Self-Examination

Bible Questions Answered:

“...I have a degree and I don't need these people telling me what to do, so how do I tell these idiots they are wrong, totally wrong about...”

Kevin/ Walden, New York U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Our Lord addressed this issue, when He stated...

Matthew 7:1-5 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.

EGO:

Egotism; conceit; self-importance:

Dictionary.Com

Ego is the Latin word for "I." So if a person seems to begin every sentence with "I", it's sometimes a sign of a big ego.

It was the psychologist Sigmund Freud... who used ego simply to mean one's sense of self-worth, whether exaggerated or not.

When used in the "exaggerated" sense, ego is almost the same thing as conceit.

ego Synonyms;

pride, pridefulness, self-esteem, self-regard, self-respect

Merriam-Webster

The Lord, Admonishes Us To Self-Examination:

(Reuben, and Gad, talked to Moses, wanting cattle land east of the Jordan. See verses 1-24)

Numbers 20:20-24 NLT

20 Then Moses said, “If you keep your word and arm yourselves for The Lord’s battles,

21 and if your troops cross the Jordan and keep fighting until The Lord has driven out His enemies,

22 then you may return when The Lord has conquered the land. You will have fulfilled your duty to

The Lord and to the rest of the people of Israel. And the land on the east side of the Jordan will be your property from The Lord.

23 But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against The Lord, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.

(Numbers 32:23 KJV But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against The Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.)

24 Go ahead and build towns for your families and pens for your flocks, but do everything you have promised.”

Lamentations 3:40-42 NLT (Israel in Babylon)

40 "...let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to The Lord.

41 Let us lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven and say,

42 “We have sinned and rebelled..."

I Corinthians 11:27-34 NLT

27 So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of The Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of The Lord.

28 That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup.

29 For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself.

30 That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died.

31 But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way.

32 Yet when we are judged by The Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.

33 So, my dear brothers and sisters, when you gather for The Lord’s Supper, wait for each other.

34 If you are really hungry, eat at home so you won’t bring judgment upon yourselves when you meet together..."

II Corinthians 13:5 NLT

Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.

Galatians 6:4,5 NLT

4 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.

5 For we are each responsible for our own conduct.

In the Sinai dessert, in Israel's wandering judgment, Moses received The Law, and the plans to construct the Tabernacle, and its brazen alter of sacrifice, for the first House Of God.

There sacrifice was given by individuals for their sins and for all of Israel, offered by the Priests.

Hebrews 8:1-5 NLT Christ Is Our High Priest

8 Here is the main point: We have A High Priest who sat down in the place of honor beside The Throne Of The Majestic God in heaven.

2 There He ministers in The Heavenly Tabernacle, the true place of worship that was built by The Lord and not by human hands.

3 And since every high priest is required to offer gifts and sacrifices, our High Priest must make an offering, too.

4 If He were here on earth, He would not even be a priest, since there already are priests who offer the gifts required by the law.

5 They serve in a system of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.”

In the church of The Lord Jesus Christ, is The Alter, a pattern after that which Moses received, from The Great I am, for the Tabernacle.

At The Alter, in sacrifice, we yield ourselves to self-examination, by and through The Spirit Of God, praying....

Psalm 139:23,24 KJV

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Hebrews 4:5-10 NLT

5 Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that

The Spirit He has placed within us should be faithful to Him.

6 And He gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

7 So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.

9 Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.

10 Humble yourselves before The Lord, and He will lift you up in honor.

Prayer:

Romans 6:23 KJV

“For the wages of sin is death; but The Gift Of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 10:9l, 10 KJV
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth The Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto Salvation.

IS YOUR ALL ON THE ALTAR?

You have longed for sweet peace,

And for faith to increase,

And have earnestly, fervently prayed;

But you cannot have rest,

Or be perfectly blest,

Until all on the altar is laid.

Chorus:

Is your all on the altar of sacrifice laid?

Your heart does the Spirit control?

You can only be blest,

And have peace and sweet rest,

As you yield Him your body and soul.

Would you walk with the Lord,

In the light of His word,

And have peace and contentment alway?

You must do His sweet will,

To be free from all ill,

On the altar your all you must lay.

Oh, we never can know

What the Lord will bestow

Of the blessings for which we have prayed,

Till our body and soul

He doth fully control,

And our all on the altar is laid.

Who can tell all the love

He will send from above,

And how happy our hearts will be made;

Of the fellowship sweet

We shall share at His feet,

When our all on the altar is laid.

Lyrics: Elisha Albright Hoffman (1839-1929)

Music: Elisha Albright Hoffman (1839-1929)

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