| Contents |
| Overview |
| Your Works And Church Membership Will Not Pass The Test |
This poem is from the ''My Testimony -- To Soar With Jesus Collection''. Written by Daryl Stout. (C) Copyright 1989, 2024 by Daryl Stout. All Rights Reserved. Any abuse or unauthorized usage of this poetry will be dealt With at The Judgment Before Jesus Christ. The ''Soar With Jesus'' Eagle Design was created and designed by Dale Larison, and it is used by permission.
Written By Daryl Stout
2) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
No matter life's accomplishments, or all your conquests.
Your righteousness is as filthy rags, there before The Lord.
For His Word is sharper than any two edged sword.
3) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Heaven's entry is refused; no matter your request.
''Believe On Christ, The One God Sent''; the one thing He requires.
The only way to save your soul from The Lake Of Fire.
4) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
If going through the motions there, your commitment, jest.
For God knows your heart and motives, if you are sincere.
Others may be fooled by you; but to God, it's clear.
5) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
You think all that you do is, giving of your best.
God's Standard Is Perfection, there; and none on Earth can pay.
Except for Christ, the King Of Kings, The Truth, The Life, The Way.
6) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Heaven is not owed to you, though it may be your quest.
Baptism, denominations, will not, your soul save.
Repent, believe on Christ, who lived, died, rose from the grave.
7) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
You tell the preacher and the others, that you're truly blest.
In truth, if you're a hypocrite, all this does no good.
When you refuse to do the things, that you know you should.
8) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
If Christ not your Saviour, Lord; but just a part time guest.
Not everyone will enter Heaven, there on Judgment Day.
Just those who've believed on Christ, had Him, their sin debt, pay.
9) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
If emphasis on earthly things, those all your hope chest.
If you broke one of God's Laws, you've broken them all.
After death, it is too late; to on Christ, there call.
10) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Like Laodicean Church, a nauseating pest.
With no true commitment there, you'll be left behind.
At the Rapture, joining all, spiritually blind.
11) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
If the Armour Of The Lord, is not your life's vest;
You're fair game for Satan's traps, as they are deployed.
Your testimony for The Lord, he wants it, destroyed.
12) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Like the church at Corinth there, in massive love fest.
Rebuked by The Lord of hosts, and The Apostle Paul.
The prideful souls, they should take heed; they will surely fall.
13) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Breaking of Commandments Ten; in that, you've surely, messed.
You are known there by your fruits, in what others see.
Your life is in constant sin; you think it's fun and glee.
14) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Like a filthy vagrant there, it is how you're dressed.
Only Precious Blood Of Christ, can wash your sin away.
At your death, it's Christ, or you; your sin debt, to pay.
15) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
There is none beside The Lord, to answer prayer requests.
Faith in people, alive, dead; that gets you nowhere.
At death, for eternity...most souls aren't prepared.
16) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Your sin debt, the charges are, upon you, there pressed.
Satan and his demon hordes, want you, with them, to burn.
Not wanting you there to repent, and to Christ, there turn.
17) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Unless you have repented there, and your sin, confessed.
That yourself you cannot save, no matter what you've done.
You'll truly believe on Christ, God's Precious, Only Son.
18) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Christ's Blood casts your sins as far, as east is from the west.
Available, not automatic, is salvation's gift.
The ground is equal at The Cross; your sin debt, Christ will lift.
19) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
The believing remnant there, they are truly blessed.
Though rewards are gained and lost, at Bema Judgment Seat.
In Heaven for eternity; redemption complete.
20) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
In Court Of The Universe, you're under arrest.
All have sinned and fallen short, of God's Glory, there.
If you spurn His Free Love Gift; Judgment, He won't spare.
21) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
You will answer for your life, for sins none have guessed.
No question of guilt, pardon, mercy, or hint of appeal.
Every sin you've ever done, will there, be revealed.
22) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Your cries there for mercy, will, be feeble at best.
If you stand before The Lord, at The Great White Throne.
You're cast into The Lake Of Fire, as one He's never known.
23) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Compared to eternity, earthly life, compressed.
Tomorrow promised to no one; you could die today.
Into Heaven, Jesus Christ, He is The Only Way.
24) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
Christ will take your sin burden, and all its duress.
For Christ, He was crucified, on that rugged tree;
And on the third day, rose again, there in victory.
25) Your works and church membership will not pass the test.
No other option there will work, in what you may suggest.
Eagerly, or there compelled; before Christ, all will bow.
What will you do with Jesus Christ?? It is your choice, now.