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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: Greg, thank you for so quickly proving my point – like others I have talked face to face with, you ignored the evidence to give credence to ill-gained facts. You keep harping on not celebrating “as the pagans”. That’s wonderful, because neither do I. For that matter, I don’t personally know anyone who does. Everyone I know just celebrates Christmas, Easter, birthdays, and other such celebrations. Your comment that Jesus didn’t celebrate birthdays was cute. But, with no verse to back up that conclusion, it is understandable why you failed to mention any. Or, were you perhaps thinking of the verse in Romans 14:5? But you couldn’t have thought that was the verse that “proves” Jesus condemns celebrating days not ordained in the Old Testament, because that verse proves just the opposite. The Old Testament says they must. The New says it’s up to them. Whoops. As far as not allowing any pagan influences to influence any, what do you call the days of the week? Saturday is Saturn’s day. Surely one wouldn’t “worship” on that day less others wrongly conclude one was involved with Saturn. And many of our calendar months are a “no-no” for the same reason. For that matter, in order to obey the Scripture that warns us to “flee from every appearance of evil”, here’s a very few from a super long list of things we must flee from, because of their “obvious” pagan connection. One must not have a flower garden, because we know flower is derived from Flora – the goddess of blooming plants. What should we call the “head city” of a country or state, knowing that “Capital” comes from the temple god of Jupiter Capaitolinus, in pagan Rome? While a “map” might be alright – forget a collection in booklet form. Everyone knows about “Atlas” the mythical strong man who held the earth on his shoulders, right? When we pray, we can’t say “amen” less God thinks we are calling out to “Amen-Ra”, the Egyptian god. No museums or music allowed because of their obvious link with Zeus daughters. Nor can believers long to obtain virtue, victory, or honor all because of the mythical gods, Virtus, Victoria, and Honor from which they derived. And because neither Jesus nor Moses ever gave “permission” to use automobiles, we walk. And IF they did allow cars and trucks, we could never drive any named after anything pagan, like Mercury, the messenger of the gods. Unless of course, the above type things are not forbidden today, because the “meanings” have changed over the years. Now Saturday only means the day after Friday (day of the goddess Frigg). I checked the same old dictionary I got the above from, to see how it defined Easter. My 1914 dictionary reads: “n. a festival of the Christian Church to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ: adj. pertaining to Easter.” Yup. That’s all Easter is alright – except perhaps to any who actually follow the illogical concept described above. The blessing of the Lord be upon you, Taleb |