The words of an engraving from the cathedral of Lubeck, Germany, reflect our Lord’s teaching here:

Thus speaketh Christ our Lord to us,
You call Me master and obey me not,
You call Me light and see Me not,
You call Me the way and walk Me not,
You call Me the life and live Me not,
You call Me wise and follow Me not,
You call Me fair and love Me not,
You call Me rich and ask Me not,
You call Me eternal and see me not,
If I condemn thee, blame Me not.

John MacArthur, Jr., The MacArthur New Testament Commentary: Matthew 1-7, Moody Press, 1985, 480.