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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, for a quick minute I thought one of my relatives came back to life. We used to argue over these same matters. He also would pull verses out of context, ignoring the "opposite" verses. He would criticize me for not keeping the feasts, covering my head while praying and not facing Jerusalem when praying, etc. While he KNEW the book of Hebrews specifically denounced his logic (?) he refused to accept that writing because he claimed Paul was an unbeliever. All of Paul's epistles do give credence to the same truths that Tim and EdB have stated. While, so far, he was one of a few of my relatives who accepted the Lord's birth, ministry, death and resurrection, he also, by ignoring what the NEW Testament REALLY says (rather than, for what he wished it said), he lived and died in bondage to the LETTER of the law that Christ lived and died to set us free from. Interestingly, you are almost there. You wrote, "Pretend for a moment that Torah was a requirement". Greg, forget what the books say about the book. (I’ve got too many of the same books.) Read THE book. Read Hebrews out loud, and ask the Lord if what Hebrew says is really true, OR is what you want to believe true. (If you are honest with yourself, you will notice that BOTH can't be true, because they disagree with each other.) You may even notice how much the rest of Scripture “matches” the truths of Hebrews. Here’s my prayers, Taleb |