" Think about it, the fact that Christ didn’t say, ‘I once knew you’ or ‘I knew you before you strayed away from me’, but ‘I never knew you’ confirms they never belonged to Him at any time, even if they fooled many into thinking they did. “I can’t say it enough. Those who honor God with their lips, when their hearts are far away from God, have profession without possession. There is no middle ground or in between. Either you’re "
― Patrick Higgins , I Never Knew You