"DEPART FROM ME, YE THAT WORK INIQUITY"
A STRAIGHTFORWARD MESSAGE TO THE "LOVE GOSPEL" AND THE "NO DOCTRINE" CROWD
Be ye Holy for I AM Holy. Leviticus 11:44,45, I Peter 1:16[1]
REVEALING INIQUITY DISGUISED AS "LOVE"
How false teachers bring iniquity (Lawlessness) into the Church
Many will say unto 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?'
And then will I Profess unto them. "I never Knew you: Depart from Me, ye that work iniquity". Matthew 7:22,23
What does "iniquity" mean? Those ones have "worked iniquity" and they are cast out. It is important therefore that we understand the meaning of the word "iniquity".
"Iniquity" in Matthew 7:23 is anomia in the Greek and it means LAWLESSNESS.[2]
Nomos means Law, and the a which preceeds is called an alphaprivitive and means the negation or absence of what follows, thus, anomia means "without Law", or "Lawless".
"DEPART FROM ME"
The persons in this passage of Scripture BELIEVE they are Saved! They call Yeshua (Jesus), "Lord, Lord", they have "prophesied in His Name", They have "cast out devils in His Name", they have done "many wonderful works in His Name"! They most likely felt very "loved" by all the grateful people they have "helped so much"! Their efforts toward "sympathizing", "loving", "counselling" and "caring" were evident!
Undoubtedly however, with their "many wonderful works" they also greatly encouraged others to "love" and "care" as they did. Perhaps they held "conferences" to lead them!
But the fact remains they were not Saved. Their names do not appear in the Lambs' Book of Life.
They were not Elect, and not Predestined to Salvation. No matter what they did, even believing He is "Lord" was not enough. Even though they associated with other believers and even had experiences with the Holy Spirit thereby, they may even have had "great Ministries", but there was no Root in them because they were not Chosen.
DID YESHUA "LOVE THE SINNER BUT HATE THE SIN" IN THIS PASSAGE?
NO!
A PRIME EXAMPLE OF A VERSE USED OUT OF CONTEXT
The "No Law but Love"[3], "no Doctrine", "no judging" crowd is told by their false teachers to use the following as one of their "main verses" to "justify" their belief:
For all the Law is fulfilled in one word, in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Galatians 5:16
Their false teachers take this ONE VERSE, remove it from Scripture, get them to look at it, and sternly tell them that ALL LAW is abrogated in favor of "Love"? "No Judging"? "No need of any Doctrine"? (The statement, "We don't have any Doctrine, we just believe the Bible" has always amused this author.)
LOOK HOW THEY TRICK THEM!
Now watch this! They DON'T look at what goes on BEFORE or AFTER the verse! Their false teachers COUNT on them not reading the whole Chapter!
They get tricked by certain "teachers" and miss the previous verse 13! We are Commanded NOT to use this Liberty as an "occasion to the flesh". Then the Chapter proceeds and LISTS the "works of the flesh" (that are ALSO CONDEMNED IN THE LAW), verses 19-21!!!!
They say by this "don't judge"? "Love everyone"? "No doctrine"?
PUT GALATIANS 5:16 IN CONTEXT AND THE MEANING IS CLEAR!
Read a bit further! The very "main argument" they have pulled out of context continues in verse 19 to LIST ALL OF THE THINGS they are supposed to judge as sins! NO JUDGING? WHO COULD BE FOOLED BY THIS? Yet sadly, many are.
Look at the passage that follows:
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are, Adultery, fornication, uncleamnness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkeness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21
On the one hand, they say "Don't judge", "Love is all you need" or "No doctrine", but G-ds' Word says differently with regard to His Kingdom! And all theze offenses are written in G-ds' Law!
YESHUA COMMANDED US TO JUDGE RIGHTEOUSLY
...Judge Righteous Judgment. John 7:24b
Taken as a whole, their argument then falls FLAT! But their teachers apparently don't expect people to READ the whole Chapter anyway! Or listen to true teaching either!
We are Called to Holiness, NOT to always try and "get around" the Law" (which the Apostle Paul calls, "The Schoolmaster to bring us to Christ") by substituting "just loving everyone enough" or "no judging" since there is now "No Law but Love" instead!
Can everyone see the subtle deception? Let's look at it again:
Galatians 5:16 speaks of "loving your neighbor" only truly being possible AFTER dealing all the transgressions listed in verses 19-21! Not before!
It doesn't say "forget about verses 19-21 and only use verse 16."!
In elevating verse 16 and excluding verses 19-21, these "men pleasers" lead people to lawlessness right along with THEMSELVES.
