Some gentlemen here try to describe the term "lawless" or "lawlessness" as those who are trying to keep God's law.
Cleary, any child can see that "law-less" is being without law.
We will look at one passage and do the word study for "lawlessness", in Matthew 7.23
The KJV uses the word "iniquity" here, where some versions used the word "lawlessness".
Either way, we will look at the Greek for further study.
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work *iniquity.
Matthew 7:23 (KJV, MBM)
*iniquity (ESV "lawlessness")
G458 anomia (an-om-ee'-ah) n. 1. illegality, i.e. violation of law
2. (genitive case) wickedness
Root: G459, not subject to (Jewish) law.
So, by some people's teachings, the person referred to in Mat 7.23 is the guy trying to keep the law.
But that teaching is false. It is a twisting, or turning upside-down of the text.
We have been tricked by false teaching long enough.
Cleary, any child can see that "law-less" is being without law.
We will look at one passage and do the word study for "lawlessness", in Matthew 7.23
The KJV uses the word "iniquity" here, where some versions used the word "lawlessness".
Either way, we will look at the Greek for further study.
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work *iniquity.
Matthew 7:23 (KJV, MBM)
*iniquity (ESV "lawlessness")
G458 anomia (an-om-ee'-ah) n. 1. illegality, i.e. violation of law
2. (genitive case) wickedness
Root: G459, not subject to (Jewish) law.
So, by some people's teachings, the person referred to in Mat 7.23 is the guy trying to keep the law.
But that teaching is false. It is a twisting, or turning upside-down of the text.
We have been tricked by false teaching long enough.