October 31, 2024 DO YOU NOT THINK
Romans 2:1-4 “Therefore you are without excuse, every man of you who passes judgment, for in that you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. And we know the the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. And do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgement of God? Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
I prefer to write about the encouraging verses and the the awesome promises of God; but I realize that we also have to deal with some portions of scripture that may sound condemning or sound like God is surely out to get us. But, the truth is that all scripture is for our good and serves as a light to our path. One sign of maturity in the faith is being able receive the corrective and the ‘warning’ verses and act on them instead of ignoring them. So it is with the verses above. There is a blunt warning for believers in these verses that we must hear and receive and if necessary, adjust our life-our attitude, our thoughts and our responses. The simple, plan warning for us is that we must not be guilty of passing judgement on others or condemning others; if we judge, we will receive the judgement of God. We all know that. But as I reflect on my own life, I can see where I do at times pass judgement on others. It’s easy to pass judgment on politicians, those religious leaders who have fallen morally-or whoever. This does not mean that it’s wrong to disagree with or be saddened by the actions of others, but it means we do not have a judging and condemning attitude toward them. When others do what is wrong, we are to pray for them-not judge them; we must leave any judging that needs to be done to God. I said above that all scripture is good for us; so this word is good for us because if received and acted on, we will not receive the judgement of God because we do not judge others. Even Jesus, the Righteous One said that He did not come to judge the world but to save the world. John 12:47. We cannot save others, but we can be used by God in the salvation of others. It is freeing for us to be done with passing judgement and instead, be light in the world to all-even those that oppose God at the present. Let us get rid of the weight of passing judgement and condemning others-its not our place to judge.
Luke 6:37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”
Blessings, Buddy
Romans 2:1-4 “Therefore you are without excuse, every man of you who passes judgment, for in that you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. And we know the the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. And do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgement of God? Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
I prefer to write about the encouraging verses and the the awesome promises of God; but I realize that we also have to deal with some portions of scripture that may sound condemning or sound like God is surely out to get us. But, the truth is that all scripture is for our good and serves as a light to our path. One sign of maturity in the faith is being able receive the corrective and the ‘warning’ verses and act on them instead of ignoring them. So it is with the verses above. There is a blunt warning for believers in these verses that we must hear and receive and if necessary, adjust our life-our attitude, our thoughts and our responses. The simple, plan warning for us is that we must not be guilty of passing judgement on others or condemning others; if we judge, we will receive the judgement of God. We all know that. But as I reflect on my own life, I can see where I do at times pass judgement on others. It’s easy to pass judgment on politicians, those religious leaders who have fallen morally-or whoever. This does not mean that it’s wrong to disagree with or be saddened by the actions of others, but it means we do not have a judging and condemning attitude toward them. When others do what is wrong, we are to pray for them-not judge them; we must leave any judging that needs to be done to God. I said above that all scripture is good for us; so this word is good for us because if received and acted on, we will not receive the judgement of God because we do not judge others. Even Jesus, the Righteous One said that He did not come to judge the world but to save the world. John 12:47. We cannot save others, but we can be used by God in the salvation of others. It is freeing for us to be done with passing judgement and instead, be light in the world to all-even those that oppose God at the present. Let us get rid of the weight of passing judgement and condemning others-its not our place to judge.
Luke 6:37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”
Blessings, Buddy
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