we are
looking at what james here in chapter four of his new testament book from the
bible says are some reasons why we shouldn’t judge or slander other
people. we’ve seen that it is
unCHRISTian, it is unloving and then it is unjustified.
james 4.11
(niv), …there is only one lawgiver and one judge.
the word
“lawgiver” is used six times in the old testament and only once in the new
testament. the six times in the old
testament refer to GOD and the same thing here – it’s referring to GOD. only GOD has the right to judge. it’s in GOD’s job description but it’s not in
your job description to judge people. HE
has not commissioned you to talk to everybody about everybody else.
one of the
great weaknesses in people is we tend to generalize people by one mistake. if they make one mistake we write off their
whole personality. if a guy makes a
foolish mistake, we say, “he’s a fool!”
not necessarily. maybe he just
made a foolish mistake in one particular area.
listen to
this, we tend to judge in other people
things we dislike in our self.
psychologists have known that for a long time. when you see someone who reacts violently to
a particular sin usually in their heart it means they have a hang up with
it. it doesn’t mean they’re involved in
it. it might just mean they have a fear
that they will be involved in it. we
always tend to react to our weaknesses in others. what we see is usually just a mirror of self.
just a
thought from the front porch…
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