George Janko shared how his scariest Bible verse became his favorite passage.
Scariest Bible Verse
Christian podcast host George Janko revealed in one episode of his podcast how Matthew 7:21-23 was his scariest Bible verse. The passage writes, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 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?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”
The 31-year-old was frightened by the idea that Jesus would shun people away, even those who had done works in His name. But his perspective changed when the Holy Spirit taught him about the truth behind Jesus’ words.
George explained, “When the people presented themselves in front of God, they said, ‘Look what I did. I did this, this, this. The whole reference is you’re not good enough to go into heaven. It’s sheerly of the fact that God died for your sins, making Him the only true reason on why you’re going into heaven.”
As a result, the verses became George’s favorite passage. It gave him confidence that God would never look at someone’s achievements or good deeds, but only at their faith in Jesus.
“Now, I know my good works aren’t what gets me into heaven, right? Truly I can say to somebody when somebody goes, ‘You only do this to get into heaven.’ No, no, no, my friend. Nothing I do on earth will ever be good enough for me to go into heaven. It is only because Christ died on the cross for my sins. That gives me privilege in walking into the Kingdom.”
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