[Biblemat] Article - KNOWING OURSELVES

[GLClair at aol.com]

KNOWING OURSELVES 
One of the important  pieces of knowledge that each person needs to possess 
is to know themselves.  Now, knowing oneself is not as easy as one might think. 
There are many problems  that the individual must overcome before they will 
be able to objectively  examine themselves and come up with the accurate 
knowledge – to really know  self. As we contemplate an examination of self we must 
be completely honest with  ourselves about many things, a list follows: 
Our feelings toward those  that disagree with us – do I dislike them for  
that? 
Our feelings about our  sexuality – am I doing the right thing? 
Our feelings about other  races and the nationality of other people           
        Our feelings about our current role in our chosen field of  
employment 
Our feelings about our own  health – why do I feel bad? 
Our feelings about death –  is there really a hell and heaven 
Our honest feelings about  God and the things HE expects of me – I know I 
should but I  won’t. 
The truth of the matter is; if we want to really know ourselves we must  do 
an examination of ourselves with complete honesty about every thought process  
in our mind and body.  
WHY IS THIS  IMPORTANT: 
A personal examination of  self is extremely important for the purpose of 
happiness and assurance of heaven  someday. Indeed, God wants us to know 
ourselves for through knowledge of  ourselves we can compare ourselves honestly with 
God’s Written Instructions and  know if our faith is secure – cf.   
2 Cor. 13:5, “Examine  yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own 
selves. Know ye not your  own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except 
ye be reprobates?”  KJV 
2 John  7-11 
“7 For many  deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus 
Christ is come  in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an  antichrist. 
8 Look to  yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, 
but that we  receive a full reward. 
9 Whosoever  transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath 
not God. He that  abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father 
and the  Son. 
10 If there  come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not 
into your house,  neither bid him God speed: 
11 For he that biddeth him  God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.” KJV 

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