Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-06
Jesus and Sincerity of Speech


that walketh uprlshtiy and worketh
righte2usly. and SpcaEcth the truth
in his hCart. IL that backbitcth
not with his tCnguc. Eor ducth evil
10 his ncighbor. nor t!kctn up Il
rcproach against h'.S ncishrI:. In
whose eyes Il vile person is cundrm-
ned: but he hunurpth them that fear
the Lord. lie that sWc%rCth Ia his
own heart. and chan9ctn not. He
tina, puttrth not out his money 10
usury. nor taketh reward againS,
the innocent. He that doI:h these
things shall never bc removed"
Dccciver Is Like Mad Man.
In Proverbs we read these strong ,
words. AS Il mad man who caStcth |
fircbrandS. arrows. and death. So i
the man that dCCrivcth his nCi Ihb,r
. Where no wood -. there the !
fire gocth out: 81 where there is no
talcOcarrv, the St,itC CcaSrtn.
Word. wU:dS-what Il power lies
in them. fer good or i'll. The dread
full part OF it is that words once
spoken can never DE recalled. We
may be ON. SO sorry for what We have
said. but they are said and nothing
San change that. Watch your lips
that they say only that which is good
about thy ncigAbor. Then there is
no remorSe. Those who claim Ia be
followers % Jesus surely should be
most careful 10 speak as lie would
have lis. with truth and sincerity
never with Scorn. hatred and malice.
Jesus repro Ichod those who took
Gods name in vain. telling them
that they should not excuse even
mild profanity. but should refrain en-
tirciy from swearing. And ne spoke
of the men who SWorr hyDOcri,ically
by the temple, or by the altar. think
ing that was n,.hIng. but consider
ed an oath binding ii il WIS sworn
by the gold ON The altar in the tenn
pie. These OathS were one and the
same. He said. and blaSphcmuuS.
One of the SaddeSt stories III the
New Testament is the che of Pei
Cr's denial OF Christ. II came after
ter what happened 10 his Lord. he
would stand by Him. Jesus Judges.
the priests. htd found Him guilty oi
blaSrAeMy. and haG spa; ON Him and
struck Him. Then Il maid saw Pet
er sitting with ,;h,rS around Il fire
III the great hail. and she said.
"Th"J also was with Jesus Of Cali
lee. but ne denied i. saving. Il
know not what thou Saycst." Going
ont 10 the porch. another maid saw
MIN and said. This fellow was
also with Jesus of Nazareth" Again
he denied it. and this time with an
oath.
Denies Jesus With Curses.
After awhile. Il third person said
TO Peter. Surely tIuu also art one
OF them: for thy speech bctrayeth
thee" Then Peter began 10 curse
and swear. saying. Il know no; the
man" And immediately The Geek
lew. and Peter remembered what
Jesus had said the night before that
he would deny Him thrice and nc
went out and wep; bitterly"
Possibly year or so later Peter
end John healed lame man in the
name of Jesus. the risen Christ. Many
people saw the miracle and the
priests arrested and pu: them in
prison until the next day. when they
were brought before the Sanhedrin.
he same cody that had condemned
their Master. These Judges saw that
Inc men were net cultivated persons,
out were rough looking and unedu-
Gated. so they evidently thought if
tney forbid them TO heal any more
or 10 preach. .tley would DC intim-
dated and cease.
But Peter and John answered and
said unto them. Whether il be right
IN the sigh O. God to hearken unto
YOU more than unto God. Judge We.
For We cannot but speak the things
wlich we have seen and heard
So when they had further treat
ened them they let them 60. because
they didn't dare punish them as the
people wee with them and had seen
the m.rlcle. and rlorifIcd God.
AND being Let 60, they Went TO
'nelr Cwn company. and reported
all that the Chief priests and elders
had sid INTO them" Peter had
| learned his lesson. He was no long
or afraid. Thereafter he spoke the
truth. 10 matter what il cost him,