It's awesome that our eternity isn't hinged on our performance but on Him. ALL praise and glory and honor are due Him. Even so, COME Lord Jesus!

I believe in Jesus christ as my lord and savior 🙏

Well explained! We are truly saved by grace through faith alone. Workers of iniquity are those who trusted in their own goodness. Workers of righteousness are those who trusted on Jesus.

Amen Brother Bob. But sadly 90% of evangelical churches preach Faith plus works and works plus faith false doctrines. Man believes that what Christ did for us wasn't good enough and we have to do the rest by works. Thanks for sharing and God Bless.

I love this explanation. Notice that Jesus didn't say to these people "I used to know you". He says plain and clear that he never knew them

AMEN ❤🙏

Let's keep it simple, they where not Born Again, therefore were not sealed with the Holy Spirit. So is normal for Jesus to say " never knew You" This is great lesson for all those who claimed to be Born Again, because they do miracles and say prophesies etc.

Amen and amen:) Faith in Christ, no works of ours. He did the works, boasting is about Jesus, not us. His is the glory, not ours.

There's many socalled Christians today who are prophesying, casting out demons, and doing mighty works or so they say... You also need the Holy Spirit to make it to paradise (Romans 8:9, Ephesians 1:11-14, Ephesians 4:30, 2 Corinthians 1:22) and The Holy Spirit helps us to battle temptation (Galatians 16-26).

Wow I am speechless... It is so biblical ... I say AMEN.

The work that a born again believer in the lord Jesus Christ filled with the Holy Spirit is found in Matthew 28:26-20 true believers in Jesus Christ deny themselves take up our cross and follow him, by making disciples for the kingdom of God, if I if I be lifted up I’ll draw all men unto me, lift Jesus 6:39

Thank you for this message and thank you Lord Jesus Christ

That is good news!!

Interesting that the "Will of God" is simply to believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. I always thought those passages meant that we need to do "good works", or that "good works" are the "Will of God". Thanks for relieving my burdens!

Thank you for making it plain! I think some people who say they believe in faith alone also believe their good works save them...and apparently they must think they're pretty darn good because if we only sin once in our life that sin will send us to hell.

Interesting how video length is 6:39, and thumbnail is 6:40, and the answers to the Father's will is in John 6:39-40.

Belief in the wrong object of saving faith never gives Everlasting Life . Jesus shows us in every Evangelistic encounter that His doubtless Guarantee of Everlasting Life - apart from any other condition - is how one is irreversibly born again . Adding to His only condition is fatal to Grace . This is what all in Matthew 7:21-23 have in common .

Amen, brother. Thank you for being obedient and faithful. To God be the glory!!!

Best interpretation I've heard on this verse. Calvinists will have you questioning your salvation by your works. It's amazing how someone can take something so simple and add to it to muddy it up. The book of John was written so believers would know we have eternal life and move forward in confidence.

One is not saved because one renounces sin, the renouncement of sin is a consequence and not the cause for which one is saved.

salvation is by grace through faith in Christ but at the same time that faith in Christ is placed a different attitude against sin begins,

This is wonderful news to know the truth about Christianity. Many people go to church on Sundays and do good work and claim that their good works are based on what they have done. But the truth is that if they don't truly believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. They must truly believe that God sent him to this earth to save Sinners and his death, burial, and Resurrection from the grave by God. if they truly believe that they will enter eternity in heaven with Jesus forever.

Thankyou brother. blessings to you and your family

Great word, Brother. Thank you

Amen

Amen!! This is a blessing of truth

Amen!

simply awesome 👍

I've never heard a satisfying analysis of this passage. It's the scariest in the bible for sure. I'm now thinking about protestants, "new age" "Christians", Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons and Catholics. Each of them think they have their "edge" on salvation. I wonder if there will be a strong delineation between them who actually gets in?

Thank you posting this video, Mr. Wilkin.

thanks Bob for the word!

I just covered a portion of this in church! Good stuff Bob!

Amen. Well explained. God bless. 🙏

Beautiful! You guys need more subscribers. 🙂

This was great message...thankyou🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻.

Preach it Bob!! Blessings upon the message of grace!!

Thank you for your teaching. In Jesus name amen brother amen.

