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To: EnquiringMind; Talisker

“Let me be even clearer: I think anyone who dares pronounce someone damned without first trembling and weeping in prayer over their presumption to judge another soul is a fool and a fraud.”

“And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.” - Acts 13


128 posted on 04/26/2015 3:40:39 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (Can you remember what America was like in 2004?)
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To: Mr Rogers

We are to take the logs out of our eyes and then help others remove the specks in their eyes. That does require becoming like our Teacher, calling sin a sin AND forgiving the sinner. But Jesus didn’t walk away from either condemning sin or telling the sinner to repent. That my friend is Jesus’ standard for judgement, and we are to learn to likewise judge under those standards —’after and assuming we’ve humbled ourselves before God first.


130 posted on 04/26/2015 4:00:35 PM PDT by ReaganCowboy (History books are written by winners.)
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To: Mr Rogers; EnquiringMind
“And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.” - Acts 13

They said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground...

- John 8:4-9

152 posted on 04/26/2015 10:20:26 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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