True or False?

USA Today Sept. 29,2018

WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee asked the FBI on Saturday to investigate a person who gave apparent "false statements" during its vetting of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

The Senate Judiciary Committee asked the FBI on Saturday to investigate a person who gave apparent "false statements" during its vetting of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Kavanaugh was questioned about the claim, which accused him of sexually assaulting a woman in Rhode Island. After the claim was made public, the man who made it recanted his story, the committee says. Sen. Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the committee, said the reporting of the false statement slowed Kavanaugh's hearings and diverted resources.

"The Committee is grateful to citizens who come forward with relevant information in good faith, even if they are not one hundred percent sure about what they know," he said in a statement. "But when individuals provide fabricated allegations to the Committee, diverting Committee resources during time-sensitive investigations, it materially impedes our work. Such acts are not only unfair; they are potentially illegal"

Grassley said the man could be potentially charged.

"It is illegal to make materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements to Congressional investigators," he said. "It is illegal to obstruct Committee investigations."

Christine Blasey Ford was the first to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual assault, providing statements even before he was selected as Trump's choice for the Supreme Court.

She testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that Kavanaugh asulted her at a party when they were teenagers in high school.

Two other women came forward with claims. Several anonymous allegations were also reported to members of Congress.

deut 22:25

Deuteronomy 22:25–29 NASB95

25 “But if in the field the man finds the girl who is engaged, and the man forces her and lies with her, then only the man who lies with her shall die. 26 “But you shall do nothing to the girl; there is no sin in the girl worthy of death, for just as a man rises against his neighbor and murders him, so is this case. 27 “When he found her in the field, the engaged girl cried out, but there was no one to save her. 28 “If a man finds a girl who is a virgin, who is not engaged, and seizes her and lies with her and they are discovered, 29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the girl’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall become his wife because he has violated her; he cannot divorce her all his days.

The father could refuse the marriage, but the rapist will still have to pay support to the woman and any possible offspring.

Exodus 22:16–17 NASB95

16 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife. 17 “If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins.

Sexual purity is important to God because we are made in the image of God and to violate another person shows not only a lack of respect or reverence for that person but also for the God who has made us.

Application:

Fathers - we need to protect our sons and daughters and their purity. Young people, do not willing put yourselves in a situation where your purity will be called into question.

When a crime is committed against an innocent and helpless person, we need to support them and hold the perpetrator accountable.

Exodus 20:16 NASB95

16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Deuteronomy 19:15–21 NASB95

15 “A single witness shall not rise up against a man on account of any iniquity or any sin which he has committed; on the evidence of two or three witnesses a matter shall be confirmed. 16 “If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing, 17 then both the men who have the dispute shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who will be in office in those days. 18 “The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has accused his brother falsely, 19 then you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother. Thus you shall purge the evil from among you. 20 “The rest will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such an evil thing among you. 21 “Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

deut 19

Proverbs 19:9 NASB95

9 A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish.

1 Tim 5:19

1 Timothy 5:19 NASB95

19 Do not receive an accusation against an elder except on the basis of two or three witnesses.

\ri-ˈsēv\ verb re•ceived; re•ceiv•ing [Middle English, from Anglo-French receivre, from Latin recipere, from re- + capere to take—more at HEAVE] verb transitive 14th century 1: to come into possession of: ACQUIRE 〈receive a gift〉 2 a: to act as a receptacle or container for 〈the cistern receives water from the roof〉 b: to assimilate through the mind or senses 〈receive new ideas〉 3 a: to permit to enter: ADMIT b: WELCOME, GREET c: to react to in a specified manner 4: to accept as authoritative, true, or accurate: BELIEVE 5 a: to support the weight or pressure of: BEAR b: to take (a mark or impression) from the weight of something 〈some clay receives clear impressions〉 c: ACQUIRE, EXPERIENCE 〈received his early schooling at home〉 d: to suffer the hurt or injury of 〈received a broken nose〉 verb intransitive 1: to be a recipient 2: to be at home to visitors 〈receives on Tuesdays〉 3: to convert incoming radio waves into perceptible signals 4: to prepare to take possession of the ball …

MW Collegiate Dict. (11th Ed.)

3858. παραδέχομαι paradechomai; from 3844 and 1209; to receive, admit:—accept(3), receive(1), received(1), receives(1).

NASB Dictionaries

31.52 ἀποδέχομαιb; ἀποδοχή, ῆς f; παραδέχομαιa: to come to believe something to be true and to respond accordingly, with some emphasis upon the source—‘to accept, to receive, acceptance, reception.’ ἀποδέχομαιb: οἱ μὲν οὖν ἀποδεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐβαπτίσθησαν ‘many of them accepted his message and were baptized’ . ἀποδοχή: πιστὸς ὁ λόγος καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος ‘this is a true saying and is worthy of being fully received’ 1 Tm 1:15. παραδέχομαιa: διότι οὐ παραδέξονταί σου μαρτυρίαν περὶ ἐμοῦ ‘because the people will not accept your witness about me’ ; κατὰ πρεσβυτέρου κατηγορίαν μὴ παραδέχου, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ ἐπὶ δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων ‘do not accept an accusation against an elder unless there are two or three witnesses’ 1 Tm 5:19.

