tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676264875133626312.post671945899769885079..comments2024-03-25T02:16:09.091-07:00Comments on the f word: matthewtrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03974947606005468963noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676264875133626312.post-58676459481527844972011-02-24T07:39:48.113-08:002011-02-24T07:39:48.113-08:00amen to that. i'll even take it a step further...amen to that. i'll even take it a step further. i think people read that and think, "in order for it to be ok to judge, i just need to make sure i'm blameless first." of course, when asked, no one will say, "yea i'm completely without sin". but people believe they are functionally blameless, that is, they say, "I've lead a good life, followed the rules, etc...way more so than such and such person over there." they are functionally blameless, as if having to earn their salvation. it is the moralists that read these verses and functionally believe that they are holy enough to judge others. i don't think the message of these verses is to make sure you are a certain amount of holy before you can go ahead and judge another. nor do i think it is saying that we should never judge one another. what i believe it's saying is that we shouldn't judge without examining ourselves first, because it is only when you know the depths of your own depravity that you can tell truth to another with love. it has been said that the only one qualified to admonish or judge another for their sin is the one that truly believes he, too, is capable of committing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com