Some will do miracles in Jesus’ name—and still hear, “I never knew you.” > “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and do many mighty works in Your name?” Then I will declare to them, “I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness.” —Matthew 7:22–23 That’s not some obscure warning. These words appear in some of the oldest surviving Gospel manuscripts—Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, both from the fourth century. In the original Greek: οὐδέποτε ἔγνων ὑμᾶς — “I never knew you.” And in John 15:5, Jesus makes it clear: > “Apart from Me, you can do nothing.” Not “some things.” Not miracles that matter. Nothing. That’s the point. You can do amazing-looking things, gain a following, even shake the world a bit—and still miss Him entirely. So what really matters? Abide in Him. Know Him. Not just His name—Him. (Compiled from a conversation with ChatGPT.)

Posted by michaelambrosia at 2025-07-05 23:12:15 UTC