English Standard Version 1 Corinthians 12:
Is it really true that NOBODY says Jesus is Lord except by the Spirit of God?
No, not really. Paul gave a general rule of thumb to recognize the operations of the Spirit. It wasn't meant to be universally true all the time.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible:
What about false teachers that use the name of Jesus for personal profit?
Right. They are using the name of the Lord in vain, and not in heart.
No one can say lord of Lords unless they are first empowered to so . The many in Matthew 7 he never gave them power they took it upon thier own self.
We living in a dying body have just as much power not of our own to be born the first time. Surely the second birth is of God.
Matthew 7:21-23King James Version21 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. 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? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Christian's called ones . Not self edifying ones
1 Samuel 3:9-11 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times,
Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak;
for thy servant heareth. And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it
shall tingle.