Jesus won't tell CHRISTIANS to leave!! We are Sealed by the Holy Spirit when saved!!!

Excellent presentation. Concise, succinct and irrefutable, thanks so much.

the inclination to sin is to believe in their works like trying to repent from sins apart from believing that Jesus paid for their sins...

Amen 🙏🏻

Oseh Shalom, terimakasih banyak Pak

AMEN 🙏

This passage is a warning against those who claim to be followers of Jesus but do not truly believe in him and obey his teachings. It is possible for someone to perform miraculous works in Jesus' name without truly believing in him or having a genuine relationship with him. Jesus is emphasizing the importance of not just outward actions but also inward faith and obedience. An example of inward faith and obedience that demonstrates belief in Jesus as the Son of God could be a willingness to submit to Jesus' authority and teachings, as revealed in the Bible. This could include: Trusting in Jesus for salvation: Believing that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, and trusting in him as our savior. Repenting of sin: Acknowledging our need for forgiveness and turning away from sinful behavior. Loving God and others: Demonstrating love for God by obeying his commandments and showing love to others, as Jesus taught. Following Jesus' example: Seeking to imitate Jesus' character and actions, including his compassion, humility, and service to others. Sharing the gospel: Proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ and sharing our faith with others. These actions demonstrate a genuine belief in Jesus as the Son of God and a commitment to follow him as Lord and Savior.

Amen! Amen! Amen! John 6:40. Will of God.

It IS Actually "WORKERS of INIQUITY" NOT "practitioners of Lawlessness"! It has been changed and corrupted to make people believe that they need to "keep the Law"! God bless you 🙏❤

I see people use this verse somehow as an argument AGAINST osas. But in reality, someone who believes on Jesus and believes OSAS, would NEVER EVER get caught saying "Didn't I do X in your name?"

He often says that it takes only Faith to be saved but simultaneously with conversion the new believer has a new attitude against sin of refusing to fight it and hating it

The first has to tell you that the Earth is not in space it doesn’t spend. It’s not a ball. You have much to learn.

Good massage, but one thing I mean these people Jesus crushed them and told them to get away from him, they weren't really born again......

Pastor JD Farag said the Lord told him, if the enemy can confuse you, you will not be going to heaven. Who has NOT been confused by the enemy?

Crave the original Pentecostal message from Acts chapter 2. Its so simple, but so hard to find the truth. I got spirit filled in an Australian church in 1988!

It's very fitting that the length of this video is 6:40 The will of the Father is John 6:40 :)

Faith is to have confidence in something, someone..in a promise. Believe is to be fully persuaded that something or someone is true…in a promise. Eternal life is received by “faith alone in Jesus for it”. A Christian is someone that has HEARD His promise of eternal life by faith alone and became FULLY PERSUADED, Believe in Him for His promise of eternal life. The Matthew 7 people were never willing to HEAR His promise and never willing to be FULLY PERSUADED. They are convinced in their efforts/works.. they are not convinced in Jesus alone.

I think in general people like to make things complicated when in reality it's not complicated at all. The main message out of the Bible is we can't save ourselves. But if we a faith and believe Jesus died on the cross for our sins and God raised him from the dead after 3 days, then Jesus is our Lord and Saviour and we have his Gracious gift of eternal life.

Biblical faith requires obedience. Salvation requires more than belief. The demons believe yet they tremble. One must believe and repent, confess and be baptized for the remission of sins to become a Christian. See Acts 2:38, I Peter 3:21. The will of the Father in Heaven is what the New Testament teaches, All of scripture not just the part that supports what one believes. I encourage all to read the Bible for yourself to test what others teach.

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. Acts 16:31😌✝️

Because he can do anything he wants to do. Enough said!

It is very plain that Jesus was talking about our good works When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, jthen he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him kwill be gathered lall the nations, and mhe will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates nthe sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then othe King will say to pthose on his right, ‘Come, you qwho are blessed by my Father, rinherit sthe kingdom tprepared for you ufrom the foundation of the world. 35 For vI was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you wgave me drink, xI was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 vI was naked and you clothed me, yI was sick and you zvisited me, aI was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And bthe King will answer them, c‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these dmy brothers,6 you did it to me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, e‘Depart from me, you fcursed, into gthe eternal fire prepared for hthe devil and his angels. 42 For iI was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, jyou did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away kinto eternal punishment, but the righteous kinto leternal life.”

