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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, sorry about not getting back right away. My schedule is not always conducive to my desires. Thank you Greg, for your response to my earlier post, last Friday. It demonstrates perfectly where some problems you are having are coming from. (But then it was late). Apparently, you skim over, rather than read. Otherwise, why did you conclude: “You do not have to believe Paul is an unbeliever to explain his writings. I ask you why do you think the following statement made its way into the Bible, realizing whom the author really is?” How did you arrive at such a conclusion? I wrote: “While he (my relative) KNEW the book of Hebrews specifically denounced his logic (?), he refused to accept that writing because he claimed Paul was an unbeliever.” This time through, did you notice, it was my relative who had a problem with Paul? If not, slow down, take a deep breath, slowly let it out. Again. Again. There, now the blood should flow easier and that should make it easier for you to understand the simple basics of God’s word. Reread the above paragraph. Your questioning the facts about Yahweh not being in Scripture prior to Exodus is understandable. A lot of other people are surprised about that fact too. (Especially the JW’s. who over uses the name (?) Jehovah.) Just now, I checked out a “reliable source’ – The Jewish Encyclopedia (something I’ve recently discovered), it agrees with what I have learned over the years. While the “reasons” Genesis “seems to use” that name are fewer than the reasoning behind the truth that, like I said, Adam up to Moses never heard, nor spoke it, stands firm. Quoted about Yhwh: “This name, according to the narrative in Ex. iii. it was made known to Moses in a vision at Horeb. In another, parallel narrative (Ex. vi. 2, 3, P) it is stated that the name was not known to the Patriarchs. It is used by one of the documentary sources of Genesis, but scarcely if at all by the others. Its use is avoided by some later writers also. It does not occur in Ecclesiastes, and in Daniel is found only in ch. ix.” To give you a glimpse of some my reason for mentioning about Yahweh, like so many other verses in the Scriptures, the “English” translators too often 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, Exodus 6:2 remains what it remains. And like all other truth, it doesn’t matter if one believes it or not. Your statement: “Law and commandment are relational just as "Torah"(8451) and "mitzpat" (4687). One does not replace the other, one comprises the other,” --- gives me another clue about where some of your problem flows from. One MUST understand the HUGE differences between God’s “commandments” AND His "law", as I mentioned before. He “commanded” Adam, Noah, Abraham, etc. long before He “laid down any laws”. His commands didn’t offer the exceptions that His laws did. (“Under this or that situation, do this or that, under the other, do the other” type laws, is what I mean here.) His commands never deviated. His laws often did. More to come, Taleb |