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Date Posted: 09:39:10 04/22/02 Mon
Author: squeak
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Subject: Further
In reply to: WOG 's message, "And what did Jesus call the Pharisees squeak...." on 01:21:57 04/22/02 Mon

Jesus never told us to vie for his authority and proclaim judgments against spiritual leaders. He gave his authority to the apostles, who in turn told us to act and speak in love and with Grace.

About how we should speak:

Col 4:6 Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Jam 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Eph 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:

Eph 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

What we should think:

Phl 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.

Psa 77:12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

Things we should refrain from:

Rom 10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from above]:)

Rom 10:7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

2Pe 3:16 As also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

It's all about Grace! :)

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