What did Jesus mean in Luke 6:46?

Luk 6:47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them,
He is speaking to those who come to Him--ie- believers....and doing what he says
Would have to mean what He just previously said in the context of the chapter.

Luk 6:27 "But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Luk 6:28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.
Luk 6:29 To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.
Luk 6:30 Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back.
Luk 6:31 And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.

Luk 6:35 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
Luk 6:36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
Judging Others
Luk 6:37 "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Luk 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."

Neostarwcc said:

When Jesus says in Luke 6:46 "Why do you call me Lord and not do what I say?" what was he referring to? Was he referring to his commandments splattered throughout the NT? Was he talking about those who didn't accept him as Lord and Savior? Just what was he talking about? It makes me leery because I call Jesus Lord all the time and I might not be doing what he says. Idk for sure you know?

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If you go back and read, Jesus commands us to a lot of things in this life. Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, etc. And if we don't do those things we are accounted among the goats.

What does Jesus tell the goats just before he condemns them?

Here is one interpretation... look at what he is saying as he continues...

Luke 6:49
“But the one who hears yet does not do is like a man who built a house upon land without a foundation. When the torrent burst against it, immediately it collapsed—and the destruction of that house was great!”

What is our foundation of his Word? Think about the first two-thirds of our Scripture often neglected. This was first as a foundation.

Remember:
Hebrews 10:7
Then I said, ‘Behold, I come to do Your will, O God (in the scroll of the book it is written of Me).’”

The entire book of Scriptures is about Jesus.

A parallel passage to consider is Matthew 7:21-23

You are on the right track...

Neostarwcc said:

When Jesus says in Luke 6:46 "Why do you call me Lord and not do what I say?" what was he referring to? Was he referring to his commandments splattered throughout the NT?

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He was saying many people were calling Him Lord,
but few did what he commanded, ie love God above all
things and love fellow humans as yourself, which are
essentially the Ten Commandments.

This interpretation is supported by :

• Jesus' Separation of Sheep and Goat parable
• the statement "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road to destruction"
• the statement "if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out".

Neostarwcc said:

Was he talking about those who didn't accept him as Lord and Savior?

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He was exactly saying many people did that - calling Him Lord, which was the easy part. How hard is it just to accept Jesus as Lord? Anybody could do that.
But few did the hard (and essential) part - doing what he commanded.

Neostarwcc said:

I mean Jesus said the two greatest commandments and he kind of summed those up earlier in the chapter so maybe those are the people he's talking about. Those who cannot even obey those two commandments yet still call him Lord.

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Think about the two commandments you mentioned:

How do we love God?
How do we love our brother?

We are taught how to do these things in the commandments... the teachings...

Can we be loving God if we have other gods before him... or take his name in vain?

Can we love our brother if we are sleeping with his wife... or stealing his things... or giving false testimony against him?

You are correct...

Jesus command is to love God and love neighbor. He taught his disciples, “love one another”. This is what we must do to make him Lord.

At the separation of the sheep and goats at final judgment, the host of the rejected call out Lord Lord, did we not do many things in your name? He replies depart from me you workers of lawlessness, I never knew you. Why? I was hungry you did not feed me, thirsty you did not feed me. You can see this pretty clearly in James 2 and elsewhere when the rich mistreated to poor at the love feasts. When addressing the Ephesian church Jesus says they have left their first love, I think they had gotten very good at apologetics and defending doctrine but were neglecting the pastoral needs of the church. I mean think about it, how many churches do you know of that doesn't have a pantry.

Ultimately God wants us to be compassionate, to take care of one another. We can be as pious as we like, strict on doctrine and still fall short of the grace of God. God has mercy on us, we must be merciful. God forgave us, we must forgive. I think that's the general idea, mercy isn't something we just passively receive, it must be extended to others. I'm glad so many mega churches have such impressive multi-media centers but I've never seen a thriving ministry that was any good that didn't have some kind of an outreach to the poor and needy.

Grace and peace,
Mark

mark kennedy said:

At the separation of the sheep and goats at final judgment, the host of the rejected call out Lord Lord, did we not do many things in your name? He replies depart from me you workers of lawlessness, I never knew you. Why? I was hungry you did not feed me, thirsty you did not feed me. You can see this pretty clearly in James 2 and elsewhere when the rich mistreated to poor at the love feasts. When addressing the Ephesian church Jesus says they have left their first love, I think they had gotten very good at apologetics and defending doctrine but were neglecting the pastoral needs of the church. I mean think about it, how many churches do you know of that doesn't have a pantry.

Ultimately God wants us to be compassionate, to take care of one another. We can be as pious as we like, strict on doctrine and still fall short of the grace of God. God has mercy on us, we must be merciful. God forgave us, we must forgive. I think that's the general idea, mercy isn't something we just passively receive, it must be extended to others. I'm glad so many mega churches have such impressive multi-media centers but I've never seen a thriving ministry that was any good that didn't have some kind of an outreach to the poor and needy.

Grace and peace,
Mark

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I was in a church that had such a need within that 'outreach' was out of the question. That was back in the 1970's during the recession. Families that were down and out would appear, having heard that we were a church that cared for it's own in that time of need. I'm sure other churches experienced this as well.

All Jesus teachings can be summed up in one word: Love.

It’s Truth manifested as Love.

OldWiseGuy said:

I was in a church that had such a need within that 'outreach' was out of the question. That was back in the 1970's during the recession. Families that were down and out would appear, having heard that we were a church that cared for it's own in that time of need. I'm sure other churches experienced this as well.

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Of course there are circumstances where the church is in need. The Apostle makes a big deal over contributions for the poor, especially in Jerusalem, he said if it's not very much I won't receive it. According to the Biblical account, he took it with him. Most churches, of course there are exceptions, have more then enough to support their ministries. I've seen very few that didn't have a pantry but I was just using that as an example, that kind of kindness is the heart of Christian ministry. Missionaries emphasize this, they only get the chance to share the gospel after the work is done, clean water, food, helping people fix their houses. You have to do something practical, preaching is fine but it's been my experience that people respond well to simple acts of compassion a lot better then some pious speech.

Neostarwcc said:

So if we obey the two greatest commandments we are fulfilling all of the law and Jesus's words here?

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Yes, love God and love neighbor. That is what Jesus requires.

Matthew 22:40
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

As love is subjective... the law and the prophets define it for us.