Santorum's answer was THE Christian answer; as a Christian you must accept the word of someone who professes to be a Christian. A higher power will separate the sheep from the goats.
Oh really? No...that is not true..would you not make judgement calls concerning who your children associate with or support? Of course you would. Many people claim the Christian faith and yet Jesus said we would know them by their fruits...that we needed to understand some would go out from among us but are not part of us. And that false teacchers would indeed be among us as wolves in sheeps clothing. So yes indeed.....we need to discern those who lay claim to Christianity...especailly as that day approaches when we are warned many false and misleading teachers will be laying claim to the faith.
Where in Scripture does it say we must accept The word of someone they are Christian? The Lord Jesus said by their fruits you shall know them, (Mt. 7:16,20) not by their words, for the kingdom of God is not in Word but in power. (1Cor. 4:20)
“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. “ (Titus 1:16)
What is ironic is that to tell people they are judgmental IS to judge them.
What people are doing is recommending for us not to judge by the word of God,... but dispense with any discernment, just like they do it.... Some even threaten and curse those who test because they cannot deal with the Scriptural proof presented to them. ....The facts more often than not are; those who say not to judge are incredibly more judgmental then those they accuse of judging.
So many have been indoctrinated into the constraint of don’t say anything against another no matter how far off they are. Let God will deal with them. If this were true, then why are we given all the commands in Scripture to judge? Why all the warnings that deception and falsehood will permeate the Church in the end and we are to be on guard? We are told to deal with it and not allow it to continue.
Jesus commended those who judged to arrive at the truth, “I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false” (Revelation 2:2). All the apostles approved judging those who claimed leadership positions.
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