So is Honoring our Mother and Father and Elders is only A Conditional of Earning That Respect as being taught today through “Christianity” if so why

[PloughBoy]

Anthropomorphic” understandings? The interpretation of parables?

It benefits the gospel as that which works in some of mankind . Its not a suggestion but is a loving commandment

Old testament as well as new (one testament made of two.) The law and the prophets. Or the law and its testimony. The two witnesses of God .

Many understandings came in parable which without Christ the Holy Spirit spoke not

For eyes have not seen, nor ears heard, or things entered the mind. It is the formula for faith the unseen eternal throughout the Bible . The temporal must be mixed with the eternal faith if we desire to enter his rest .

2 Corinthians 4: 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

If we have the same spirit of faith as the old testament saints then we have the same salvation . We look back to the glory of the cross by the same faith they looked ahead to the promise


2 Corinthians 4: 13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

The Bible is always right and will come to be in everyone’s life whether we believe it what it says or not. What it says has been done in everyone’s life. All and everyone’s life is a “Divine Decree” and “has” been done before creation ever existed. Humanity is nothing but a part of a “Creation” [oven] for only one purpose.
Yet to be fully revealed. On That “Coronation Day”.

 

[God's Truth]

I guess we can look at what honouring can mean.
If our parents truely know God and His Word, we can honour them and respect them and do likewise.

If however our parents do not follow God. We can honour them in a different way. To sieve out worldly advice and follow the Word of God.
To be ready to forgive if we were damaged by our parents.
To not remember bad things and treat them really well in their frailty.
To support them when they need us regardless of whether they treated us well or treated us badly.
To pray for them and that they will know God, if they don't.
That's more based on a large time scale.

Amen. That was well said.

 

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@PloughBoy said, in reply #116:-
Not taking away from your collective-ments.
So, are we saying “Honoring mother and fathers and old people which are [elders]. Is for the “benefit” of humanity?

Hello @PloughBoy,

Honouring Father and Mother, and obeying what they said, in the light of the directive which had been given to their forefathers in Deuteronomy 11:-

Therefore shall ye lay up these My words in your heart and in your soul,
and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
And ye shall teach them your children,
speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house,
and when thou walkest by the way,
when thou liest down,
and when thou risest up.
And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children,
in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them,
as the days of heaven upon the earth.
For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you,
to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to cleave unto Him.'

..... would have been of great Divine benefit to the children of Israel, practically and in terms of the knowledge of God.

We, who are not of Israel, but have been saved by God's grace, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, would benefit by walking in the light of the ten commandments; for they would lighten our way, and make straight paths for our feet, enabling us to walk at peace with our neighbours, and in a way that is honouring to God.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[PloughBoy]

Hello @PloughBoy,

Honouring Father and Mother, and obeying what they said, in the light of the directive which had been given to their forefathers in Deuteronomy 11:-

Therefore shall ye lay up these My words in your heart and in your soul,
and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
And ye shall teach them your children,
speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house,
and when thou walkest by the way,
when thou liest down,
and when thou risest up.
And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children,
in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them,
as the days of heaven upon the earth.
For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you,
to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to cleave unto Him.'

..... would have been of great Divine benefit to the children of Israel, practically and in terms of the knowledge of God.

We, who are not of Israel, but have been saved by God's grace, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, would benefit by walking in the light of the ten commandments; for they would lighten our way, and make straight paths for our feet, enabling us to walk at peace with our neighbours, and in a way that is honouring to God.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

Yes so true,

Do you wonder about ; “Arron”, “Eli”, “Samuel”, “David”, “Solomon” and also The children of “Gideon” and There we also have the Resulting, Children of “Moses” is never mention. I wonder sometimes, during The Coronation conversation among these what will we say. What does our tears have in common. I have read their stores and had common of their tears and common.

“Final Destination” [ETERNITY] The GOAL means everything to me, I know personally of children cursing out their parents and beating them up, striking them! From the time, me being a child to this very day and have saw their out come!

