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“Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 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?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers.’
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>>130956618
Can literally apply to anyone
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The hypocrites know who they are. They know very well.
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This is a key verse in refutation of Calvinist theology which teaches that once Christ is mentally accepted as "Lord", the salvation is assured and can never be lost. In this verse, the Lord identifies those who call Him "Lord" - the very requirement Calvinist theology purports leads to salvation -yet they are told to "depart" as "evildoers".
Yes, you CAN lose your salvation. Just because you declare your religious acts to be "in the name" of Jesus, does not mean they are authorized. You might believe yourself one that knows God, but you may be acting out your own will and not God's and He does not "know" or have any relationship to you.
Concrete example: Rom. 6:3, we are baptized "into" Christ and subsequently have that relationship with him. One may choose to try and enter the relationship by saying the "sinners prayer", but prior to water baptism (immersion), you do NOT have that relationship and if you are not baptized He will say "depart". No amount of pleading regarding your good works will suffice as a replacement for compliance with his command "He that believes and is baptized shall be saved" (Mark 16:16)
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