John 10:1-5,14,26-27 Truly truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.14 Iam the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 26but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. Only those who have a changed life by repentance are those who are Jesus's sheep and follow him. Jesus uses the word "knows" as in an intimate way just like that word is used throughout scripture. Matt 7:21-23 Why does Jesus say Depart from me I never "knew" you ye that work iniquity He's not double minded The works mentioned are works that He told us to do Matt 10:28 John 14:12 Mark 16:15-17 Paul says do works to show your repentance in Acts 26:20. Clearly they had some type of knowledge of God to do those works. They claimed they "believed in Him" He doesn't say you trusted in your works. He doesn't say I knew you once and you later rejected me. He says I never "knew" you (in scripture "knew" means intimately) They never changed their minds about their sinfulled life (repented) of their sins. They didn't have a personal relationship with Him. They were pointing to their works as evidence they knew Him. They believed repentance is works or that's it means of unbelief only. God didn't know them because they hadn't been regenerated, forgiven of their sins, and died in their iniquity as unrepentant sinners. Jesus would never refer to the works he instructed us to do as workers of iniquity or lawlessness WHAT IS THE WILL OF THE FATHER? The Greek word that is translated as “does” is poieo. The word appears 598 times in the New Testament. It has been demonstrated that the Greek word for “does” refers to action that performs an activity. This word is a verb and not a noun.Since poieo is a verb, we must also determine the meaning of its tense, voice and mood. The tense of poieo in Matthew 7:21 is in the present tense.Poieo in the present tense refers to action that is ongoing. For example, when Jesus said, “he who does the will” He was referring to ongoing action at that moment in time. In other words he who is doing the Father's will.The Greek word for “does” is a Greek present participle which implies ongoing behavior. The person who does the will of God once in a while does not qualify.Jesus is describing someone who habitually does the will of the Father. Poieo is also in the active voice, which means that when Jesus said, “.he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter” He was saying that the individual must be performing the action. A life of obedience (present tense “do” [Ποιωv] for continuous action) to his will is, in fact, the definition of righteousness. when Jesus says “. . . but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.” The word “does” is a present, active, participle verb which means that those who continuously are doing the will of the Father go to heaven. Jesus was referring to a pattern of life and not perfect obedience. The character of true Christians is that they sin less and less as they mature in their faith..

They were never Christians if Jesus never knew them".

how can they cast out demons and stuff if they really don't believe? Mathew 7: 21 still terrifies me.

Would someone be saved if they believe in Jesus for everlasting life, but also believe in works as part of it?

Agreed !!!! I'm a 65yr old Pk, so not new to this rodeo. It appears to me that many people that identify as "Christian" have not really believed (or placed their faith entirely in Christ and His finished work). Therefore they never truly knew Him and He can't truly know them. This is , in my humble opinion the point of the 7th chapter, top to bottom. The difference between those with an old covenant mentality and those that have accepted The New Covenant Reality. Starting with how we judge the speck in anothers eye, an old covenant judgement. Then, which gate are we entering by, wide road (legalism, good works, religion O. C. M.) or narrow gate of Jesus and His Grace (N.C.R.). Next, your fruit will expose what you believe as the truth, as James says, do you judge others by The Perfect Law of Liberty (Grace the N.C.R.) or by the law (O. C. M.). Even making the point that "you" are a transgressor of the law if that is how you judge others, calls it partiality and a sin. Then come the verses in question, followed by the example of which foundation your life is built on. Sand, an old covenant mentality of self and works or Rock, The New Covenant Reality of Jesus!!!!!!!!!! Peace

they have not believed personal that jesus died for their sins on the cross

Dig a little deeper. Yes we are saved by faith, but as James tells us "faith without works is dead". If there is no evidence of good works in your life, then one must question the validity of their faith. That's why Jesus, when separating the sheep from the goats, rewarded those who fed the hungry, clothed the naked, etc. with eternal. Too many Christians claim they are saved by faith but don't lift a finger to help those in need.

