UPC District board suing church in MS.?

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by aak1972

I agree with you some. But Jesus ran the buyers and sellers out of the church for thier actions inside the temple he did not just walk away and find another building. In your way of thinking If someone wanted to change the American flag you would be ok with it b/c its only a symbol. The actual feelings and liberties it stands for really lie in the hearts of the veterans. Just a question to try to understand your point more.

He was Jesus. He could see hearts, therefore He could make judgments about their hearts and react accordingly. He had the right to bring about judgment, call them hypocrites, and to call attention to what was in their hearts. No human has the ability to see in a man's heart, or react as if he/she has that ability. (E.g., pronounce judgment accordingly)

So the example of Jesus in the temple doesn't apply, because NONE of us would ever qualify to wreak that kind of havoc.


I also agree that we have the right to "judge a matter" among ourselves. That is different from pronouncing judgment upon another person, and going through the church with a (figurative) whip. In this case, though, several people have said that taking the matter to court was a last resort, and that biblical avenues had already been exhausted. Therefore, it is apparent that judging the matter amongst the church didn't work. After that, the only recourse is to walk away. IMO, anyway.