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Originally Posted by Igzy
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." John 10:27
The Greek root of knew and know in Matt 7:23 and Jonn 10:27 are the same--ginosko. Which means personal, experiential knowledge.
http://www.teknia.com/greek-dictionary/ginosko
Do you think there is any Christian who has be born again and had the simplest, nascent relationship with Christ of whom Christ could say "I never knew you," however much he or she eventually failed?
These are his words "I never knew you," not "I used to know you, but don't know you now."
I know the Lord knows me. So he can never say to me, "I never knew you." That would be a lie. He does know me. (John 10:27) |
Those people were calling him Lord, Lord, Lord. They were doing many works for him that Jesus commanded they do (eg Matthew 10:8). These aren't even lukewarm Christians, but they're out on the streets doing mighty works in Jesus name. Yet they were deceived into thinking they had a real relationship. They misunderestimated Satan's ability to deceive. I wrote a whole article on this
http://eternityinourheart.com/heart
Here is a related testimony of a Ugandan pastor who had a ministry of 4000 and thought he was saved because of his works. Yet God told him he would be one of those in Matthew 7:21-23 if he didn't repent. God told him he had self ambition and was lusting after women in his ministry in his eyes, so he repented. Now he travels the world preaching the need to repent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tsrCVvkn6U