I Never Knew You

Poll - Total Votes: 6

We are saved by our works. (We do the work and save ourselves and we can lose our salvation.)

Jesus means that many have "faith", and say "Lord", but believe in another Jesus, not God's Son..

What Jesus means we are only saved by the Holy Spirit and permanently changed (God does it all)

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21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

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shuhak · M

Jesus is saying that many call him "Lord" (that is, master), but their actions prove the He is not their Lord (rather they are). Simply acting religious (eg. going to church, tithing, doing good deeds) does NOT make one a follower of Christ. In Jesus' time, the Pharisees were the most "religious" people around. They tithed (to the exact penny), fasted, kept the law (even added things to make sure they followed it "to the letter"), were the most learned teachers of the law - yet Jesus repeatedly condemned their "religious efforts". Today many people go to church, give to the poor, and do good deeds (as if doing these things will somehow "earn" them a better standing with God), but in their hearts they harbor hated or envy towards their neighbor, they cheat others, they slander, and lust after the flesh. Sure, they may know [i]OF [/i]God, but they don't really "know" God; and because of that they are not "known" by Him ("I never knew you").

WhisperinAngelic101 · F

@shuhak maybe Jesus wanted them to look for God inside in their hearts, and recognize this fact. They did in fact follow the law to the T. Jesus came to dot an i and to cross a T. And to tell people to love God, and to love their neighbour as themselves.

shuhak · M

@WhisperinAngelic101 They followed the law yet they didn't understand the law (the law pointed to Jesus). They merely went through the motions ("These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.")

WhisperinAngelic101 · F

@shuhak These are deep truths. It is true when it was said in the bible that the law is something God writes in our hearts, ,,,, and the fulfilment of the perfect law of God is found there,