Glenn wrote: > LOL It is ALWAYS A SIN TO JUDGE MOTIVES. Jesus judged motives. Did he sin when he did this, or does he get a free pass because he supposedly was not really subject to human weaknesses?
John 2:24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, John 2:25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man. Luke 5:22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? I would say that men need to be careful about judging motives because generally speaking, men ascribe motives to other men based upon their own iniquity. This is why Jesus said, "Judge not lest ye be judged." The next time someone falsely accuses you of sin, examine what they are accusing you of and look at the accuser's life. Yes, examine your accuser's motives, not to malign them, but to realize that they are judging you to be wrongly motivated because they are wrongly motivated. If the judgment against you is truly false, you will see that they are guilty of the very thing that they accuse you of. So we must be slow to judge, perhaps not judge at all in many cases, but it is not necessarily a sin to judge motives. I think Terry was right on when he said that there are exceptions to the admonition of not judging, foremost being, first judge yourself and get the board out of your own eye. There is one kind of judgment that is always a sin, and that is not the judgment of motives, but the judgment that brings condemnation and death, which judgment is contrary to the mercy of Christ. Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
