- Examine -

1Co 11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup.

Definition of examine

transitive verb

1a: to inspect closely

b: to test the condition of

c: to inquire into carefully: INVESTIGATE

2a: to interrogate closely

examine a prisoner

b: to test by questioning in order to determine progress, fitness, or knowledge

G1381

δοκιμάζω

dokimazō

dok-im-ad'-zo

From G1384; to test (literally or figuratively); by implication to approve: - allow, discern, examine, X like, (ap-) prove, try.

1Co 11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup.

This word dokimazo is translated as all of the following:

Discern

prove

like

approve

allow

try

examine

proved

proving

tried

When The Apostle Paul says to "examine" ourselves in

1 Corinthians 11:28, what he's truly saying is let each man discern, prove (through the showing of evidence), through a series of life's trials and see how he has responded to these situations.

We are looking for our OWN evidence of Fruit

But the fruit of the Spirit is:

Love

Joy

Peace

Patience

Kindness

goodness

trustworthiness

gentleness

self-control

Lust of the Flesh:

Adultery - includes pornography

Harlotry - spiritual and physical (fornication)

Uncleanness

Lewdness

Idolatry

Sorcery

Hatred

Contentions

Jealousies

Outburst of wrath

Selfish ambitions

Dissensions

Heresies

Envy

Murders

Drunkenness

Revelries and the like...

Of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of Yahuah.

These are our checklists, to compare ourselves to, not one another.