How could God say, "I never knew you" who knows all things?
Hello CCW95A,
I wanted to make a comment on what is in blue.
God is all knowing...that we know from His word.
I never knew you is only going to be said or heard because of one reason.....
They never made Jesus Christ Lord of thier life....They never became born again into the family of God and grafted into His olive tree.
When we sin and go to God with repentence or to seek forgivness, we are not ever informing God of anything. Example....we can say, Father you know what I did ? and He would say yep.
That may sound silly but we can not ever inform God of anything. He is a loving and merciful God who is faithful to His word. He does not go around looking for our errors or sin but He chooses to see us through Grace....( God's overwhelming desire to treat us as if sin never happened ) He allows us to come to Him and confess our sins and be washed and clensed and they are remembered no more.
HOWEVER......one thing you have to be careful with this saying that God looks at the soul and not the sin....is to be sure you do not begin to lack in ridding yourself of sin and any unrighteousness. Why ? Because even the little stuff that may not seem important to you is vitally important. Our enemy the devil, will hound you and throw it up in the Face of God and it actually gives the devil the right, or way to get his foot in the door if you will.
Thats my 2 cents worth.
Have a blessed day
Jim