Bible Questions Answered:
“In Matthew its words we are not to
cast pearls before swine. Whats Christ's meaning here?...”
Mert/ Mansoura, Egypt (Daqahlia)
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Matthew 7:1-6 NLT
1 “Do not judge others, and you
will not be judged.
2 For you will be treated as you
treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by
which you will be judged.
3 “And why worry about a speck in
your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?
4 How can you think of saying to
your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’
when you can’t see past the log in your own eye?
5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the
log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the
speck in your friend’s eye.
6 “Don’t waste what is holy on
people who are unholy (KJV- Give not that which is holy unto the
dogs). Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the
pearls, then turn and attack you.
These were our
Lord's words to His disciples, His emissaries of The Good News.
Three short
parables regarding:
1) Criticism 2)
Hypocrisy and 3) Sacred Guardianship.
The Messengers Of The Gospel, Must Not Criticize Others.
1 “Do not judge others, and you
will not be judged.
2 For you will be treated as
you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by
which you will be judged.
Psalm 82:1-4 KJV
1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty..."
2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the
wicked? Selah.
3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and
needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the
wicked.
Isaiah 53:6 KJV
All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way; and The Lord hath laid on
Him the iniquity of us all.
John 8:7 KJV
(The story: 1-11)
So when they continued asking Him,
He lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin
among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
Romans 3:10,23
KJV
10 As it is written, There is none
righteous, no, not one:
23 For all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God;
The Messengers Of The Gospel, Must Not Be Hypocrites.
3 “And why worry about a speck in
your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?
4 How can you think of saying to
your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’
when you can’t see past the log in your own eye?
5 Hypocrite! First get rid of
the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with
the speck in your friend’s eye.
Matthew 7:21 KJV
Not every one 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.
I Corinthians
9:13,14 KJV
13 Do ye not know
that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the
temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the
altar?
14 Even so hath The
Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the
gospel.
The
Messengers Of The Gospel, We Must Be Guardians Of That Which Is
Sacred.
6 “Don’t waste what is holy on
people who are unholy (KJV- Give not that which is holy unto the
dogs). Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the
pearls, then turn and attack you.
As messengers of
the New Covenant, we must guard well the things of God!
The Apostle Paul:
I Timothy 4:7
NLT
Do not waste time arguing
over godless ideas and old wives’ tales..."
I Timothy
6:20,21 NLT
20 Timothy, guard what God has
entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with
those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge.
21 Some people have wandered from
the faith by following such foolishness..."
II Timothy
2:15,16 NLT
15 Work hard so you can present
yourself to God and receive His approval. Be a good worker, one who
does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains The Word Of
Truth.
16 Avoid worthless, foolish talk
that only leads to more godless behavior.
17 This kind of talk spreads like
cancer, as in the case of Hymenaeus and Philetus.
18 They have left the path of Truth,
claiming that the resurrection of the dead has already occurred; in
this way, they have turned some people away from the faith.
19 But God’s Truth stands firm
like A Foundation Stone with this inscription: “The Lord knows
those who are His,” and “All who belong to The Lord must turn
away from evil.”
Christians
Are To Be Guardians Of The Sacred:
The Name Of
God:
Exodus 20:7 KJV
Thou shalt not take the name of the
Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that
taketh his name in vain.
Leviticus 19:12
KJV
And ye shall not swear by My name
falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God:
I am The Lord.
Matthew 6:9 KJV
After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed (Holy) be thy name.
The House Of
God:
Leviticus 19:3o
KJV
Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and
reverence My sanctuary: I am The Lord.
Psalm 89:7 KJV
God is greatly to be feared in the
assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that
are about Him.
John 2:13-17 KJV
13 And the Jews' passover was at
hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14 And found in the temple those
that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money
sitting:
15 And when He had made a scourge of
small cords, He drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and
the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the
tables;
16 And said unto them that sold
doves, Take these things hence; make not My Father's house an house
of merchandise.
17 And His disciples remembered that
it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten Me up.
Ephesians
1:22,23 KJV
22 And hath put all things under His
feet, and gave Him to be The Head over all things to the church,
23 Which is His body, the fulness of
Him that filleth all in all.
The Gospel Of
Jesus Christ:
John 5:39 KJV
Search the scriptures; for in them
ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.
II Timothy
3:16,17 KJV
16 All scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be
perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
II Peter 1:20,21
KJV
20 Knowing this first, that no
prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 For the prophecy came not in old
time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved
by The Holy Ghost.
Revelation
22:18,19 KJV
18 For I testify unto every man that
heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add
unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are
written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away
from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his
part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the
things which are written in this book.
God's
Messengers Must Guard Well, The Rite Of Marriage:
Genesis 2:18-24 KJV
18 And The Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be
alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19 And out of the ground The Lord God formed every beast of the
field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see
what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living
creature, that was the name thereof.
20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air,
and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an
help meet for him.
21 And The Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he
slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead
thereof;
22 And the rib, which The Lord God had taken from man, made He a
woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my
flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and
shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Proverbs 18:22 KJV
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of
The Lord.
I Timothy 5:14 KJV
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children,
guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak
reproachfully.
Hebrew 13:4 KJV
Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whore
mongers and adulterers God will judge.
God's
Messengers, Must Guard Life:
Genesis 2:7 KJV
And The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a
living soul.
Job 33:4 NLT
For The Spirit Of God has made me, and The Breath Of The Almighty
gives me life.
Psalm 22:9 KJV
But thou art He that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me
hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
Psalm 71:5,6 NLT
5 O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from
childhood.
6 Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb
you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!
Psalm 104:30 KJV
Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created..."
Psalm 139:13-16 NLT
13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me
together in my mother’s womb.
14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your
workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
15 You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I
was woven together in the dark of the womb.
16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded
in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had
passed.
Ecclesiastes 12:7 KJV
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit
shall return unto God who gave it.
Isaiah 44:2,24 KJV
2 Thus saith The Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the
womb..."
24 Thus saith The Lord, thy redeemer, and He that formed thee from
the womb, I am The Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth
the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by Myself;
Isaiah 46:3,4 NLT
3 “Listen to me, descendants of Jacob (True of all God's
people.), all you who remain in Israel. I have cared for you since
you were born. Yes, I carried you before you were born.
4 I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair
is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry
you along and save you.
Isaiah 49:5,15,16 KJV
5 "... The Lord that formed me from the womb..."
15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have
compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I
not forget thee.
16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands; thy
walls are continually before Me.
Jeremiah 1:4,5 NLT
4 The Lord gave me this message:
5 “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb.
Before you were born I set you apart..."
Acts 17:29,29 KJV
28 For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain
also of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring.
29 "...we are the offspring of God..."
Our Lord knew well, there were, and there would be, those who lived
to blaspheme the things of God.
Their fate sealed by their own hands. God's Messengers, Be On
Guard!
“Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy (KJV- Give
not that which is holy unto the dogs). Don’t throw your pearls to
pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
I Timothy 4:1,2,11-16 KJV
1 Now The Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some
shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared
with a hot iron;
Apostle Paul's closing words:
11 These things command and teach.
12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the
believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in Spirit, in faith,
in purity.
13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to
doctrine.
14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by
prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that
thy profiting may appear to all.
16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in
them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that
hear thee.
