[Vision2020] Examine Yourselves

[keely emerinemix]

I wonder if The Scimitar would consider using a translation other than the 
King James Version in his/her exhortations to the Kirk?  While the Kirk uses 
the KJV, I think, those not in the Kirk might be able to benefit from a 
translation that reflects a more modern vernacular -- say, the NKJV, NIV, or 
NASB.

Just a thought from someone who appreciates The Scimitar's work,

keely


From: The Scimitar <thescimitar13 at yahoo.com>
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Examine Yourselves
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 15:05:12 -0700 (PDT)

To Christ Church and other like-minded Christians, "Let this mind be in you, 
which
   was also in Christ Jesus:..." (Philippians 2:5)

   Harken back to the Scriptures in their plain sense.  Beware of false 
doctrines and
   traditions that bind the souls of men.  "Beware lest any man spoil you 
through
   philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the 
rudiments of the world,
   and not after Christ." (Colossians 2:8) "...Why do ye also transgress the
   commandment of God by your tradition?" (Matthew 15:3) "...'These people 
honor me
    with their lips, but their hearts are far away from me.  Their worship 
of me is useless,
   because they teach man-made rules as if they were doctrines.' For laying 
aside the
   commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men,..." "...Full well ye 
reject the
   commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.  Making the Word 
of God
   of none effect through your tradition,..." (Mark 7:6-9, 13)

   Pray earnestly for the salvation of your enemies.  "Ye have heard that it 
had been
   said, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.'  But I say 
unto you,
   Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate 
you, and
   pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may 
be the
   children of your Father which is in heaven: for He maketh His sun to rise 
on the evil
   and on the good, and sendeth rain of the just and on the unjust." 
(Matthew 5:43-45)
   For "What credit is it to you if you love only those who love you?  For 
sinners also love
   those that love them.  What credit is it to you if you do good only to 
those who do
   good to you?  Even sinners do that." (Luke 6:32, 33)  "Be ye therefore 
merciful, as
   your Father also is merciful." (Luke 6:36)

   Forget not your first love.  Teach Christ crucified and emphasize not 
fallible men--as
    all, but Him, are.  "Was Paul crucified for you?" (I Corinthians 1:12)  
Certainly not
    Calvin nor Augustine nor any other.

   Take care what you consider doctrinal maturation.  It may be doctrinal 
devolution.
   Wants and egos can distort the truth.

   "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; test yourselves." (II 
Corinthians
   13:5)  "Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the 
Kingdom of
   Heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  Many 
will say to
   me on that Day, "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?  Didn't 
we expel
   demons in your name?  And in thy name did many wonderful works?  And then 
will I
   profess unto them, I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work 
iniquity." (Matthew
   7:21-23)

   You would do well to "...pass the time of your temporary stay on earth in 
fear" (I Peter
    1:17)--that is the venerable fear of God and not of man.  (I Peter 2:17, 
Hebrews 13:6)
     "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 
Redeeming the
   time, because the days are evil" (Ephesians 5:15,16).  "Walk in wisdom 
toward them
   that are without, redeeming the time.  Let your speech be always with 
grace,
   seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every
   man" (Colossians 4:5,6).  Redeem the time.

   <Scimitar>


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