THE TRUTH ABOUT DOCTRINE
In all things showing thysekf a Pattern of Good Works: in Doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Titus 2:7,8
The Doctrines of the Church have been Ruled on down through the centuries by His True Church Assembled. They were re-established by the Protestant Reformation.
WE WILL NOT BE "MEN-PLEASERS"
The "Love Gospel" is therefore simply a MEN-PLEASERS' GOSPEL.[4] And doesn't such a "gospel" attract just so many people? What did the Apostle Paul say?
I marvel that you are so soon removed from Him that called you into the Grace of Christ unto a different gospel. Which is not another, but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the Gospel of Christ.
But though we, or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that which you have received, let him be accursed.
As we said before, so we say again, if any preach any other gospel unto you than that which you have received, let him be accursed.
For do I now seek to please men, or God? For if I pleased men, I should not be the bondservant of Christ. But I assure you, brethren, that the Gospel which was preached of me is not according to man. Galatians 1:6-11
...the mystery of inquity (Lawlessness) does already work in the children of disobedience... II Thessalonians 2:7
THE "LOVE GOSPEL" PUTS THE SECOND TABLE OF THE LAW OVER THE FIRST
The First Table of the Law is: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength." (The First 4 Commandments)
The Second Table of the Law is: "Love your neighbor as yourself". Exodus 20:1 ff. (The Last 6 Commandments)
The "Love Gospel" desires to make everyone "Love their neighbor" while systematically excluding The First Table.
They place the Second Table OVER The First Table. Exactly backwards, AND they teach others to do the same!
The "Love Gospel" is just CHRISTIAN HUMANISM pure and simple.
Here is more on the clear warning to all to Beware of the false LOVE GOSPEL.
WHAT ARE WE COMMANDED TO DO FIRST?
The Believer is Commanded to:
Be ye Holy for I AM Holy. Leviticus 11:44,45, I Peter 1:16
therefore:
Seek ye FIRST the KINGDOM OF GOD and His Righteousness. Matthew 6:33
It is true that an Attribute of God is Love, but He also has other Attributes: Holiness, Righteousness and Justice among them.
THE APOSTLE PAUL HAD DOCTRINE AND SO WE ARE ALSO TO HAVE DOCTRINE
But you have fully known my Doctrine, manner of life, purpose, Faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, persecutions, afflictions... II Timothy 4:10,11a
Notice what Paul lists FIRST! DOCTRINE!
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. II Thessalonians 2:11
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?
And, let every one who Names the Name of Messiah (Christ) depart from iniquity. II Timothy 2:19b
SEPARATION!
Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate, Saith the LORD, and touch not the unclean thing, and I will Receive you. II Corinthians 6:17
Tell the ones that may have been deceived to re-examine the Scriptures IN CONTEXT and separate from their false teachers. Do they have other verses? Find out what they are and we will also put them on this page to demonstrate how far wrong they are!
TO HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE
Know that God has Chosen His Own "from before the Foundation of the world." Ephesians 1:4-9
Are you among His Chosen ones?
Yeshua Said:
No man can come unto Me, except the Father, which has Sent Me, Draw him." John 6:44
Work out your own Salvation with fear and trembling. Philippians 2:12
to "work out" means to Call upon Him in Truth and seek His Face for Gods' Assurance.
Do not believe the "Love Gospel". Oh, Chosen storm-tossed Believer, Seek His Face, Repent, and depart from iniquity!
MORE FOLLOWING SOON!
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FOOTNOTES
[1
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Some have said, "Jesus loved the sinners and ate with them". Yeshua never fellowshipped with unrepentant sinners. The charge that they were "sinners" in that passage came from unbelievers at the time that could not see their hearts. Yeshua could see their hearts. He Knows who is Truly Repentant and who isn't.
Full Repentance was made a clear issue before Yeshua was Revealed, by John the Baptist when he preached: "Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand."
Others complain that this is mere "intellectual moralism" as if we embraced the Humanistic Rationalistic system. Our Obedience rests on His Gift of Divine Faith, not any "intellectual" understanding as theirs it appears does.
[2
Iniquity ("anomia", lawlessness) is also found in Matthew 13:41, 23:28, 24:12, Romans 6:19, II Thessalonians 2:7, Titus 2:14 and Hebrews 1:9.
Compare this with I John 3:4.
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Such persons are known as Antinominians.
[4
Here is their perverted "Love Gospel" for all to behold: with "no judging", "no doctrine but love" and "No Law but Love", that twists Gods' Holy Word and places the Second Table OVER the First and so perverts the Gospel of Christ.
We REJECT it and all those that "preach" it.