5)  And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,  (6)  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
• Heb 12:25 KJV  See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
• 1Jn 1:6-10 KJV  If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:  (7)  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.  (8)  If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  (9)  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  (10)  If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.    

How accurately should we preach the words of God
It is difficult to show how accurately we should preach the words of God. Most radical grace preachers would argue that they should just think of grace and preach with the Spirit of God in them without emphasis on the accuracy of the words. They would probably quote from the following Bible verses out of context and explain how the letters can kill if we pay too much attention to the written form of the words:

• 2Co 3:6-7 KJV  Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.  (7)  But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

Of course,  we know that the Bible verses above are referring to the Old Covenant, not the written words, the written Bible, or the written Ten Commandments. Please think if any letters of accuracy is bad, how do you explain the importance of accuracy in the translation of the Bible?
Hence, accuracy in the preaching of God's words is very important. It is impossible for the young believers to appreciate or discern it unless they were properly trained in God's words, principles, and basic doctrine of Christ. It is required of every believers to leave for higher principles and doctrine:

• Heb 5:12-14 KJV  For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.  (13)  For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.  (14)  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
• Heb 6:1-4 KJV  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,  (2)  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.  (3)  And this will we do, if God permit.  (4)  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

**RAM vs OVERCLOCKING (or Our Own Words vs Changing His Words)  
So, it is difficult to show how accurately we should preach the words of God to the immature believers or preachers, and it is not my job to do it here. However, I can give a simple illustration to show why we must emphasize on the accuracy of God's words.
We know that we are not robots and computers, however, the way we should treat God's words closely may resemble the way we should deal with the clockspeed in a CPU or a microprocessor in the computer. Most computer today have a clockspeed of 2GHz (or higher). The computer manufacturer has already pre-configured this clockspeed as the standard processor speed in its Bios and specification. However, most computer users who still want to make their computers run faster could do something to increase their processor speed by:

• increasing the RAM size   
• resorting to OVERCLOCKING

Yes, in both cases, we can do it to make the computer run faster at the initial stage. However, there are hidden limitations and risks. RAM can no doubt increase the memory size of the primary storage in the CPU for processing; however, it does not increase the processor's speed or clockspeed for calculation, sorting, decoding, and execution, of machine instruction. Hence, it may not work for certain software applications which require intensive calculation or processing. Hence, increase of RAM beyond the 4GB limit may not always bring the required performance. OVERCLOCKING is another possible option. It is a process of making a computer operate faster than the clock frequency specified by the manufacturer by modifying system parameters. However, it would also increase power consumption, generating more heat, and become unstable. I have heard of friends who did OVERCLOCKING and damaged their computers.
So, what's the moral of the story. There are people who tries to change the written words of God like the way they changed the clockspeed of their computers too. They would think of many different ways to add more words and more explanations, beyond the clear limit that has been set based on the commandments of God. They would just preach anything that is radical, thinking that they could help the people to do better with their 'power' words. Yes, their intention could be good, but it is a vain effort in the eyes of God. It is like adding RAMs to their computers with no significant power to their performance. The worst damage they can bring to the people is when they tried to change the written words of God, the written commandments, and the written scripture. When God has set the clear commandments for them not to do it or change it, they would all the more rebel and do something different. It is like doing OVERCLOCKING with the self-deception of finding a better solution; but at the risk destroying the whole computer.   

Greedy preacher or False preacher? Who is more sinful?
Many radical grace preachers would apply their grace theology and say, "Of course, all of us are sinful. No one is more sinful than another. In the eyes of God, everyone who has sinned is the same. Everyone has fallen short of the glory or the grace of God.. "
I will beg to differ, not because I think that I want to discriminate people or to categorize them into the condemned or more condemned category. Yes, all of us are sinful but we must know who is worst so that we will watch our steps and do not fall into the deepest 'hole'. I don't think it is wrong to teach people to watch their steps in real life although many radical grace preachers think that it is sufficient to just look up and think of grace only, with no more thinking of God's laws. If we just want to look up all the time with no more God's laws in our minds, we will fall into the biggest and deepest hole in life:

• Psa 1:1-6 KJV  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  (2)  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.  .. (6)  For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
• Psa 37:23-32 KJV  The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.  (24)  Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. ..  (27)  Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.  (28)  For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.  (29)  The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.  (30)  The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.  (31)  The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.  (32)  The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

The words of the Lord have said clearly what we should be meditating - the words and the laws of God. Hence, we cannot replace the meditation of His laws with only the meditation of grace. We must do, and also teach the laws of God too.
The Old Testament has taught us to watch our steps; does it mean that, in the New Testament, we will not have to watch any more? Does it mean that we can just walk blindly with the thinking of grace and doing nothing all  the time? No, I don't think that this is the teaching of Jesus, neither is it the gospel that Paul preached. Trusting and believing in God's grace will certainly not remove the need of the believers to watch and pray during the deceitful time and days, especially when we are living in the last days. We must take heed to the words and warnings of the Lord:

• Mat 24:42-46 KJV  Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.  (43)  But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.  (44)  Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.  (45)  Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?  (46)  Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
• Mat 26:41 KJV  Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
• 1Th 5:6-8 KJV  Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.  (7)  For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.  (8)  But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
• 2Ti 4:3-5 KJV  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;  (4)  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.  (5)  But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
• Rev 3:3 KJV  Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Yes, we know that we are all sinners in the eyes of the Lord. But did Jesus tell us who is the worst? Yes, certainly - the false prophets. We should know them, lest we follow them, become like them, or become deceived by them:

• Mat 18:6-9 KJV  But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.  (7)  Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!  (8)  Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.  (9)  And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
• Luk 17:1-2 KJV  Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!  (2)  It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
• Rev 18:20-24 KJV  Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.  (21)  And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.  .. (23) ..: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.  (24)  And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. 
• Luk 12:45-46 KJV  But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;  (46)  The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. (This shows us that believers CAN FALL and become the worst servants, and they will  judged together with the UNBELIEVERS. Who says that believers can never fall?)

