OUTLINE: The Dichotomy of Ps 73:22-23In order to “see it all as truth” (Eph 5), we must fully recognize/accept all influences in our lives. Our emotions may range from being “embittered…senseless” to walking with the Lord (and everything in-between). There’s nothing wrong with emotions, so long as we have a grip on them, righteously judging […]
I struggle with anger sometimes. I’m a pastor. I ought to know better. But a man’s heart is a man’s heart, right? I cannot suppose I am able to control it, modify it, or play pretend with it. Only God can change it, and He has. And yet, here I am, struggling… Struggling with what,
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OUTLINE: When we judge wrongly, we are being deceived by sin.Lk 11:46 [Expanded]Jesus answered, “How terrible for [Woe to] you, you experts on the law! You make strict rules that are very hard for people to obey [burden people with burdens hard to carry], but you yourselves don’t even try to follow those rules [or
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OUTLINE: JudgingThe deception that sin would like us to believe is that we aren’t so bad ourselves, and/or it blinds us to seeing we are falling in the same area we are judging another, so we then become hypocrites, not judging ourselves rightly. Ro 2:1, Mt 7:1-5, 1Co 11:31 1Co 11:31But if we judged ourselves rightly,
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OUTLINE: JudgingWe cross the line between righteous and unrighteous judging when we suppose we have the ability to judge someone else’s motivation in the absence of admission. Therein lies our human limitation. JudgingOur flesh is so trained to draw conclusions from what is seen. The Bible tells us, “the righteous man shall live BY FAITH” (Ro 1:17). No Sure FootingNothing is ever assured
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“It’s the little things, huh?” This is typically an invitation to share how, as we mature, it is often the things most commonly overlooked that we learn to appreciate. In doing so, if we’re grace-oriented, we attribute their very existence to the holy, loving, merciful Lord. This exercise is most welcome when we feel wrought
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OUTLINE: JudgingOur flesh is so trained to draw conclusions from what is seen. The Bible tells us, “the righteous man shall live BY FAITH” (Ro 1:17). A. W. TozerThe world of sense intrudes upon our attention day and night for the whole of our lifetime. It is clamorous, insistent, and self-demonstrating. It does not appeal to our faith; it is here,
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OUTLINE: On JudgementThere’s nothing wrong with righteously judging right from wrong. Our judgement translates into evil when we cast a sentence upon another, suggesting punishment, even. Balance StatementWe are not to become “judge and jury” over spiritually private matters, supposing this or that punishment “fits the crime.” For example, we cannot judge another’s heart, only
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OUTLINE: On JudgementThere’s nothing wrong with righteously judging right from wrong. Our judgement translates into evil when we cast a sentence upon another, suggesting punishment, even. Read the Bible IN CONTEXT!!! The Context of Ro 2:1Paul wasn’t saying that judging was wrong, he was simply pointing out that if his audience were to judge rightly,
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Before I even begin making my point here, I have to give you a little background on the Greek language. In particular, the present tense as it pertains to verbs. In brief, when we encounter the present tense, we ought to think about something done habitually. Colloquially, we might call this “real-time, all the time.”
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