And you can beat up your mother and your daddy and elderly people and proclaim God forgives and Love you! And you can go on through life and make it to heaven! I am not teaching it! The Church have been doing it in the Name of Love! Count me not in it! I am going to warn them with great loudly!

Parents asking me to talk to their children, and they wonder why my children respect elderlys and adults so! I bet you none of Mines is going Disrepeat you, or kill you in the night or robbed you in any kind away!

And you think my three boys have not approach me to my face! In their teens years! Thinking they are a man! Just because they can press 400 lbs.

I have never had to fight anyone of Them. But This Old man Put The Fear of GOD in them early!

! But along the way, the church and society I Observed, did not Rebukke Those Children! And “Warn” Them about “The Wrath” of The “GOD ALMIGHTY” pouring Down upon Them, upon their very soul, now and the life to come, how they are piling up wrath.

GOD Word Does Not Lie!

If you do not stand with GOD Now, Guarantee, you Will not Reign with him!

Serving notice Now, for the unlearn:

I did not say you will not be Saved or Lose your Salvation, concerning you not warning the wicked!

A rebellious child is A “Wicked and evil person” in the eyes of “GOD” he will take care of it!

So please do not get your wires crossed up and say I said this and I didn’t.

For many are not made To “Rule with an Iron Septer” and have a Great Discerment. And have the Gift to discern The Wicked From Those “Imputed “ with “Righteousness”.

“In everyhouse, there are many kinds of vessels”

 

[PloughBoy]

16Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. 17And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

20Now in a great house there are not only vessels of [all kinds of] gold and of silver,

 

[God's Truth]

Proverbs 26
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.

10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

 

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I guess we can look at what honouring can mean.
If our parents truly know God and His Word, we can honour them and respect them and do likewise.

If however our parents do not follow God. We can honour them in a different way. To sieve out worldly advice and follow the Word of God.
To be ready to forgive if we were damaged by our parents.
To not remember bad things and treat them really well in their frailty.
To support them when they need us regardless of whether they treated us well or treated us badly.
To pray for them and that they will know God, if they don't.
That's more based on a large time scale.

Hello @Lavenderfields,

You mention what honour can mean in this context (Matthew 15:4; Matthew 19:19): and having had the same thought, I began looking the word up in Scripture to see how the Holy Spirit applied the word, I found that there are ten Strong's numbers used for the word 'honour' in Hebrew of the O.T., and four in Greek (N.T.). So I thought I would look them up to see how they vary, and the context in which they come, in order to determine their variety of meaning:-

* In relation to Exodus 20:12 and Deuteronomy 5:16, the Strong's Concordance reference is,

H3513 - kâbêd - ( pronounced:- kaw-bad, kaw-bade ')
A primitive root; to be heavy, that is, -
in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull), or,
in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable);
causatively to make weighty (in the same two senses)
Translated: - abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, X be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden,
be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, X more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.

Usage:- 114​

' Honour thy father and thy mother:
that thy days may be long upon the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee.'
(Exo 20:12)

* In Ephesians 6:2-3, Paul refers to this, and says that it is the first commandment with promise, and it is broadened to 'the earth', and length of days.

' Honour thy father and mother;
(which is the first commandment with promise
That it may be well with thee,
and thou mayest live long on the earth.'
(Eph 6:2-3)

* So, in Exodus 20:12, it means to receive honour for oneself, by so doing, which you may say is obvious; but it is good to look these things up, because they do differ, and can alter the meaning of the verse in so doing, yes?

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[God's Truth]

9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

 

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Proverbs 26
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.

10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Hello @God's Truth,

God defines a fool in quite a different way to man, doesn't He? He says in Psalm 14::-

'The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy:
there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge?
who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
There were they in great fear:
for God is in the generation of the righteous.
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is His refuge.
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!
When the LORD bringeth back the captivity of His people,
Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.'

