Originally Posted by Pilgrim
What is your understanding of the following passage? There are several issues to be found there to be sure. So, what are they? and what do they mean?

Matthew 7:21-23 (ASV) "21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
I believe this is a teaching that there are those who serve Christ more with their mouths then their hearts; hypocrites.
Also, a regenerate believer does not only order his life and manners according to the rule of honesty, but he also receives the Son the Father has sent, by faith.
There will come a time when the tares are removed from the wheat, and even though they look alike as far as we can tell, God's see's, and He will let them know that He never accepted nor approved of them (the tares) as His true servants.


"There is no possibility of taking a mercy out of God's hand, till the mercy be ripe for us, and we ripe for the mercy."

THOMAS BROOKS