A Christian is one who is born again. These people are not Christian , they profess to be Christian but were never born again ....." I never knew you..."

I was a righteous man living obedient to God and the words of the bible, I kept my eyes straight ahead and controlled my thoughts, (all thoughts lead to transgression). Things of this world have nothing to do with Jesus, you have to rise above all of this and search continuously for the truth from within. I'll tell you where God is not and that is church, church leaders, politicians and atheist are a lot alike, closed minded, ignorant, greedy, corrupt, lying and manipulative. God is not even a God he is an entity, Jesus himself says the father and him are one, do you think his father is the God of the Old Testament.? If you don't know who God is how can you know him? Jesus was created in the beginning from light, Satan was brought forth in a similar way by a different entity and is also a God, In the Old Testament the only one that doesn't suffer is Satan, in the New Testament the only one that suffers is Jesus, can you see that they're different? There are many religious sources, and people should look for them and not a church, you're welcome.

So what about people born before Jesus or people that never had access to the Bible?

The faith plus work brigade always use this verse to try prove their point

Jesus will never tell a Christian to depart from Him; yet, a Christian can choose to depart from Him (John 15:6).

How can this be to Christians when it was before Jesus died in the cross?

Brother bob, will they be lying, or, not when they say to Jesus, haven't we cast out devils in your name? Because only they that believes in jesus has the spirit of god and are able to do these things in his name.

Would it be safe to say that the were never of the faith but in the faith........?

The Bible says it’s because “they” continued in their sin and were rejected.

I know im misunderstanding something but if they said Lord Lord have we not done this in your name. Didnt they didnt they believe in Jesus then??

Something people need to tie together. Not my beliefs, but the Bible. In Psalm 5:5 it says God HATES all workers of iniquity. Those are the same people Jesus are speaking to when he says : depart from me I never knew you, WORKER OF INIQUITY. Never knew you means he never had a close personal relationship with them. A person can’t develop a close relationship with someone they hate.

he says he never knew them if they were Christian he would say something like I use to know you but you fell away or something, the truth is theses are unbelievers using the powerful name of Jesus, not believers!!

I never heard Jesus call them Christian, obviously they were not born again believers so Why do some call them Christians, they are not believers. Is Christian simply a title that people are willing to throw around?

The problem here is that "workers of lawlessness" IS works. A person gets saved by faith alone. However, the walk of faith requires doing those things that demonstrate it. 1 John 3:4 says that sin is transgression of the Law. Continuing to disobey the Law makes a person a sinner. The definition of repenting is "not sinning." Before Jesus arrived, faith was demonstrated by observing those things YHVH said to observe; his Sabbaths and his feasts. They are all prophetic shadows of the Messiah. Now they serve as memorials to His ministry. Observing renamed sun god festivals are lawlessness. Jesus is the Passover Lamb, not the Easter ham.

Question for Bob Wilkin: Do you believe faith in Christ requires no evidence, yet regeneration will be clearly seen in those where the Holy Spirit dwells?

I have a second comment for you because apparently most people haven't caught on to what the will of the father is. • Love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul with all your mind and with all your strength. • The second is no less important than the first but is equal to it. You must love your neighbors as you love yourself and as you love God and are loved by God. On these two commandments hang all of the laws and all of the prophets they are the fulfillment of lawfulness. To disobey these two laws is to disobey all the laws. By doing what is right by God and by others you're proving yourselves adherence to Christ and are paying your tithe of the holy Spirit to the Lord by the fruits of the works of the Spirit towards God and towards mankind. In plain English, God says if you're a selfish and violent and cruel bastard who only cares about yourself but proclaims the name of Christ like a hypocrite then you are going to be told, "I never knew you depart from me you worker of lawlessness."

Pastor there's a question here, Those people who are prophesying and doing miracles they are actually able to do miracles in the name of Jesus anyways doesn't that mean they are approved by Jesus for letting them perform?

Yeshua did say tvat we have to do the will of God the Father. Yeshua said Law and the Prophets so what do the Prophet say:::::? Isaiah 56:1-3 Isaiah 66:22-24 Proverbs 28:9 Romans 2:13

He who sayeth he KNOWETH me but keeps not my commands is a liar

My confusion over this verse is that its clearly talking about non Christians those who dont know Jesus and relied on works. But how can such people cast out demons and prophesy without the Holy Spirit that part confuses me

I never knew you mean they were never his at any point which tells us they were never known by him which means they were never his sheep which also tells us they were never regenerated which means they were never born-again.

What is a Christian? Are Christians born again? Why would Jesus tell his followers I never knew you if they were Christian?

faith in Christ alone in his finished work alone and not like LS adherents teach or believe which is some combination of faith and works, faith plus perseverance, faith plus evidence or proof one had faith.

The only reason that you think Jesus would tell anyone to 'depart from Him for He doesn't know them' is because 'they' don't know Him. Jesus actually knows everyone. That's one of His qualities that you should certainly know.. The problem is that there are many who don't know Him. The fact is; 'His knowledge' is the most important factor. When the ones "He doesn't know" ... depart to God (fire). God will let these know who Jesus is. "they shall be saved so as by fire". Everyone is forgiven because all are died for by Jesus. The ones who are "saved" are the ones who finally know who Jesus is (they are believers). The most important truth that you should know is that Jesus died for everyone. He took all sin away. Sin in gone because of Jesus. That's why He came. The actual "fools" are the ones that say that 'there is no hope for you in God.' Tell people who Jesus is. God will do the rest. All will eventually know Him. If you don't get the message across to them then God certainly will eventually. The importance of people finding out about Jesus in this life is that it gives God a lot of joy; it pleases Him because "faith pleases Him". As parents; we are pleased when our kids learn. All do eventually learn who Jesus is..."All shall know Him from the least to the greatest". There is no hell; there is only Heaven. "By His knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many." God is better than you think He is.

Work based salvation doesn't get you to heaven only faith in christ alone

But a believer is still a sinner.

Bob, I absolutely agree with you, except one thing you've said. You called those people Christians, and also said they'd never believed in Jesus for salvation by grace through faith. Both cannot be true. You would better call them professing Christians. One is not a Christian unless he/she is in Christ and Christ is in them. Just sayin'....

Revelation talks about it quite well it talks about different churches there's hot there's cold in lukewarm but those who are actually in the body of Christ will be like the disciples that were following following Jesus didn't just kind of follow Jesus they didn't somewhat follow Jesus they left this world the kingdom behind they didn't reject Jesus because they had lots of money he didn't reject Jesus because they wanted to go home and bury their dead no they followed the Lord of Lord and King of Kings from Earth to heaven. Will you? Every time we sin like pouring cold water into our vessel that should be hot water if we are supposed to be children of God and live in the light of godliness in the righteousness in Christ every time we choose to s i n adds Darkness to light

Can you call yourself a Christian if you are not born again child of God ?

But wait a second. I have a legit question. How are they able To cast out demons in His Name, if they don’t believe in Him in the first place?

because they did not do the will of the Father.....but you believe you do not have to do the will of the Father and you will still be saved......and you do not believe we have to obey the words of Jesus . You believe once you supposedly believe, you can do whatever you want and you will still be saved......

It's because 'Christians' and Disciples of Immanuel ha'meshiach are two different groups of people who each serve their own God. Most Christians serve the, "God of this world", who Jesus says, "..was a murderer from the beginning..", as opposed to Immanuel (Jesus) who serves His Father the, "LORD Most High". Which in the original spelling is called, "El Elyon", as opposed to the false God who wanted to ascend to the heavenly realm of God and to steal His authority and power and so he masquerades as a god of light and calls himself, "the one true god", aka monotheism.

Read II Peter 2:20-21- But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, for no prophecy was every made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. I Peter 3:20-21- Because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is , eight persons, were brought safely through water. Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you." Read Romans 6:3-8- I used to believe as you do when I went to the Baptist church. They taught salvation by saying the sinners prayer, asking God for forgiveness and letting Jesus into your heart. The problem I discovered was this belief was and is not supported by scripture.

I don't get it. How can you say that they didn't believe in God? How could someone cast out demons, or prophesy (accurately, I'm assuming), if they didn't believe in God? If someone doesn't believe in God, then that person doesn't have the authority to cast out demons, right? This doesn't make sense to me.