* That rules out those who participate on this forum, I hope.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[PloughBoy]

For get this:

Aww honey don’t act like that, that is not nice, you got to be kind, don’t talk to momie like that, be sweet!



32Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. 33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.


A kid own mother is scared of there own child, teenage kids “Barking at Their own mother”

The whole world has gone crazy!

This is ruining Rapid! No controls whatsoever!

Love love love! Walking in your house smoking dope same sex Performing acts in your house, and you better not say nothing!

Sticking their tongues in each other’s mouth in your house! Men with men women with women!

I remember my niece and her soon to be husband wanted to stay with my mother! She told them she ain’t having that in her house, she told me they ain’t going to be “Fornicating in her house! My mother said, she had the nerve to get mad at her. My mother said I going for it!

I don’t care if you getting married in the next couple of mouths, you ain’t fornicating in here!

My mother meant that!

 

[God's Truth]

Hello @God's Truth,

God defines a fool in quite a different way to man, doesn't He? He says in Psalm 14::-

'The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy:
there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge?
who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
There were they in great fear:
for God is in the generation of the righteous.
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is His refuge.
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!
When the LORD bringeth back the captivity of His people,
Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.'

* That rules out those who participate on this forum, I hope.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

You aren't trying to rule out the other scriptures are you?

 

[God's Truth]

We should always see the scriptures in both older English and nowadays English.

Proverbs 26

New International Version

26 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
honor is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools!
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.

13 A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road,
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.

17 Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.

18 Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
19 is one who deceives their neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”

20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.

23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware
are fervent lips with an evil heart.
24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,
but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
25 Though their speech is charming, do not believe them,
for seven abominations fill their hearts.
26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it;
if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.

 

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Yes so true,

Do you wonder about ; “Arron”, “Eli”, “Samuel”, “David”, “Solomon” and also The children of “Gideon” and There we also have the Resulting, Children of “Moses” is never mention. I wonder sometimes, during The Coronation conversation among these what will we say. What does our tears have in common. I have read their stores and had common of their tears and common.

“Final Destination” [ETERNITY] The GOAL means everything to me, I know personally of children cursing out their parents and beating them up, striking them! From the time, me being a child to this very day and have saw their out come!

And you can beat up your mother and your daddy and elderly people and proclaim God forgives and Love you! And you can go on through life and make it to heaven! I am not teaching it! The Church have been doing it in the Name of Love! Count me not in it! I am going to warn them with great loudly!

Parents asking me to talk to their children, and they wonder why my children respect elderlys and adults so! I bet you none of Mines is going Disrepeat you, or kill you in the night or robbed you in any kind away!

And you think my three boys have not approach me to my face! In their teens years! Thinking they are a man! Just because they can press 400 lbs.

I have never had to fight anyone of Them. But This Old man Put The Fear of GOD in them early!

! But along the way, the church and society I Observed, did not Rebukke Those Children! And “Warn” Them about “The Wrath” of The “GOD ALMIGHTY” pouring Down upon Them, upon their very soul, now and the life to come, how they are piling up wrath.

GOD Word Does Not Lie!

If you do not stand with GOD Now, Guarantee, you Will not Reign with him!

Serving notice Now, for the unlearn:

I did not say you will not be Saved or Lose your Salvation, concerning you not warning the wicked!

A rebellious child is A “Wicked and evil person” in the eyes of “GOD” he will take care of it!

So please do not get your wires crossed up and say I said this and I didn’t.

For many are not made To “Rule with an Iron Septer” and have a Great Discerment. And have the Gift to discern The Wicked From Those “Imputed “ with “Righteousness”.

“In every house, there are many kinds of vessels”

Hello @PloughBoy,

Thank you for your response.

'Train up a child in the way he should go:
and when he is old, he will not depart from it.'
(Pro 22:6)

In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

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You aren't trying to rule out the other scriptures are you?

Hello @God's Truth,

Why should you consider it possible that I would do what you yourself would not dream of doing, as one who values God's Word, both written and living?

