Welcome to the Simple Not Shallow Podcast. Coming to you from Mykitchen University, where the coffee is good, and the conversation is even better. Oh, it’s going to be a good chat!
What are we chatting about this time? God telling us not to judge.
Well, let’s kick this around.
As I began to prepare, I went looking for Scripture passages to find out what all this topic of judging might include. I didn’t assume a point and looked for proof; I went looking to see what the Bible said and then used this to form my opinion, an important distinction.
Well, I found ...
Chapters:
00:00 – 00:55 – intro
00:56 – 01:126 – Thank you Stanjz.
01:27 – 02:11– Let’s kick this around
02:12 – 05:31– Judge Yes.
05:32 – 08:32– Judge No.
08:33 – 14:16– Importance to God
14:17 – 16:43 – Odds, Ends, & Conclusion
Scriptures Referenced.
1 John 4:1; 1 Corinthians 14:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:21 – Test, weigh all that is taught and all teachers and hold on to what is good and avoid what is evil.
Romans 12:3 - Paul ties sound judgment to living humbly.
1 Peter 4:7 - sound judgment is part of what is needed for the purpose of prayer.
1 Corinthians 6:1 – 6 - it is shameful that the Corinthian Christians had no one in their midst who was able to judge disputes among themselves but rather had to go to court with their problems.
Matthew 22:34 – 40 – the greatest command ever given.
Romans 13:10 – love does no harm to a neighbor.
Galatians 5:14 – 15 - if we do not love, if we bite and devour each other, we need to watch out, or we will be consumed by each other.
Luke 6:36, 37 - Jesus says to be merciful as the Father has been to us, so judge not and you will not be judged, condemn not and you will not be condemned. Indeed, forgive and you will be forgiven.
James 2:13 - that judgment will be merciless to those who show no mercy…. For mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 4:11, 12 - anyone who speaks against a brother or judges him, is actually doing so against the law of God. And God is the only one who is the one who gives the law and how judges it.
Matthew 7:1 – 5 - if we get judgmental, the standard we use will be used against us.
Romans 2:1 – 4 - in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For then you despise the riches of God’s goodness, forbearance, and patience. And do you not know that the goodness of God leads to repentance?
Matthew 18:23 – 35 – The unmerciful, unforgiving servant.
Romans 14:10 – 13 - Why judge a brother and regard him with contempt? For we all stand before the judgment seat of God, and each will give an accounting of himself.
Matthew 10:16 – like sheep among wolves, so be wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.
Here are some links to:
My favorite YouTube apologists: Mike Winger , Frank Turek
My favorite online church service: Alistair Begg
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