The “W a Y”
“I set before you the way of life, and
the way of death…In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...And
God said, Let there be light: and there was light....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....Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy
youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt
say, I have no pleasure in them; While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or
the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: In the day
when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow
themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look
out of the windows be darkened, And the doors shall be shut in the streets,
when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the
bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low; Also when they
shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the
almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire
shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the
streets: Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or
the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then
shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto
God who gave it.....The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.…God is
a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in
truth....Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is liberty....call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver
thee, and thou shalt glorify me....Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to
him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of
God. {that…:
Heb. that disposeth his way}...But in vain they do worship
me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men....If I regard iniquity in
my heart, the Lord will not hear me:...The sacrifices of God are a broken
spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.... ¶ For our
rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and
godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God,...Which made
heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for
ever:....Behold, The fear of the LORD is the
beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction…let him be
your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary;…For thus
saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I
dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and
humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of
the contrite ones....The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament
sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night
sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not
heard.…For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal
power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:…God is no respecter of
persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is
accepted with him.…Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by
the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do
appear.…God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord
of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is
worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to
all life, and breath, and all things; And hath made of one blood all nations of
men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times
before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; That they should seek the
Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far
from every one of us: 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.
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the
Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every
where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge
the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath
given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead {hath given…: or, offered faith}.…Labour not for the meat
which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which
the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. {Labour not: or, Work not} ¶ Then said
they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus
answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom
he hath sent....This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and
saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encampeth round about
them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the LORD is good:
blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for
there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer
hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing....We also
are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from
these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea,
and all things that are therein: Who in times past suffered all nations to walk
in their own ways. Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he
did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our
hearts with food and gladness.…But now is Christ risen from the dead, and
become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man
came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in
Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the
firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. Then cometh the
end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when
he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign,
till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be
destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he
saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which
did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him,
then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under
him, that God may be all in all.…But without faith it is impossible to
please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that
he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.…God will provide himself
a lamb for a burnt offering: In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen
{Jehovahjireh: that is, The Lord will see, or, provide}....For the
scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed....And he
spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were
righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to
pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and
prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are,
extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. And the publican,
standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote
upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man
went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that
exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be
exalted.…For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For
God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through
him might be saved....And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but
after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many;
and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin
unto salvation....He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the
world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light,
lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light,
that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God....For by
grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of
God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we
should walk in them....then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.…By
faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear,
prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the
world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.…And God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things
are passed away....And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having
the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to
every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice,
Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and
worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of
waters....And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose
face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were
opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead
were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to
their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell
delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man
according to their works {hell:
or, the grave}. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire.
This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of
life was cast into the lake of fire.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things
were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him
was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness;
and the darkness comprehended it not....Not by might, nor by power, but by my
spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Who art thou, O great mountain? before
Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone
thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it....That was the true
Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the
world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto
his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them
gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of
man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of
grace and truth....These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee
shortly: But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave
thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar
and ground of the truth. {ground: or, stay} And without
controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh,
justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed
on in the world, received up into glory....The hands of Zerubbabel have laid
the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt
know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. For who hath despised the
day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the
hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run
to and fro through the whole earth....Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD,
Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious
corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the
hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the
hiding place. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your
agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass
through, then ye shall be trodden down by it....he asked his disciples, saying,
Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And Simon Peter answered and
said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and
said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it
unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That
thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it....And he said unto them, Is a candle
brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a
candlestick? For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither
was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. If any man have ears
to hear, let him hear....Now therefore ye are no more strangers and
foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ
himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed
together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded
together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.... But ye are
come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly
Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and
church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of
all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, And to Jesus the mediator of
the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things
than that of Abel. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they
escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape,
if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Whose voice then shook the
earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth
only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of
those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things
which cannot be shaken may remain.....And he said unto them, Take heed
what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto
you that hear shall more be given. For he that hath, to him shall be given: and
he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath....Fear not,
little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom....And he
said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow
up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first
the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. But when the
fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because
the harvest is come. {brought…: or, ripe}...and in the time of harvest I
will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in
bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn....There
shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the
fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish
like grass of the earth. His name shall endure for ever: his name
shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all
nations shall call him blessed. {endure: Heb. be} {his name shall
be…:Heb. shall be as a son to continue his father’s name for ever}......And he
said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison
shall we compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown
in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But when it is
sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out
great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of
it....And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had
not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in
hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king
to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into
outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are
called, but few are chosen....And in that day seven women shall take hold of
one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let
us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach. {let…: Heb.
