Post by sueann on Oct 26, 2014 21:32:22 GMT -6
I have been thinking about the teaching today, which was excellent. The point was "all sin can fall into one of two categories. 1) Your sin. 2) My sin.
So we tend to be spiritually blind when it comes to our own sin. Or we struggle with spiritual amnesia and forget that we have any area of sin. Or perhaps we rationalize our sin. For example while others have "anger issues" we "let off steam", others "lie", we find it necessary to varnish the truth or exaggerate.
Romans 2:1 states "You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things."
Understood. But we also can't let our non-judgmentalism be an excuse for continuing in our own sin. "I don't judge others for their sin and I don't want anyone judging me for mine."
So where's the balance in biblical reproof, "fruit inspecting", discipling (or disciplining), chastising, or giving any other instruction when we see someone stray? How do we not judge and yet follow James 5:19-20? "My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, 20let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins."
Is it better to ignore it in order to avoid the possibility of appearing as judge?
So we tend to be spiritually blind when it comes to our own sin. Or we struggle with spiritual amnesia and forget that we have any area of sin. Or perhaps we rationalize our sin. For example while others have "anger issues" we "let off steam", others "lie", we find it necessary to varnish the truth or exaggerate.
Romans 2:1 states "You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things."
Understood. But we also can't let our non-judgmentalism be an excuse for continuing in our own sin. "I don't judge others for their sin and I don't want anyone judging me for mine."
So where's the balance in biblical reproof, "fruit inspecting", discipling (or disciplining), chastising, or giving any other instruction when we see someone stray? How do we not judge and yet follow James 5:19-20? "My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, 20let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins."
Is it better to ignore it in order to avoid the possibility of appearing as judge?
