The gift

lone-traveler · Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:13 am Post subject: The gift

How do you understand this?

Mt:23:16: Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Mt:23:17: Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
Mt:23:18: And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
Mt:23:19: Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Mt:23:20: Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
Mt:23:21: And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
Mt:23:22: And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

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Psalm109:31 · Goldfish Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 61

Matthew 5
Oaths
33"Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.' 34But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

lone-traveler · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:25 am Post subject:

Blind guides, Temple, and Gold....
False Teachers, Man, and the Holy Spirit.

Altar and Gift
Church and members of the church.

Gen 8:20 And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Exd 20:24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

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