{"id":110810,"date":"2026-09-29T15:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=110810"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:16:59","slug":"i-never-knew-you-matthew-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/i-never-knew-you-matthew-7\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Never Knew You; Depart From Me&#8221;: What Jesus Meant in Matthew 7:21\u201323"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Jesus says \u201cI never knew you\u201d to people who call him \u201cLord, Lord\u201d and point to miracles done in his name. The words come near the end of the Sermon on the Mount. He does not deny the miracles. \u201cKnew\u201d means claimed as his own: they never belonged to him. His test is doing \u201cthe will of my Father.\u201d \u201cNot everyone who says to me, \u2018Lord, Lord,\u2019 will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesus says &quot;I never knew you&quot; to people who call him Lord and cite miracles done in his name. Who they are, what &quot;knew&quot; means, and how the churches read it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-110810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":109666,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/holy-of-holies\/","url_meta":{"origin":110810,"position":0},"title":"What Was the Holy of Holies? 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