Author	Thread: Be like Jesus . . . Be "Judgmental"
Admin	Be like Jesus . . . Be "Judgmental" Posted : 12 May, 2011 02:34 PM *** This is a Participation Question & Answer Study Lesson *** Scripture is Listed but not Supplied. That is your Participation. Jesus says If you Seek you will Find�May the Holy Spirit of the Lord Jesus reveal His Truth�Enjoy�and God Bless ***�xo Be like Jesus . . . Be "Judgmental" Two Problems: 1~ We live in the most � Tolerant � and � Violent � century in human history. The two are related. � Tolerance � killed six million Jews in Nazi Germany. The Good People of Germany knew what was going on. Their neighbor had a good job with the government railroad industry, helping people get on trains headed for the � Camps. � No one wanted to be � judgmental. � He was just � doing his job. � 2~ Great numbers of those who call themselves Christians are today telling us that we should not judge. At the same time, great numbers of those who call themselves Christians frequently engage in Hypocritical, Ignorant, and Lawless Judging, and this is probably the reason why the others are saying we must not judge at all. Of course, no one believes that we ought to�for example� Judge~ Hypocritically ( go to church on Sunday dressed modestly, criticizing others for their worldly dress, when just hours before came home from a outing in attire that could hardly be called modest ), or that we should� Judge~Ignorantly ( criticize someone for their immodest dress when we have never seen them ), or that we should� Judge~ Lawlessly ( criticize someone for wearing green, as though the Bible condemned the wearing of green ). No one claims we should judge this way, and the Bible (God�s Word Jesus) plainly condemns such judging. But to use the Biblical Condemnation of Self-Centered, Humanistic Judging to Condemn All Judging is an Equally Erroneous Position. If we are to Tolerate All Things, and Do No Judging At All, then we Will Not Discriminate or Criticize the Blasphemies and Lies of Satan and his Followers. We may worship God, or we may just as well worship satan himself ! But the Bible ( God�s Word Jesus ) says We Are to Judge between God and satan and choose God ! Those who say we should be more like Jesus, and not judge at all, have Overlooked some Important Passages of Scripture. You will need your Bible to read & meditate on the verses listed below and answer the questions honestly. And hopefully some people will finally discard the notion that we should not judge. First, many passages show us that Jesus frequently rendered stern judgments. Matthew 5:13~ Did Jesus render a judgment concerning those who don't distinguish themselves from the world as salt ? Matthew 6:2,5,16~ What did Jesus call those who prayed in public so that they might be seen by men ? Matthew 7:5~ What did Jesus call those who judge�hypocritically, that is ? Matthew 7:6~ How did Jesus tell us to judge those who, when they hear the Word of God we speak, attack us and slander us ? Matthew 7:15~ What did Jesus tell us to do concerning false prophets ? Matthew 7:16~ Did Jesus give us tips on how to recognize them ? Matthew 10:34-39~ Did Jesus come to bring peace, or judgment ? Matthew 11:16-25~ Did Jesus tolerate those cities that did not repent ? Matthew 12:39~ What did Jesus call those who seek signs ? Matthew 15:14~ What did Jesus tell us to do concerning religious guides ? Matthew 15:26~ How did Jesus answer the request of the Canaanite woman ? Matthew 16:23~ How did Jesus assess Peter and his idea that Christ should not be executed ? Matthew 23:1-39~ Did Jesus invite the Pharisees to fellowship with Him ? Post Reply
View Profile History	Be like Jesus . . . Be "Judgmental" Posted : 12 May, 2011 03:09 PM 1Co 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. Post Reply
View Profile History	Be like Jesus . . . Be "Judgmental" Posted : 12 May, 2011 03:59 PM Those words are So Very True PJ...you've already done & received a A+++ on this question & answer study...:laugh:...Blessings...xo Post Reply
View Profile History	Be like Jesus . . . Be "Judgmental" Posted : 12 May, 2011 04:16 PM Great Post, jude! ~~~~~~~~ 1Corinthians (the whole book really, is a great study for righteous judgement and who or what we should tolerate. Chapter 4 is Awesome. Post Reply
View Profile History	Be like Jesus . . . Be "Judgmental" Posted : 12 May, 2011 04:40 PM This is where people get confused; the answer is really very simple once you seperate things from people. You see, no man judges another, they both have one judge and that is God. However we are called to judge the actions and doctrines of others (not them personally). I see it time and time again on this forum; someone addresses erroneous content of a post and they are suddenly accused of judging others. *sigh* Post Reply
View Profile History	Be like Jesus . . . Be "Judgmental" Posted : 13 May, 2011 03:02 PM You are absolutly right Deborah...The Church I attend is reading through the New Testament together in a Study and we are on 1 Cor at this time�Pastor gives Sermon on the Teachings the following Sunday service�Its Amazing�xo Post Reply