Matthew 7:22 Why Is What They Do Lawlessness?

"Many will say to me on that day, 'My Lord, my Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name perform great powers?' And then I will declare to them that, 'I never knew you, go away from me, workers of abomination'" (Matthew 7:22-23 Alexander).

What is the "abomination" they work? Here is a hint from the Book of Daniel: "...So as the obligations may be concluded, and the sins may be curtailed, so that the abominations shall be abandoned, and that they may usher in the eternal righteousness, such as the vision and the prophesies* may be fulfilled, and to the Anointed One we may commit our blessings" (Daniel 9:24 Alexander).The abominations abandoned when we usher in the eternal righteousness are OUR independently directed lives. Abomination is our taking credit for what He does. We must recognize that these lives, "our" lives, are HIS life, that we are NOT independent. The workers of abomination, aka evil, iniquity, and lawlessness in other translations, make the mistake of seeing themselves as independent of Jesus, as working for and with Him, but not seeing that their works are HIS works: "Did not we . . . "

It's the same fault Nebuchadnessar committed: "King Nebuchadnasser was walking on top of his kingdom's temple, when he declared and said, "Was not this the Babylon that I built as the seat of my kingdom,* of my stronghold* and of my honor?" And while the manifestation was still in his mouth, the voice came from heaven, "I say to you, Nebuchadnasser the king, that your kingdom has been taken* from you" (Daniel 4:29-31 Alexander, emphasis mine).

Kind of short on the humility. Nebby. "WE" do not do anything of ourselves. All power, all work, all glory is God's. We are His Manifestation, manifestation of Him, not of ourselves. Being Him is a GIFT. So do great things for Him, AS Him, submitted TO Him.

We go to hell for what "WE" have done; We go to heaven for what HE has done.

God TAKES all the credit, all the blame, all the sin, all the punishment. Give it to Him, so that He can give you all His Life.

"The Kingdom of God has to do with attitudes." -- We aren't us, we're Him.