http://controversialchristian.net/2009/05/the-business-of-judging/ Romans 12:2 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:10:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://controversialchristian.net/2009/05/the-business-of-judging/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Jeremy Skumautz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:10:34 +0000 http://controversialchristian.net/?p=16#comment-71 I agree we shouldn't judge to be mean or harsh just to spite someone, and when it comes to that we need to back off. But if you continue to read, Matthew 16 talks about False teachers coming in and how we will know them by their fruits. If their fruit is rotten, we will know not to follow them and will (in christian love) turn people away from them. Is that too not a judgement. A righteous judgement is ok. We judge every day. "You have a nice shirt." Is a good judgement, no one will get mad at you for that. "You shirt makes you look fat." That is a bad judgement and we will argue because we disagree, everything we do comes from a judgement in our minds. But when it comes to the context of scripture and following after what Christ would want us to do, I say we are able to judge on a Biblical Righteous Standard. Because if you show no fruit, you aren't in the faith, and you don't have Christ. I agree we shouldn’t judge to be mean or harsh just to spite someone, and when it comes to that we need to back off. But if you continue to read, Matthew 16 talks about False teachers coming in and how we will know them by their fruits. If their fruit is rotten, we will know not to follow them and will (in christian love) turn people away from them. Is that too not a judgement. A righteous judgement is ok. We judge every day. “You have a nice shirt.” Is a good judgement, no one will get mad at you for that. “You shirt makes you look fat.” That is a bad judgement and we will argue because we disagree, everything we do comes from a judgement in our minds. But when it comes to the context of scripture and following after what Christ would want us to do, I say we are able to judge on a Biblical Righteous Standard. Because if you show no fruit, you aren’t in the faith, and you don’t have Christ.

]]> http://controversialchristian.net/2009/05/the-business-of-judging/comment-page-1/#comment-3 A Microcosm of Christian Culture as Seen Through American Idol | Controversial Christian Wed, 13 May 2009 16:03:27 +0000 http://controversialchristian.net/?p=16#comment-3 [...] have noticed an unflattering trend among Christians who also are fans of the show.  Related to my last post, it seems that there are many Christians who only want to support those singers who profess to be [...] [...] have noticed an unflattering trend among Christians who also are fans of the show.  Related to my last post, it seems that there are many Christians who only want to support those singers who profess to be [...]

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