OFFENDED?
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Psalms 119:165 Great peace have they which
love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
James 2:10; 3:2 For whosoever shall keep the
whole law, and yet offend in one point,
he is guilty of all. … For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not
in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
Understanding
original Hebrew and/or Greek meaning of words goes beyond knowledge in
education. It can open eyes and heart to edification unto maturation. It has
for me, and is the reason I emphasize the 2Timothy 2:15 diligence.
This morning I’ve
selected the above KJV verses to illustrate.
For me, offense
largely was emotional; feelings of rejection, wounding, resentment, et al . . .
for this was my familial and formal (English) education and human examples
observed . . . and which of course wanting to act grownup I emulated.
Encouraged by my
mentoring older brother in Christ, Bud Bond, to always do 2Timothy 2:15
exercise, including making good use of Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance with
Hebrew and Greek word meanings – I did and do so with result of life changing
enlightenment.
Discovering that
offense is Biblically something that we stumble over, a hindrance to maturation
interfering with our relationship with God and people altered my thinking and
vision; another Romans 12:1-3 revision moving away from ego-centered
all-about-me to reasonableness pleasing to the Lord.
And then there’s
the circulating benefit of “There is lasting peace for those who love your (Jehovah’s)
teachings. Nothing can make those people stumble.” (GW Ps.119:165)
EBB4
PS. Is there a humorous aspect to improving spiritual
balance while physical symmetry goes south? I think so. Is there a great lesson
in the experience? If listening, absolutely!
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