You will note that I advised my fellow Christians on FR to examine their own souls, and cited sins of the sort mentioned in Christ's "extended" version of the Law: lust rather than adultery, wrath rather than murder.
Folk writing condemnations of the unfortunate young man from across the Pacific in an electronic forum do nothing to improve morals sexual or otherwise in New South Wales and do not offer the young man either correction, a route to repentence or consolation in his suffering. I fear they do little but heap condemnation on themselves.
Folk writing condemnations of the unfortunate young man from across the Pacific in an electronic forum do nothing to improve morals sexual or otherwise in New South Wales and do not offer the young man either correction, a route to repentence or consolation in his suffering. I fear they do little but heap condemnation on themselves.
A lie paralyzed the Church: "Judge Not"
To abhor evil, someone must first judge evil. God instructs men against "hypocrisy" commanding them to "abhor what is evil" (Rom. 12:9). Thus, unable to judge, and unaccustomed to abhorrence, Christians en masse become hypocrites when they obey the Hypocrites Golden Rule. For "judge not" (Mat. 7:1-5) is simply a hypocrites application of do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Mat. 7:12). "For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged" (Mat. 7:2). Judge others as you would have them do unto you inverted is Judge not if you do not want to be judged. Therefore the hypocrite does not judge. As Jesus said, "Judge not… you hypocrite" (Mat. 7:1, 5 KJV; Ezek. 16:52).
The Hypocrites Golden Rule : Judge not if you do not want to be judged.
Some people are ashamed of the Bible. Some people try to convert it so they can hide and not have to defend it. I am not ashamed that the Bible says Adultery IS SIN. I refuse to deny the Bible says this, I refuse to let so-called Christians get away with trying to hush me from saying the Truth. One will be judged for being ashamed of Bible too. "Judge Not" is one of the biggest lies around.
"Judge Rightly" is what Christians should practise, not hiding under a rock and scared to utter a word against sin because they are afraid of the backlash against themselves (not ten suggestions BTW).