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NASB | Matthew 7:23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:23 "And then I will declare to them publicly, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME [you are banished from My presence], YOU WHO ACT WICKEDLY [disregarding My commands].' [Ps 6:8] |
Subject: What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? |
Bible Note: Dear Greg, "Knowing what you know about YHWH, do you think that He would change what is defined as "Truth" to accomodate man?" No. The truth is eternal. What is true in the OT is true in the NT. But, It is necessary to remember that the revelation that God had given to the nation of Israel was a foreshadowing of that which He was to reveal through His Son. I've heard the two revelations compared to the illumination moon compared to that of the sun. I do not believe that we are under the Moasaic covenant. God gave the Law to drive those under the Law to Christ. Paul calls the Law our schoolmaster, but the english translation of "paedagogos" is weak. A paedagogos (sp?) was a household slave in Roman society who was charged with watching over, teaching, and protecting the son of the family. Everywhere the son went and everything the son did was under the everpresent authority of this servant/teacher/watchman. But when the child came of age and was legally recognized by his father as his heir, the young man was freed from the supervision of the paedogogos. Of course, this freedom did not obsolve him from from his responsibility to conduct his life in accordance to that which he had learned. As christians we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit. We know fullwell when we have broken Christ's commands and are told to repent and to confess our sins to the Father. But our motivation is not fear of judgement which law-breaking incurs, but love for Him who has kept the Law on our behalf. Let's face the facts! The Law is impossible for any man to keep whether one is born again or not. It never was meant to be a way to attain justification. It was given to demonstrate to man the futility of works righteousness and the hopeless condition of his wicked and depraved heart. The error of the pharisees was their claim that they actually were meeting the requirements which God had commanded. In the sermon on the mount Jesus was revaling to them their own self-deception. Rom 7:1 "Or do you not know, brethren (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives?" BUT "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." (Gal 2:20) John Reformed |