Christian BoyLove Forum #58151
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And I'll tell you why.
From Romans 2. (ESV) 1Therefore you have(A) no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For(B) in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. 2We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. 3Do you suppose, O manyou who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourselfthat you will escape the judgment of God? 4Or do you presume on(C) the riches of his kindness and(D) forbearance and(E) patience,(F) not knowing that Gods kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are(G) storing up(H) wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when Gods righteous judgment will be revealed. (The Message) 1-2 Those people are on a dark spiral downward. But if you think that leaves you on the high ground where you can point your finger at others, think again. Every time you criticize someone, you condemn yourself. It takes one to know one. Judgmental criticism of others is a well-known way of escaping detection in your own crimes and misdemeanors. But God isn't so easily diverted. He sees right through all such smoke screens and holds you to what you've done. 3-4You didn't think, did you, that just by pointing your finger at others you would distract God from seeing all your misdoings and from coming down on you hard? Or did you think that because he's such a nice God, he'd let you off the hook? Better think this one through from the beginning. God is kind, but he's not soft. In kindness he takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life-change. This guy is just some loser with his own problems, and instead of talking about them, he chooses to make an idiot out of himself. OVER THE INTERNET. I mean jeez. No one's feelings are hurt by his words. They are wasted. So we laugh. And laugh, and laugh. I'm also living day by day. |