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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: Can we agree that the author of Hebrews is quoting from Jeremiah 31:33? If we can then the word translated as "law" in Hebrews 8:10 is the Hebrew word "Torah" (Strong's 8451). Agreed? Then it is no great leap to conceive that a form of the root word (nomos)is also refering to Torah. Conceptually, the meaning of Torah does not change across covenants. Torah is God's revelation, instruction and guidance to man on how to relate to God, family, community, etc. as outlined in the first 5 books of the Hebrew scriptures and further embellished by Yeshua (Jesus) during the sermon on the mount. With this in mind, let us realize that Yeshua is talking about Torah (law) in the beginning of the sermon on the mount (Matt 5:17) and at the end of the sermon (Matt 7:27). What else is he going to preach to thousands of Jews but Torah? Aside from being our Redeemer, He was also a Jewish Rabbi(teacher from the tribe of Judah). Protestant apologists try and distance the true Hebraic roots of the faith that Yeshua preached because they are the "lawless" ones, the ones who made up their own religion mixing truth with man-made doctrine (Matt 15:13-14). |