Matthew 7:21-23 "Matthew 7:21-23
I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
The people described in Matthew 7 knew the truth but tried to get to heaven in their own strength their own way, without ever trusting in Christ. They thought their "goodness" would get them there, but instead, it condemned them to hell because it could not change their character and all they did was for themselves. Their character remained self-willed defined as self pleasing.
May many who think they are good and working their way to heaven on their own merit repent and trust in Christ to be changed by Him.
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