Matthew 7:21-23
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.
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?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/7?lang=eng
Verse 23 in JST reads: And then will I say, Ye never knew me…
That is a very significant change. It puts the focus on us and our actions that prevent us from “knowing Christ” and thus keeping us out of the wedding feast.
Here is some amazing insight from an article I read:
“How is it that the Lord has not known them? The Hebrew word “know” [yada] has a broad range of meanings. One of them is covenantal.” The Lord knows and is known by only those
individuals who have received and kept all of His ordinances and covenants. Elder Bruce R. McConkie further explains: Jesus is saying: “Ye never knew me so fully as to be sealed
up unto eternal life with your callings and elections made sure, and since you did not magnify your callings in the priesthood, you shall be cast out and be as though I never knew you.” (He That Thrusteth in His Sickle with His Might … Bringeth Salvation to His Soul”: Doctrine and Covenants Section 4 and the Reward of Consecrated Service, pg 198) http://www.templethemes.net/publications/160811-Bradshaw-D&C%204.pdf
Matthew 7: 21-23: John Taylor after quoting this verse says:
“You say, that means the outsiders. No, it does not. Do they do many wonderful works in the name of Jesus? No; if they do anything, it is done in the name of themselves or of the Devil. Sometimes they will do things in the name of God; but it is simply an act of blasphemy. This means you, Latter-day Saints, who heal the sick, cast out devils, and do many wonderful things in the name of Jesus. And yet how many we see among this people of this class, that become careless, and treat lightly the ordinances of God’s house and the priesthood of the Son of God; yet they think they are going, by and by, to slide into the kingdom of God. But I tell you unless they are righteous and keep their covenants they will never go there. Hear it, ye Latter-day Saints! Hear it, ye Seventies and High Priests!” (JD 20:120)
Craig
I found this quote from this article, and I recommend it for more Come, Follow Me content. He does a great job of pulling content together us to learn from. https://www.thingsastheyreallyare.com/2019/02/week-9-matthew-6-7.html
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