All these scriptures are absolutely true if we are 'blessed enough to follow the REAL Jesus ! but woe betide you if you follow the impersonator He warned us of and who keeps not His law/commandments - because you will hear the fatal words ' I never knew you, depart from me you that work iniquity.
Do not be deceived - not everyone who preaches Jesus speaks the truth ! Mat 24v4,5. 7v21-23.
Do not be deceived - not everyone who preaches Jesus speaks the truth ! Mat 24v4,5. 7v21-23.
Matthew 7:21 - Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
John 6:40 - For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
These many people (unbelievers) in Matthew 7:22 had the wrong foundation. They were trusting in their works to save them and NOT IN CHRIST ALONE. Jesus NEVER knew them which means they were NEVER saved. Their hearts were not right with God, so their attempted external obedience was stained with sin. *Seeking salvation by works is not the will of the Father.
John 17:3 - And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. The term "know" implies intimate, experiential knowledge, through a relationship with Him, not merely theoretical knowledge. These many people were not true converts.
Without faith it's impossible to please God no matter how many alleged wonderful works that these many people set out to conjure up through the flesh. This is why Jesus referred to them as WORKERS OF INIQUITY/LAWLESSNESS! They were self righteous.