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Thursday, October 9, 2014

THE PERILS OF JUDGMENT & FREEDOM OF MERCY AND TRIUMPH




All sin is not natural and ALL are sinners - so that makes us ALL unnatural. So why do we go on day by day judging others, calling out others' sins, criticizing others and judging them? When sinners like you and me do this, it comes at a personal cost with the possibility of hell according to the book of James. It is for this reason Pope Francis recently and cautiously said, "Who am I to judge." He is asking us to be a Church of mercy, not for the sake of sinners we judge, but so that you and I can be saved.

THE PERILS OF JUDGMENT & FREEDOM OF MERCY AND TRIUMPH

“God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. Just as YOU who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you. For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on us ALL.” Romans 11:28-32

“So therefore speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. MERCY triumphs over judgment.” James 2:12-13

“Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not even Rahab the PROSTITUTE considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.” James 2:24-26

“Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?” James 4:11
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