Re: Who did Jesus say would be told to "depart" from Him because he didn't know them?
What an utter foolish debate. The words of Jesus are not a mystery here. Jesus spoke very plain.
Confusion and debate it only wrought by those who reject what He taught.
1. Jesus taught that the way to life is difficult and only a few would go that way.
2. Jesus taught that the vast majority would go a broader easier way and would end up being destroyed.
3. Jesus warned that there would be a multitude of false teachers. Teachers who were deadly wolves but outwardly appear as lambs.
4. One would be able to tell who these wolves are by the fruit that they produce. Their fruit would be evil and rotten for a good tree cannot produce fruit that is evil.
5. Every one of these evil fruit producing trees would ultimately be cut down and burned.
6. Jesus then taught that it is the doers of the Father's will who will enter heaven not simply those who have a profession of His name.
7. Jesus warned that there would be a multitude of people who would profess His name and would profess to have prophecieid, to have cast out demons, to have done many wonderful works and yet to have never had Jesus know them.
8. Jesus then taught that these people who are rejected were workers of iniquity, in other words they had never departed from iniquity, they had never forsaken their iniquity.
9. Right away Jesus then taught that one must actually do what He taught people to do rather than just listen.
Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Mat 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Mat 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Mat 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Mat 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Mat 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Mat 7:21 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 which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Mat 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Mat 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Mat 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Mat 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Mat 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
Mat 7:29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
So the question that all professing Christian's ought to ask is have they departed from iniquity or or they still a worker of iniquity?
So the question that all professing Christian's ought to ask themselves is are they a doer of the word or a hearer only?
I say that MOST who profess Christ have NEVER departed from iniquity.
I say that MOST who profess Christ have listened to dangerous wolves who teach them that you simply accept Jesus into your heart and trust in what He did and then you are saved.
They do not teach that you MUST obey the instructions of Jesus, they do not teach that you MUST depart from iniquity.
These wolves teach that salvation is POSITIONAL. These wolves teach that salvation is FORENSIC. These wolves teach that salvation is ABSTRACT from what YOU ACTUALLY DO.
These wolves have crafted a false gospel message which COVERS ongoing rebellion. Thus the fruit they bear are people who remain workers of iniquity. Evil fruit.
Satan has craftily been able to negate the doing aspect of the Gospel and thus rebellious heart of a sinner is NEVER PURGED of that rebellion. Thus the sinner comes to a false assurance that they get saved and are yet still in rebellion to God.
Christ NEVER knew these people. These people NEVER departed from iniquity. These people were NEVER doers of the word.
These deceived people viciously attack anyone who would say that you must DEPART FROM INIQUITY. These deceived people viciously attack anyone would would expose their fake abstract salvation and their fake eternal security in it.
Don't be one of them because these people are the MAJORITY of those who profess Jesus Christ as Lord.
It is only a very small MINORITY who adhere to and preach the truth.
Jas 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Jas 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.