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[God's Truth]

Hello @God's Truth,

Why should you consider it possible that I would do what you yourself would not dream of doing, as one who values God's Word, both written and living?

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

Because you said this:

Hello @God's Truth,

God defines a fool in quite a different way to man, doesn't He? He says in Psalm 14::-

'The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy:
there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge?
who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
There were they in great fear:
for God is in the generation of the righteous.
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is His refuge.
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!
When the LORD bringeth back the captivity of His people,
Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.'

* That rules out those who participate on this forum, I hope.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

You can't rule out all the scriptures about fools because of a fool that says in their heart there is no God.

 

[PloughBoy]

Hello @PloughBoy,

Thank you for your response.

'Train up a child in the way he should go:
and when he is old, he will not depart from it.'
(Pro 22:6)

In Christ Jesus
Chris

Yep so true.

Key words:

“train”…. How was the child train?

“THE WaY” in which “Way”
“when He Gets Old”= if he make it!

I whole lot of Ground he has to go through before get he old!

6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

I heard a minister say one day, “The text did not say that; “He would not Stray” it said “Train him up in “THE WAY” he should go and when he gets old…ff.

“The Way” and Jesus is?

 

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Because you said this:



You can't rule out all the scriptures about fools because of a fool that says in their heart there is no God.

Hello @God's Truth,

I agree: but only a fool would say there is no God. (Psalm 53:1, Psalm 92:4-8)
Believing that, he thinks he can do what he likes for there will be no recompense.
Now that is foolishness!

Thank you,
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

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Yep so true.

Key words:

“train”…. How was the child train?

“THE WaY” in which “Way”
“when He Gets Old”= if he make it!

I whole lot of Ground he has to go through before get he old!

6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

I heard a minister say one day, “The text did not say that; “He would not Stray” it said “Train him up in “THE WAY” he should go and when he gets old…ff.

“The Way” and Jesus is?

'For we have found this man (Paul) a pestilent fellow,
and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world,
and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple:
whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.'
(Act 24:5-6)

Hi @PloughBoy,

Reading your reference to 'The Way', and He Who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life - the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:6); my mind went to the words of Paul, in his defence before the Governor, regarding the Jews accusations (above):-

' But this I confess unto thee,
that after the way which they call heresy,
so worship I the God of my fathers,
.. believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
.... And have hope toward God,
...... which they themselves also allow,
.... that there shall be a resurrection of the dead,
.. both of the just and unjust.
And herein do I exercise myself,
to have always a conscience void of offence
toward God, and toward men.'
(Act 24:14-16)

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[PloughBoy]

'For we have found this man (Paul) a pestilent fellow,
and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world,
and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple:
whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.'
(Act 24:5-6)

Hi @PloughBoy,

Reading your reference to 'The Way', and He Who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life - the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:6); my mind went to the words of Paul, in his defence before the Governor, regarding the Jews accusations (above):-

' But this I confess unto thee,
that after the way which they call heresy,
so worship I the God of my fathers,
.. believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
.... And have hope toward God,
...... which they themselves also allow,
.... that there shall be a resurrection of the dead,
.. both of the just and unjust.
And herein do I exercise myself,
to have always a conscience void of offence
toward God, and toward men.'
(Act 24:14-16)

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

New King James Version
Because narrow is the gate and difficult is “The Way” which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

 

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And herein do I exercise myself,
to have always a conscience void of offence
toward God, and toward men.'
(Act 24:14-16)

Hello again,

To have a conscience void of offence is a wonderful thing, isn't it? How many of us have spent sleepless nights, tossing and turning because of something we have done or said that we regret, or are ashamed of. Yet the Lord Jesus Christ has taken our guilt upon Himself and died in our place, that the righteousness of God may be imputed to us, and we may be declared 'Not guilty!' He would have us be without care.

'But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another,
and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar,
and His word is not in us.'
(1 John 1:7-10)

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris