If the Law (Nomos) is past, why does the Lord Jesus promise to deny those who do not practice it?
Matthew 7:22-23 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness! (Anomia)‘
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NOMOS:
Thayer Definition:
1. anything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command a. of any law whatsoever i. a law or rule producing a state approved of God
2. of the Mosaic law, and referring, acc. to the context. either to the volume of the law or to its contents
3. the Christian religion: the law demanding faith, the moral instruction given by Christ, especially the precept concerning love
4. the name of the more important part (the Pentateuch), is put for the entire collection of the sacred books of the OT
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ΑΝΟΜΙΑ
Thayer Definition:
1. the condition of without law
a. because ignorant of it
b. because of violating it
2. contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness
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