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XV.
Admonitions and Warnings
Chapter 163
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Respect of Persons
1. OF what has God made
all nations?
"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." Acts 17:26.
2. To how many is God
good?
"The Lord is good to all: and
His tender mercies are over all His works." Ps.
145:9.
3. Is God a respecter
of persons?
"Neither doth God respect any
person." 2 Sam. 14:14.
4. Who is accepted with
God?
"Then Peter opened his mouth, and
said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no
respecter of persons: but in every nation he
that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness, is
accepted with Him." Acts 10:34,35.
5. What prohibitions
are given in the Scriptures against having
respect of persons?
"Ye shall not respect persons in
judgment; but ye shall hear the small
as well as the great; ye shall not be
afraid of the face of man." Deut. 1:17. " Ye
shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou
shalt not respect the person of the poor,
nor honor the person of the mighty: but
in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor."
Lev. 10:15. "Blessed is that man that . . .
respecteth not the proud, nor such as
turn aside to lies." Ps. 40:4.
6. Of what are those
guilty who respect persons?
"If ye have respect to persons, ye
commit sin, and are convinced of the law as
transgressors." James 2:9. "He that
despiseth his neighbor sinneth." Prov.
14:21.
7. By what illustration
is this sin made plain?
"My brethren, have not the faith of
our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with
respect of persons. For if there come unto your
assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly
apparel, and there come in also a poor man in
vile raiment; and ye have respect to him that
weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit
thou here in a good place; and say to the poor,
Stand thou there, or sit here under my
footstool: are ye not then partial in
yourselves, and are become judges of evil
thoughts?" James 2:1-4.
8. What led to the
appointment of deacons in the early Christian
church?
"And in those days, when the number
of the disciples was multiplied, there arose
a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews,
because their widows were neglected in the daily
ministration." Acts 6:1.
9. What mistake did
Peter and others make some years later in their
conduct?
"But when Peter was come to Antioch,
I withstood him to the face, because he was to
be blamed. For before that certain came from
James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when
they were come, he withdrew and separated
himself, fearing them which were of the
circumcision. And the other Jews dissembled
likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also
was carried away with their dissimulation." Gal.
2:11-13.
10. How are all
national, unholy, and unjust distinctions among
men swept away in Christ?
"For as many of you as have been
baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither
bond nor free, there is neither male nor female:
for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." Gal.
3:27,28. See also Col. 3:11. |
