A worker who does not need to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth shares with the ones who seek for it as a hidden treasure!
Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD and he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “O altar, O altar, ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you. Listen and understand this is what the LORD says: A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it. Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this? That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years and he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; We love because he first loved us he did not turn aside to the right or to the left. Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’ For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus for even Christ did not please Himself as it is written: Just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.” Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners. Then I heard Him call out in a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with a weapon of destruction in hand and I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar. Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side. “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there and as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone! Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary so they began with the elders who were before the temple. Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city. While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?” He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’ But as for Me, I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.” Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back, “I have done as You commanded.”
Romans 15:3-5
Matthew 15:10-12
Ezekiel 9:1-11
1 John 4:19
1 Kings 13:1-3
2 Chronicles 34:1,2
1 Peter 1:15-17
