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Gary McNees wrote:

> Bob Felts wrote:
> > wrote:
>
> >>
> >>Someone has to refer to it. "Lord Lord. . . I never knew you."
> >
> >
> > I don't disagree. How do you know who those someone are, especially
> > those who confess Jesus as Lord, but do it in a way differently from us?
> >
> >
>
> Dear Bob:
>
> I have always thought the the point of Matt. 7:21ff. was that those
> who are turned away, were basing their acceptance with God, upon their
> works, as do the JW's.

There are a large number of people within the general umbrella of
Christianity that depend in some way or another on their works. But
that isn't the topic of discussion. The question is: all other things
being equal, does JW Christology preclude them from being saved?

>
> In this passage we have, a direct rebuttal of what you have been
> trying to prove. These people are not only calling Jesus "LORD,"
> but there is no indication that they do not recognize Him as God.

You're reading this passage through Trinitarian glasses. The word
translated "Lord" is kurios, which has a number of possible meanings.
It doesn't always mean God.

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Matthew Johnson wrote:
> In article <127.04.10.05.678068000@srcbs.org>, gpatton@bayou.com
says...



> > Of course, I am not stupid, so it is quite OK with me
> >if others accept any of the other endings as a part of the original
> >gospel. One would have to be a real egomaniacal bone-head to think
he
> >could historically prove which endings were in the minds of the
various
> >Christians who established the Gospel of Mark as a part of the canon
of
> >the NT. But, sad to say, the woods are full of such narcissistic
> >quacks.
>
> And especially so among those who cast doubt on the legitimacy of the
Byzantine
> Text of Scripture.

Oh, by all means, I do reject the legitimacy of the Byzantine text as
the best representation of the original text of scripture. Rather I
think that all the old texts (including the Byzantine texts) can be
used. And a literary study of the various texts can lead to an
accurate recons