Davy
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Could you show me the Scriptures you have in mind on this point?
Thank you!
Matt 7:21-23
21 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."
KJV
The part above in red is pointing specifically to believers on our Lord Jesus Christ. Those who do not believe on Jesus do not go about prophesying in His name, nor do unbelievers cast out devils in His name, nor do unbelievers do many wonderful works in His name.
Matt 25:24-30
24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
KJV
A slothful believer that does nothing for Him, to our Lord Jesus, is an unprofitable servant.
If one truly believes on Jesus Christ as their Saviour, they are going to do even little witnesses of their Faith to others, often as a natural working not pre-planned. To truly be in Christ is to produce fruit in Him; can't really help not producing fruit.
But a believer who just believes on Jesus and doesn't produce any fruit at all, is a slothful servant. It reveals they've only believed just to 'play it safe', just in case what all God's Word says will happen to the wicked and unbelieving is true.