Hence, those who are worst are those who HAVE tasted the goodness of God, continued to live like the people of the world, and refused to repent:

• Heb 6:4-6 KJV  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,  (5)  And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,  (6)  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
• Heb 10:26-30 KJV  For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,  (27)  But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.  (28)  He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:  (29)  Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?  (30)  For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
• 2Pe 2:19-22 KJV  While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.  (20)  For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.  (21)  For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.  (22)  But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

Therefore, we can judge who are the worst?
Who are the worst preachers? Are they preachers who come from the greedy believers, old covenant believers, or false believers? Of course, the worst preachers according to the words of Christ are the false prophets who come from the false believers (Luk 12:45-46). Why? It is because false believers are not only greedy; they would:

• corrupt the laws of God 
• preach against all the principles of the doctrine of Christ
• lie and say that the words, warnings, and commandments of Jesus have all become obsolete 
• argue that His principles and teaching of repentance with the confession of sins, of living faith with good works, and of commandment with eternal judgement, are no longer necessary for the believers. 

Hence, false prophets are antiChrists who has no law and no principle of Christ. They are so good in their preaching that they could remove the principles and doctrine of Christ from the churches. They would say that they are not important. However, on the contrary, Paul said that they are the first or basic principles for every believers before they can become mature and leave for higher principles. They are too important to be ignored. Yes, they are basic, it does not mean that they are not important. The doctrine of repentance from dead works does not mean that doctrine of repentance is dead work. The doctrine of repentance will lead to eternal life:

• Heb 6:1-6 KJV  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,  (2)  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.  (3)  And this will we do, if God permit.  (4)  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,  (5)  And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,  (6)  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Heb 6:6 means that the doctrine of repentance is too important to be ignored. For it is expected of us to renew ourselves again unto repentance if we are still the believers in Christ with His doctrine and principles. But if we shall fall away, it is impossible to renew ourselves again unto repentance even if we were once enlightened, and have tasted the goodness of God.


The first principles of the oracles of God and the fundamental doctrine of Christ must be taught properly and accurately
If the foundation is not right, how can the building be solid. Similarly, if the fundamental doctrine of Christ is not taught properly, the foundation of our belief would be shaky and prone to swaying from one side to another side.
Many radical grace preachers argue, "Yes, laws, principles, and doctrines are important. But they are obsolete because of the finished work of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is grace; not law. Jesus wants us to hear Him only. Jesus wants us to learn from His Spirit without any law, rules, and regulation. He loves us so much that we can feel and experience His abundant grace. When we feel that He is so good to us, we will automatically obey all the laws without any teaching, thinking, or keeping His laws..."
I will tell them, If laws, principles, and doctrine are not important, Paul would not have said that there are first principles of the law of God or doctrine of Christ for the believers:

• Heb 5:12 KJV  For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
• Heb 6:1-3 KJV  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,  (2)  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.  (3)  And this will we do, if God permit.

Yes, Paul knew that the first principles of the oracles of God and the principles of the doctrine of Christ are not perfect for the believers. We must grow and leave for higher principles. But did he say that we can skip these principles? No, on the contrary they are fundamental. They are basic and important for every young believer. I don't think baby can skip milk and go for solid food before they can grow into adulthood. Similarly, it is absurd to force the young believers or immature believers to go for high principles immediately.  How can we abandon the first principles, the oracles, the laws, commandments, doctrine, and teaching of Christ before they know how to think like an adult in Christ?
I will tell them, Yes, we must hear Jesus; but how do we hear Him? Is it by hearing Him through your grace teaching, instruction, sermon, utterance, or oracles? No, by hearing from the written words of God !

• Mat 4:4 KJV  But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
• Joh 7:15-18 KJV  And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?  (16)  Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.  (17)  If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.  (18)  He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

Many radical grace preachers would argue, "But the principles and doctrine of Christ are simply the words of God without any laws or demands. They are just words of grace, words of blessings, promises, and prosperity; not hard sayings, rules, regulations, dos's and don'ts, what you must do and what must not do .."
I will tell them, Please check your Bible before removing the laws and commandments of the Lord from His words. The words of God without God's commandments, instructions, or reproofs are not God's words; they are your words. The following Bible verses will show us clearly that the laws of God are the words, commandments, and the instructions of God too:

• Psa 1:1-2 KJV  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  (2)  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
• Mat 15:6 KJV  And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
• Mar 7:13 KJV  Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
• 2Ti 3:16-17 KJV  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  (17)  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
• Joh 6:63-64 KJV  It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.  (64)  But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him ... (68) Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life...  Joh 14:15 KJV  If ye love me, keep my commandments. ...  Joh 15:10 KJV  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.  
• 1Jn 2:3-7 KJV  And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.  (4)  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.  (5)  But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.  (6)  He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.  (7)  Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

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