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1 Corinthians 4:4-5, "For I know nothing by myself; yet by this I am not justified, for He Who judges me is Yahweh! Therefore, judge nothing before the time. Wait until Yahshua comes, Who will bring to light the things hidden in darkness, and will reveal the secret intentions of men's hearts; and then each man will receive praise from Yahweh."
Great example, as this one is real.
Leviticus 19:17, "You shall not hate your neighbor in your heart. Rebuke your brother or your sister frankly, so you will not share in his or her guilt."
Luke 17:3-4, "So be on your guard! If your brother trespasses against you, rebuke him! But if he repents, forgive him! And if he trespasses against you seven times in one day, and seven times in that day turns to you, and says; I repent; then you must forgive him."
Proverbs 27:5-6, "Open rebuke is better than concealed love. Faithful are the wounds from a friend, but the kisses from an enemy are deceitful."
Leviticus 19:17, "You shall not hate your neighbor in your heart. Rebuke your brother or your sister frankly, so you will not share in his or her guilt."
Luke 17:3-4, "So be on your guard! If your brother trespasses against you, rebuke him! But if he repents, forgive him! And if he trespasses against you seven times in one day, and seven times in that day turns to you, and says; I repent; then you must forgive him."
Proverbs 27:5-6, "Open rebuke is better than concealed love. Faithful are the wounds from a friend, but the kisses from an enemy are deceitful."
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Judging and rebuking can be blantantly obvious.... you see someone being abused.. you rebuke the abuser....However if you take it one step further and say they are going to hell...that is judging unless you add the. Gospel of how Christ saved them through his sacrifice on the cross.
If they will but repent and believe...
We must discern good from evil. Then pray and ask God how to best handle the situation. To speak or walk away. ..like others mentioned it depends on if our words would turn them back to God.
If they will but repent and believe...
We must discern good from evil. Then pray and ask God how to best handle the situation. To speak or walk away. ..like others mentioned it depends on if our words would turn them back to God.
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I think you missed my point. And please do nto take me wrong, I am not angry or mad at you. just disagreeing with you
if a person is not saved, and is a homosexual. I am not going to win him to God by judging his sin of homosexuality. If anything, if I try to judge him, I will turn him off. He has no capacity to change anyway, All I have to do is convince him he is a sinner, and thus in need of God. I can do that without offending him.
Now after he gets saved (if he does) God (and I with the help of God) can help to disciple him and help him with this sin and all his other sins.
As for churhces outwardly teaching against personal sin. If there is always alot of unbelievers in that church, I would disagree. to be honest, I doubt there would be many unbelievers in that church,) they should act like Christ, Who did not come to judge, but came to save. It is one thing to discuss sin in a bible study of believing brothers and sisters. but to just teach hellfire and brimestone is not going to win anyone to the Lord (I grew up in a church that did that, and never saw growth, just steady decline. a church that does not replacate will be a failing church)
if a person is not saved, and is a homosexual. I am not going to win him to God by judging his sin of homosexuality. If anything, if I try to judge him, I will turn him off. He has no capacity to change anyway, All I have to do is convince him he is a sinner, and thus in need of God. I can do that without offending him.
Now after he gets saved (if he does) God (and I with the help of God) can help to disciple him and help him with this sin and all his other sins.
As for churhces outwardly teaching against personal sin. If there is always alot of unbelievers in that church, I would disagree. to be honest, I doubt there would be many unbelievers in that church,) they should act like Christ, Who did not come to judge, but came to save. It is one thing to discuss sin in a bible study of believing brothers and sisters. but to just teach hellfire and brimestone is not going to win anyone to the Lord (I grew up in a church that did that, and never saw growth, just steady decline. a church that does not replacate will be a failing church)
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Shoot the way I see it, if we are not to judge others according to Biblical truth then what? Are we to "candy coat" the Word of God to make everyone "feel good"? It would be a complete outright lie for me to tell someone "just do good and God will save you" just to make them feel good. When we speak Biblical truth what are they getting "judged by"? Are we judging them by our own self righteousness or by the Word of God which is truth?
Fruitless deeds is anger, hatred and so on..... You cannot produce any good from these acts, but the only thing you will gain by these acts is enemies. So if I goes up to the Homosexuals and tell them that what they are doing is very nasty in my sight and my children sight, and even in the sight of the Lord, and so how do you think they will feel after being called a dirty nasty being? Do you like being referred as something that is nasty? I noticed that people when they become older, they break out with a bunch of skin tags all over their faces because of not eating the proper foods God had once desire us to eat. But they were raise eating these foods; and so, should we go to the retirement homes and start calling the residence there, that they has been naughty because they has them nasty dark skin tags all over their faces? I wonder how would they feel if someone did that?