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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 John, You are right, we are not JUSTIFIED by keeping Torah, just as Paul states, “it is the gift of YHWH”. I am going to try to show you something that most of us do not understand because of what we have been taught. ETERNAL LIFE (SALVATION) AND THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS (JUSTIFICATION) ARE NOT THE SAME THING. The problem with Christian theology is that it confuses “eternal life “ with the “forgiveness of sins”. We have look at things the way they actually are not the way we have been taught they are. I believe the following scriptures will show that ‘forgiveness of sins’ is by unmerited grace; ‘eternal life’ is by striving. Matthew 26:28 “For THIS IS MY BLOOD OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, which is shed for many for THE REMISSION OF SINS.” Acts 10:43 “To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive REMISSION OF SINS.” Romans 3:25 “Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the REMISSION OF SINS THAT ARE PAST, through the forbearance of God;” Ephesians 1:7 “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the FORGIVENESS OF SINS, according to the riches of his grace;” Colossians 1:14 “In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the FORGIVENESS OF SINS:” ETERNAL LIFE IS BASED ON WHAT YOU DO AFTER BEING FORGIVEN/CLEANSED: Matthew 19:16 “And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have ETERNAL LIFE? 17And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but IF THOU WILT ENTER INTO LIFE, KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS. The Bible says YHWH cannot lie (Titus 1:2). The above verse is true. Let YHWH be true and every man a liar. Man is subject to misinterpretation but the Word is infallible. Romans 2:7 “To them who by PATIENT CONTINUANCE in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, ETERNAL LIFE:” 1 John 2:24 “Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning (Torah). If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. 25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.” Romans 6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end EVERLASTING LIFE. Galatians 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Matthew 10:22 “…he that endures to the end the same shall be saved” YHWH’s will is for man to love HIM and his neighbor. Because we cannot of ourselves do it does not change the fact that that is what He wants. We are to strive to keep His Torah, when we sin we are to confess and repent and keep striving. This is what the overcomers of Revelation 2-3 do. The goal is to live as Messiah lived. The great commission was to make “disciples” out of the nations. Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and MAKE DISCIPLES of all the nations,…” How do you make disciples? By: …baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: 20 TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER I COMMANDED YOU: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” John 8:31 “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If YOU CONTINUE in MY WORD (Torah), then are ye my DISCIPLES in-deed;” This lack of distinguishing between justification and eternal life is why Christians cannot explain the following verses: Revelation 22:14 “Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.” Revelation 22:11 “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is RIGHTEOUS, LET HIM BE RIGHTEOUS STILL: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. Hebrews 5:9 “And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;” Matthew 5:20 “For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, YE SHALL IN NO CASE ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.” Ecclesiastes 12:13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: FEAR GOD, AND KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS: for this is the whole duty of man.14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” People are basing their eternity on limited interpretations of Paul’s letters and ignoring the rest of the Bible. Paul warns us repeatedly that “grievous wolves” and “workers of iniquity” are going to pervert the path of the assembly. (1 Timothy 4, Acts 20:28-31, 2 Timothy 4). We are living in it. This is the great apostasy--- FALLING AWAY FROM TORAH. Isaiah 40:8 "but the Torah of our God shall stand for ever." Greg Boone |