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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, Do you believe EVERYTHING Paul wrote? Many take a verse here or there, and skim right over all the clues spelled out. Your quote, “Yahweh states in Genesis 26:5 that his seed is blessed “because Abraham obeyed me and kept my requirements, my commands, my decrees and my laws," gave me the CLUE that perhaps you don’t believe everything. Where is “Yahweh” first mentioned in Scriptures? Exodus 6:2 explained that until Moses, nobody had ever heard of Yahweh. In effect, God said, “Moses, I’m Yahweh, I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as El Shaddai, but by my name Yahweh I did not make myself known to them." Like so many other verses in the Scriptures, translators use a blanket "God, Lord, etc." in place of the "dozens of names" God refers to Himself, according to His multiple "characteristics” He wants to convey. So for you to say, “Yahweh states in Genesis 26:5 that his seed is blessed “because Abraham obeyed me and kept my requirements, my commands, my decrees and my laws," isn’t entirely true, right? Am I being too technical? Sound familiar? Also, since you brought it up, Galatians 3:15-25 · You wrote: “Ratifying another contract does not do away with the previous contract. Thus the Mosaic covenant did not nullify the Abrahamic covenant received by faith. The law was given to show what sin is, to show our need for a Savior and to point the way to Messiah. Once a child reaches adulthood does he forget all the do’s and don’ts he was taught growing up? No, he understands the reasons behind the do’s and don’ts more fully and is more able to keep them with the right motives.” Paul wrote: 3:18-19 “If the inheritance is BY the law, then it is NO LONGER by promise. Why then was the law given? It was added to show sins in their true light UNTIL the “Offspring” should come concerning whom the promise was made.” Who is this offspring concerning whom the promise was made? Back up to 3:15. (This “ties” in with your statement, “Yahweh states in Genesis 26:5 that his seed is blessed “because Abraham obeyed me …”) Paul writes, “But the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring (means it was also spoken to Abraham’s offspring). It does not say, ‘And to the offsprings,' in the plural, but in the singular, ‘And to your offspring’, which is Christ.” Chapter three ends with the wonderful words that fit everything in their place. “But if you are Christ’s then you are the offspring of Abraham, you are heirs in agreement with the promise.” Not in agreement with obeying the law. One must understand the HUGE differences between God’s “commandments” AND His "law" to understand Jesus' response in your own quote, Matthew 19:16-17 “And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?…but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.” Peace, Taleb |