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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: Greetings Greg! I say this will all due respect my friend, but this is an example of going to great lengths to explain away a clear statement of Scripture with which you don't agree. You have been arguing that Christians are still bound by an eternal covenant with Israel (including obedience to the Torah). Yet, Heb. 8:13 says, "By calling this covenant ??new,? he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear." This verse doesn't say that the first covenant was renewed. It says that it is obsolete. Further, Heb. 8:7 says that there was something wrong with the first covenant, "For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another." Thus, Heb. 8:8 says that He will make a 'new' covenant with His people. 'Kainos' does not refer to a re-newed covenant, but a different kind of covenant. Heb. 8:9 makes a distinction between the first covenant and the second covenant. My position has always been that the more someone has to explain away the meaning of a text, the more likely that person is wrong. These statements are clear. One cannot make 'new' to mean 're-newed', especially when the covenants are referred to as first and second and contrasted throughout the passage. Concerning Hebrews, there isn't any historical evidence that it was written in Hebrew - not that it would make any difference either way! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |