What Will Answer in the Judgment?
By Mrs. Iva F. Cady
THERE are those who make a high profession of godliness, who are religious leaders, who think they have done and will do many wonderful works in the name of Christ, who yet will be rejected by the Lord in the last great day as workers of iniquity. We know this, because Christ Himself has told us so. He says: "Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name? and in Thy name have cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity." Matt. 7: 22, 23. These zealous workers who have taught in Christ's name, and have done so many wonderful works, feel very confident that they will be saved for those good works which they have done. They persuade themselves that the Lord is not very particular, and that it does not matter whether they teach and do exactly as He has commanded them, or not, since it would be such a cross to keep the whole law literally. But Christ says that He Himself will profess to such, "I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity." Now, iniquity, or sin, is the transgression of the law (1 John 3: 4); so the Lord means just what He says, and He will not be satisfied with anything less than obedience to His law as a whole.