Louw-Nida

Do ... entertain NIV, NIV84

\ˌa-kyə-ˈzā-shən, -(ˌ)kyü-\ noun 14th century 1: the act of accusing: the state or fact of being accused 2: a charge of wrongdoing

MW Collegiate Dict. (11th Ed.)

accept HCSB

2724. κατηγορία katēgoria; prob. from 2723; an accusation:—accusation(2), accused(1).

admit RSV

NASB Dictionaries

Do ... admit ESV

33.428 κατηγορία, ας f: (derivative of κατηγορέω ‘to accuse,’ 33.427) the content of the accusation or charge made against someone—‘accusation, charge.’ κατὰ πρεσβυτέρου κατηγορίαν μὴ παραδέχου, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ ἐπὶ δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων ‘do not listen to an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses’ 1 Tm 5:19. It is possible that in 1 Tm 5:19 κατηγορία may denote either the event of accusing or the content of the accusation. If κατηγορία in 1 Tm 5:19 is understood as the event of accusing, it may be classified with the items in 33.427.

Do ... listen to NLT

receive KJV 1900

an accusation NASB95, NKJV, NIV, NIV84, KJV 1900, NLT, HCSB

Text Comparison

a charge ESV

παραδέχου, paradechou,

any charge RSV

παραδέχομαι paradechomaiwait for; look forward to

Text Comparison

δεχομαι dechomai receive; accept; welcome

κατηγορίαν katēgorian

VPUM2S verb, present, either middle or passive, imperative, second person, singular

κατηγορία katēgoriaaccusation; charge

G3858 Greek Strong’s

αγω agō lead; bring

LN 31.52 Louw-Nida

NASF noun, accusative, singular, feminine

to accept verb

G2724 Greek Strong’s

Letter, Personal 1 Timothy

LN 33.428 Louw-Nida

Body; Instruction, Personal 1:3–6:19

accusation noun

Exposition 5:18–19

Letter, Personal 1 Timothy

Allusion, Old Testament 19

Body; Instruction, Personal 1:3–6:19

Longacre Genre

Exposition 5:18–19

Primary: Behavioral: Hortatory

Allusion, Old Testament 19

Intertext

Longacre Genre

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Primary: Behavioral: Hortatory

Corpus: New Testament

Intertext

Relationship: Allusion

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Intertext

Corpus: New Testament

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Relationship: Allusion

Corpus: New Testament

Intertext

Relationship: Allusion

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Semantic Feature

Corpus: New Testament

Category: Command

Relationship: Allusion

Semantic Feature

Figurative Language

Category: Command

Category: Metaphor, Structural

Figurative Language

Source: To Receive

Category: Metaphor, Structural

Target: To Accept

Source: To Receive

Type: To Receive as To Accept

Target: To Accept

Witness Cultural Concept

Type: To Receive as To Accept

Elder Cultural Concept

Witness Cultural Concept

“Do ... receive” refers to:

Elder Cultural Concept

Timothy — A third-generation Christian and companion of Paul.

Alcohol, Angels, Character, Church: Leadership, Discipline, Education, Election, Fear, Giving, Good Works, Holiness, Honor and Shame, Judgment, Money, Prejudice, Purity, Scripture, Sickness, Sin

a ; ;

And this they did, sending it in charge of Barnabas and Saul to the elders.

Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery.

The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

b ; ;

“On the evidence of two witnesses or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death; he shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness.

“A single witness shall not rise up against a man on account of any iniquity or any sin which he has committed; on the evidence of two or three witnesses a matter shall be confirmed.

“But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED.

a ; ;

But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, “If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;

preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

b

For behold what earnestness this very thing, this godly sorrow, has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what avenging of wrong! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in the matter.

a ; ; ;

“For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:

Example:

Application:

We make judgments every day about whether something is true or not. We make accusations against our spouses, kids, and fellow employees, fellow church members. Sometimes we read into or misunderstand their words or actions and then accuse them of hurting us. For instance, without even looking at them you casually ask your husband or wife, “did you make the appointment to get the car inspected?” and they don’t respond. You immediately accuse them in your mind of deliberately ignoring you. You might even lash out at them and say, “why are you ignoring me?” What you don’t realize is that one of the kids spilled something in another room that only your beloved spouse could see. They were distracted as for a moment as they instructed their child to clean up the mess. They didn’t even hear what you asked. But when they turn their head back to you expecting that you will be happy that they took care of a situation, they are shocked to have you barking an accusation at them. That is a false accusation. You didn’t take the time to check out the facts, but jumped to a conclusion with only one source of evidence, YOU!

We use this with our kids all the time. One of our kids will say, “Daddy, Maddy hit me.” Since I didn’t see it, I will ask, "Maddy did you hit your brother or sister?” If she says “no,” I have to ask one of the other kids, “did you see Maddy hit them?” in order find the truth.

Of course when I was growing up, it was just me and my older brother, Chris. We didn’t have have a 3rd sibling to stand in as a witness. My parents way around that was to spank us on credit. They said, “if you didn’t do it this time, you probably did it another time that I didn’t know about or will do it in the future, so we will just punish you now so that it all comes out even.”

We need to be fair and know the truth.

True or False?

Rape is a Serious Crime

False Testimoy is a Serious Crime

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