I agree with what Brad says here.

I will end by saying I have and am trying to learn to think about what I am
thinking about and try to have a mind at rest and listen to the Holy Spirit.

Lelia


----- Original Message -----
From: "B Dunse" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: judging or assessing


> Mat,
>
> Judging, that is throwing stones from a glass house as they say is not
> good. Jesus told us that we ought not try to remove the piece from our
> brother's eye when we haven't first removed the beam from ours. We ought
> not judge people, although yes we do at times. However, some of the words
> in scripture that are translated judge, tell us to do just that, but the
> word is meant to discern and hold others accountable as well. It is just
as
> sinful to watch a brother stray and not help him out with honest and
loving
> helps. Their is a fine line there which I believe requires prompting from
> the  Holy Spirit whether we are to act or not. And yes we do tend to judge
> others within our own household walls for discernment of whether we would
> accept a situation in our own family and etc. Fortunately God's word tells
> us how we ought act and be, and it is the conviction , not condemnation,
of
> that scripture that keeps us straight. It is best to match our lives up to
> the word and not the others, even fellow Christians, as we then will
always
> be pointed on the right path.
>
> Brad
>
>
> At 11/02/2003 on Sunday, you wrote:
> >Here's a sticky subject I think.
> >I think the general understanding is that God sits in judgement and it is
> >not our place to judge others.
> >Is this correct?
> >Terri and I do a lot of looking at other people's lives though and
deciding
> >if what they do is propper in our opinion.
> >We have about decided that it is just assessing when we do this so that
we
> >can decide what is right for our home.
> >
> >Terri said this morning that judging came in when you ridiculed a person
for
> >what they were doing.
> >What do you folks think?
> >We do not want to judge, we just know that not everybody does the right
> >thing all of the time.
> >Of course, never do we all of the time.
> >However, when we do the wrong thing we try to recognize it, admit it and
> >repent for it.
> >We try not to associate a lot with people who do drugs or who do not have
a
> >good marage or family situation because of the bad choices they make.
> >Does this make us snobs or does it mean that we are looking after the
good
> >of our household.
> >
> >Matt
> >My wife was put into my life so that I could bring her to her full
> >potential.
>