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Re: Judging Others is a Condemnation of Self
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Originally Posted by mfblume
So, what say ye? Is it judging people to point at scripture that says all who are baptized and believe are saved, and apply that to people who were not baptized and did not believe to indicate they're lost and need to be saved??
Poor Peter! He told people they were lost and needed Acts 2:38. Where was the love of God?
Ironically the love of God is manifested in people who reach out to others with the saving gospel, telling how God so loved them He sent His Son to the cross. |
I think what Paul is referring to is self righteous, prideful, hypocritical judgmentalism. When Jesus talks about judging in Matt 7, he calls out people who are judging others all the while having a glaring issue in their own lives. He instructs that one should take care of their own shortcomings so that they can help someone else with their issues.
The point of judging by the Body of Christ should be helping others, certainly it to condemn.
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When a newspaper posed the question, "What's Wrong with the World?" G. K. Chesterton reputedly wrote a brief letter in response: "Dear Sirs: I am. Sincerely Yours, G. K. Chesterton." That is the attitude of someone who has grasped the message of Jesus.
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