Sunday Morning: June 27, 1999
Text: Matthew 7:6 "Give [ye] not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you."
Isaiah 7:15 "Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good."
Proverbs 30:33 "Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, ..."
Isaiah 28:9-10 "Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine (butter)? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. 10. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:"
1 Samuel 14:29 "Then said Jonathan, &ldots; mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey."
Ephesians 1:15-18 "&ldots;after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16. Cease not to &ldots;, making mention of you in my prayers; 17. That the God &ldots; the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge (butter) of him: 18. The eyes of your understanding [heart] being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,"
John 1:9 "That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world."
Hebrews 6:1 "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto (butter) perfection [maturity]; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,"
Hebrews 6:3 "And this will we do, if God permit."
Hebrews 6:4-6 "For
it is impossible for those who were once enlightened (honey),
and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers [fellow,
partner] of the Holy Ghost, 5. And have tasted the good word
of God (butter), and the powers of the world [age]
to come, 6. If they shall fall away (maturity, verse 1),
to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the
Son (rock) of God afresh (like Moses), and put him
to an open shame."
Luke 12:47-48 "And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."
Matthew 5:1-2 "And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2. And he opened his mouth, and taught them&ldots;"
John 8:31 "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;"
Luke 14:26-27 "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple."
Luke 14:33 "So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple."
Matthew 7:6 "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs [kunov, big dogs], neither cast ye your pearls before swine&ldots;"
Matthew 15:22 "And, behold, a woman (of faith, verse 28) of Canaan (Gentile, dog) came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil."
Matthew 15:23 "But he answered her not a word. ..."
Matthew 15:24 "But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
Matthew 15:26 "But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's [te>knon, adult] bread (food), and cast it to dogs [kunarion, little dogs]."
Mark 7:26-28 "The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 27. But Jesus said unto her, Let the children [te>knon, adult] first (to the Jew first then the Gentile, Rom. 1:16) be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's [te>knon, adult] bread, and to cast it unto the dogs [kunarion, little dogs]. 28. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs [kunarion, little dogs] under the table eat of the children's [paidion, little children] crumbs."
Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation (of the soul not spirit) to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
Matthew 10:5-7 "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles (dogs), and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven (butter, this is that which is holy) is at hand."
Luke 8:10 "And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries (butter, this is that which is holy) of the kingdom of God: but to others (dogs and swine) in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand [su>n + I[hmi = send together]."
Mark 4:11 "And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery (butter, this is that which is holy) of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without (big dogs and swine), all these things are done in parables:"
Philippians 3:2 "Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision."
Acts 10:15 "And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common."
Acts 10:20 "Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them."
Acts 10:28 "And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation (Gentile); but God hath showed me that I should not call any man (Gentile) common or unclean."
Acts 10:37 "That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;"
Matthew 3:1-2 "In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2. And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Ephesians 2:12-13 "That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: 13. But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ."
Philippians 3:2 "Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision."
1 Corinthians 5:11-13 "But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother (Matthew 7:21, 12:50) be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. 12. For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? 13. But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person."
1 Corinthians 6:10 "Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God."
Revelation 22:14-15 "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie."
Colossians 4:3-6 "Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: 4. That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. 5. Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 6. Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."