let thy name be called upon us} {to take…: or, take thou away}...Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have
heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we
know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us;
for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but
they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. ¶
But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things....For we must
all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the
things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or
bad. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made
manifest unto God;
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not
yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall
be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope
in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure... For whom the Lord loveth he
chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening,
God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father
chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers,
then are ye bastards, and not sons....after that ye have known God, or rather
are known of God,....I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am
known of mine....Brethren, I count not myself to have
apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind,
and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark
for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus....The fear of the
LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.…how much more
shall your heavenly Father give the
Holy Spirit to them that ask him?…For by one Spirit are we all
baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or
free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.…And I say
unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you.…All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: {teach…: or, make disciples, or,
Christians of all nations} Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the
world. Amen.…Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and
of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of
the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not
that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. {again: or,
from above} The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof,
but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that
is born of the Spirit.…For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of
the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. 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:) Or,
Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the
dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy
heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 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. For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.…For
as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.…This is he
that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by
water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit
is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word,
and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear
witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three
agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater:
for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.…Ye have not
yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.…Therefore I endure all things
for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in
Christ Jesus with eternal glory. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead
with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with
him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: If we believe not, yet he abideth
faithful: he cannot deny himself.…We are bound to thank God always for you,
brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the
charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; So that we
ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in
all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:...Which is a manifest
token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the
kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: Seeing it is a righteous thing with
God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are
troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his
mighty angels, {his…:
Gr. the angels of his power} In flaming fire taking
vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ: {taking:
or, yielding} Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction
from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall
come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe
(because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.…But Christ as a son
over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the
rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end....Beloved, if God so loved us, we
ought also to love one another.... Wherefore we
receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we
may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: {let… or, let us hold fast} For our God
is a consuming fire...And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in
the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they
were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the
flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot;
they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from
heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of
man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his
stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in
the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot’s wife. Whosoever
shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life
shall preserve it.... Else what
shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why
are they then baptized for the dead?...what advantageth it me, if the dead rise
not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. Be not deceived: evil
communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for
some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame....I tell you,
in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and
the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be
taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be
taken, and the other left....Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles
be gathered together....Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the
last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed....But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren,
concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have
no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also
which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the
word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the
Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. {prevent:
or, come before, or, anticipate, or, precede}. For the Lord himself shall
descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the
trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive
and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord
in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one
another with these words. {comfort: or, exhort}....For this corruptible must put
on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this
corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on
immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is
swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is
thy victory? {grave: or, hell}. The sting of death is sin; and
the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ....Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye
stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye
know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord....Nevertheless when the Son
of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?...For the time is come that
judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what
shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? And if the righteous
scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? Wherefore let
them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls
to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator....For Christ also hath once
suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God,
being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he
went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient,
when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark
was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now
save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a
good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Who is gone
into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers
being made subject unto him....Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed
me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his
glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of
Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or
father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall
receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. But many that are
first shall be last; and the last shall be first.…Is it not lawful for me to do
what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the last
shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.… And many false prophets shall rise, and shall
deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax
cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this
gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all
nations; and then shall the end come.…But of that day and hour knoweth no man,
no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were,
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were
before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood
came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man
be.…When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with
him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be
gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a
shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his
right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his
right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world: For I was an
hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a
stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye
visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee
drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed
thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King
shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done
it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Then
shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in:
naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then
shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or
athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister
unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as
ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these
shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy
might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my
commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath
no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my
friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.…According to the days of thy coming
out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things. The nations
shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon
their mouth, their ears shall be deaf. They shall lick the dust like a serpent,
they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be
afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee. {worms: or,
creeping things} Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth
iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he
retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn
again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou
wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the
mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of
old.…Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of
judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love;
but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth
is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.…For this
is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not
grievous.…There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof
are the ways of death.… amend your ways and your doings.…Stand ye in the ways,
and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein,
and ye shall find rest for your souls.…Set thee up waymarks, make thee high
heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest:
turn again.…Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding….In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
…But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more
unto the perfect day.…And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be
called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring
men, though fools, shall not err therein.
{but…: or, for he shall be with them}…Jesus saith
unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,
but by me.… And God hath set some in the
church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that
miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. {diversities:
or, kinds} Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all
teachers? are all workers of miracles? {workers…: or, powers?} Have all
the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? But covet
earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way….”
“Charity.” †
†charity in the 13th chapter of 1st
Corinthians (King James Authorized Version of
the HOLY BIBLE) vs. love (all new versions)
Magnus[Magnus, M., Gods of the Word: Archetypes in the Consonants, Kirksville,
Missouri: Thomas Jefferson University Press, 1999. (great linguistics;
non-Christian world view)] states that r has “rules and regulations imposed from
without...r
is the one that reasons things out. l
feels them.” ‘R’ has a head; l does not have a head. Therefore the word ‘love’ cannot be substituted for
‘charity.’ Charity
is love that grabs (c)
hold (h)
and (a)
rules (r)
itself (i),
reaching out to (t)
many (y),
in spite of feelings.