Agreeing with the Lord

Matt. 5 gives us a verse that is very helpful in understanding the importance of receiving doctrine from the Lord and agreeing with Him.
“Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing." Matt. 5:25, 26.
The Lord presented Himself to Israel as their Messiah. He came preaching and teaching about the kingdom. But finding they would not agree with Him, He took the place of an adversary, teaching them the need to repent and subject themselves to the King in order to enter into the kingdom which was coming. Yet they rejected and cast Him out. In spite of His rejection, He finished His work on earth and returned to heaven.
The Lord is coming back to deliver that people to the judge (Himself). The judge will give them to the officer (Himself), and they will be cast into prison (the great tribulation). They will pay the ultimate price nationally to get out of that place.
While waiting to return, He is working in another way. He is building His house down here. We are to agree with His teaching for the house now It's the teaching of the New Testament; it's the mind of Christ as revealed in the Word of God and we are to agree with it. It's a serious matter to oppose Him by agreeing with men's reasonings. I believe that when we obey His Word, we are "endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”