[I got the rope]

You made it sound as if Jesus said this as a prohibition against recognizing the faults of others. In reality Jesus was speaking against passing judgement in a spirit of arrogance and being forgetful of your own faults.

For example...if I were a sodomite...why would I condemn other sodomites when I too was involved in the same behavior.

[PurVirgo]

I never said that. Sure we recognize other peoples faults, but I don't think He wants us to judge them for it. See, when I'm judging you, I'm obviously not looking at my own faults. However, when I see a shortcoming in another person, then I must examine myself so that I don't have to be that way. People can be axamples, either positive or negative. Just as I learn from people how to act, I also learn from others how not to act. *LOL* My endeavor is to be a positive one, though.

[Jorge]

For example...if I were a sodomite...why would I condemn other sodomites when I too was involved in the same behavior.

Same goes for adulters. God prescribes the death penalty for both homosexuality and adultery in the Old Testament.

Unfortunately we have far too many self righteous religious hypocrites who openly condemn homosexuals on these boards, yet never seem to rate the level of heterosexual immorality as just as deserving of condemnation.