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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: CDBJ, I realize we are not able to keep Torah perfectly. That is why there is 1 John 1:9. Think of it this way. You are raising a child to be a productive part of society. Your child has difficulty with math. You understand your child's problem and continue to work with him/her. Your child begins listening to other students who say "you will never understand math, you might as well give up, it's hopeless". Your child is aware of the goal that has been set by the state but is content to cease from striving because he/she thinks its hopeless. How sympathetic are you to a child who will not try? One who has given up ahead of time? Revelation 2:23"...I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works." Keeping Torah is a heart issue. If it is your true will to keep Torah/law, you will find mercy. Yeshua did not die in humiliation and anguish for us to disregard everything that the Father holds sacred. How can you spend eternity in His presence if sin cannot abide in His presence. Sin is breaking Torah/law (1John 3:4). Christians have a theology that has 'given up' and therefore condemns without even trying. Luke 13:24 "Strive to enter in at the strait GATE: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. " Revealtion 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." "Striving" is doing the commandments not just believing. Greg Boone |