Are YOU a "Worker of Iniquity" ?

In the Name of Allah - the Beneficent, the Merciful:

Matthew 7
22 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?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

WORK(ER):
–noun
1. exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
2. something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The students finished their work in class.
3. productive or operative activity.

INIQUITY:
[Origin: 1300–50; ME < L iniquitas "unevenness, unfairness", equiv. to iniqu(us) "uneven", unfair (in- in-3 + -iquus, comb. form of aequus even, equal) + -itas -ity]
[c.1300, from O.Fr. iniquite, from L. iniquitatem (nom. iniquitas) "unequalness, injustice," noun of quality from iniquus "unjust, unequal," from {in- (not) + æquus (just, equal)}]

Since a "worker" is one who "exerts effort directed to produce or accomplish something",

And...

Since "iniquity" is essentially "inequality" or "injustice",

Then...

A "worker of iniquity" would be one who "exerts effort" directed to produce or accomplish "inequality" between one entity and another.


In Mathematics, "inequalities" are represented by the symbols...

"<" (less than),

and

">" (greater than).

What Jesus was saying of this class of "Christians" who would be present in the Last Day, is that he would not even recognize them as being of him, because they were not working from his Spirit. They were doing "many wonderful works", but they were doing it from the attitude that they were "greater than" those who were not of their particular order or group. They "worked" to produce or accomplish the idea that they were "greater than" those whom their Master told them to be "servants" of. They created in their minds and "unjust" attitude that they were "better than"...or..."better off than" everyone else, and, because they were operating from an attitude of "injustice" and "inequality", they could only deal with the people unjustly.

"If you're not one of us, then you're "less than" us." ...Workers of Iniquity.

Basically, what it boils down to is "self-righteousness", which is rooted in ignorance...because if they REALLY understood the Message of their Master, they would come to the people as "Servants" and not as "Judges". They tell everyone "Judge not, lest ye be judged"...while they inwardly judge those who don't believe as they do.

No wonder Jesus said, "This people draweth nigh unto me with their lips, but their hearts are far removed from me."

How grieved he must be to see those who claim his name, demonstrating such "iniquity" in thought, word and deed. No wonder it is said that Judgement will begin in the House of God.

All that being said, now go back and replace the name "Jesus" with every other prophet who has a modern-day following, and the same applies.

It is precisely the attitude that "I am better" which makes us "lesser".

Beware.

RM