“For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom,
because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!”
James 2:10-13
I like this line,
“judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!”
Do you judge without mercy. When you see something you disagree with do you without thought automatically judge.
I remember one time I was driving someone down town. We came to an intersection and a man very poorly dressed started across the road in front of us. He was slurring his words and swearing. The woman with me in the car said,
“That terrible ten in the morning and he’s drunk already.”
She jumped to a wrong conclusion. This person was mentally ill and had condition that caused him to appear drunk and swear uncontrollably.
Another ‘bug a boo’ in the Christian community is with homosexuals. Many especially it seems high profile televangelist judge members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) community out of hand.
They come down hard on them simply because they disagree with them. This is wrong. They are judging without knowing all the facts.
They are definitely not showing mercy to them.
I wonder what God will say to those who espouse to be Christians and judge people outside our faith?
We know what the LGBT community are saying. They are judging them to be biggots. They are judging them without mercy.
James says,
“Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.”
Paul states,
“What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?
God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
1Corinthians 5:12,13.
Jesus said
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Matthew 7:1,2.
It is not our job to judge. We have the right to correct those within our own faith. But, we do not have the right to judge those outside our faith.
The apostle Paul writing,
“What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?
God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
1 Corinthians 5:12,13
We have an obligation to reach out to the non-believer and present them with the Gospel of Christ in a loving gentle none judgmental way.
What they do with the information we present is up to them.
Do you judge others?
Think about it.
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