Featured Should Christians Judge Outside the Church?

the truth is that IF the church of Christ here in USA taught and preached rightly the rel Gospel, there would be a strong moral climate thatwould NOT have Homosexual agenda, liberal theology, healtha nd wealth, word of faith, abortion rights etc, as people being saved by the Grace of God would reject that as being of the enemy!

we can and should be doing both in the church, teaching/preaching that Jesus is the Messiah, but also to be the salt that perserves society as Jesus said that we were!

 

Well, actually.....

I'm not disagreeing with you. Your statement is well said! Still, I believe we've been called to be witnesses First! The judging thing, while I agree should remain in the church, it is something we need to use sparingly and only after much prayer and investigation!

Too many believers are willing to "Jump to conclusions" way to quickly. And it is that jump that hurts those they judge, sometimes irreparably!

Like the man said [it may have been a woman] the church is the only institution that kills its wounded! How sad, and we do it under the cover of night and the title of judging! Judging can often cross the line of gossip, so when it is excercised within the church, it should be done, again, after an exhaustive investigation of the facts.

When we judge we need to remember that the blood may end up on our hands! I've seen too many churches and groups within the church use what they colored as "righteous judgement" just an excuse to prune back the branches, and in doing so, pushing undesirables out the door and from the fellowship!

Like my daddy once told me, a physical wound can heal and maybe leave a scar, but words leave no physical scar, just lingering spiritual and emotional pain. Sort of like a festering wound that never heals, totally!

I'm not saying the church shouldn't judge, but only as a last resort. And only when you dot every "i" and cross every "t". Once the words are said, they will be hard to forget!

 

I Read a few posts and came right to the end, so if this has already been pointed out, I'm sorry, but it never gets old IMO.

Yes! absolutely we should judge.

But judge righteous judgment as a physician not as judge and jury.

See the symptoms of sin in your brother (either your brother in Adam or in the Lord).

Pour in the oil and wine of prayer and the everlasting gospel.

Let them know that you have had the very same disease and were healed.

Then refer him/her to the Great Physician.

HankD

 

We can and must make judgement NOT upon if a person can get saved or not, that is the work ogf the lord, but MUSTjudge as being ungodly and against the Lord behaviours such as homosexuality, abortion, having flase gods, other religions being false etc!

 

Actually, it took awhile, but the Roamn Empire did indeed adopt better morals and standards as a directr result of the influence of the Gospel, by sinners getting saved thru and by it...

And movements like abloshing slavery, women rights etc were moved greatly thru the influence of the gospelm, and christians who saw that God would and could transfoem the culture thru redemption of sinners!

 

Thus your reticence in commenting on the Zimmerman/Martin situation.

 

The church as Americans needs to be a force for social change because that is what this country was founded on. Its very founding promotes this very idea from all of its citizens. There is no prohibition in scripture against it and Christians have a duty according to scripture to be part of our communities so long as it is not contrary to scripture.

 

It's called being a self righteous ignorant troll.

 

Salt works both ways bub.

 

Please QUIT Straddling the Fence of Christian Morality...

I just had to jump in on this, because the truth on you is as mysterious as a sleight of hand flim flam man! One needs to stand for something! You can't go through life with a foot in heaven and a foot in hell! Unless you have a clandestine motive for being a fence sitter! :wavey: