Let's be judgmental! The Bible instructs us to judge and now the way is clear for pastors to denounce evil politicians with no comeback on their charitable status. Alan Franklin introduces a great article.
06/11/2012
Churches that do not make judgments, denounce evil and promote the Gospel Truth are failing in their duty. People sometimes whimper at me that I shouldn’t be judging. Rubbish! If you want to know the Biblical way to judge, go tour website, for this great article by my wife.
Here’s part of the article, by Pat: "Why Christians should be judgmental! By Pat Franklin".
In Tennessee we were taken to a large Christian bookshop and the owner asked me what I thought of his shop. I said it was a beautiful shop, but that his books on the 'emerging church' were wrong. He said: 'Judge not, lest you be judged!' He had never learned that there are FIVE Greek words for judging in the Bible...
Fortunately, I had learned the truth about biblical judging from Jacob Prasch, and was able to say to the owner of the shop: "There are five Greek words for judging in the Bible, and three of them we are COMMANDED to do. When Jesus said 'Judge not lest you be judged,' He was talking about hypocritical judging. He doesn't want us to be judging hypocritically, but He expects us to discern, decide, review critically, analyze and generally use the brains He gave us."
The bookshop owner told me he had never heard before that there were different kinds of judging. Of course he hadn't. Most churches today do not teach such things. I thank God for Jacob Prasch and other good Bible teachers. Actually the owner came over to me a few minutes later and apologized for the way he had spoken, and said he would look into the matter of judging. I hope he did.”
The full text is in our book, Cults and Isms: True or False?,available from our web shop, which reveals the Gospel Truth about everything from Catholicism – the polar opposite of true Christianity –to Islam, Mormonism, Adventism and much, much more. We also expose the Word of Faith movement, which is very appropriate as I am writing this in Fenton, Missouri, just three miles from Joyce Meyer’s multi-million Dollar world headquarters, where over 500 people are employed in this enormous business.
Here’s part of the article, by Pat: "Why Christians should be judgmental! By Pat Franklin".
In Tennessee we were taken to a large Christian bookshop and the owner asked me what I thought of his shop. I said it was a beautiful shop, but that his books on the 'emerging church' were wrong. He said: 'Judge not, lest you be judged!' He had never learned that there are FIVE Greek words for judging in the Bible...
Fortunately, I had learned the truth about biblical judging from Jacob Prasch, and was able to say to the owner of the shop: "There are five Greek words for judging in the Bible, and three of them we are COMMANDED to do. When Jesus said 'Judge not lest you be judged,' He was talking about hypocritical judging. He doesn't want us to be judging hypocritically, but He expects us to discern, decide, review critically, analyze and generally use the brains He gave us."
The bookshop owner told me he had never heard before that there were different kinds of judging. Of course he hadn't. Most churches today do not teach such things. I thank God for Jacob Prasch and other good Bible teachers. Actually the owner came over to me a few minutes later and apologized for the way he had spoken, and said he would look into the matter of judging. I hope he did.”
The full text is in our book, Cults and Isms: True or False?,available from our web shop, which reveals the Gospel Truth about everything from Catholicism – the polar opposite of true Christianity –to Islam, Mormonism, Adventism and much, much more. We also expose the Word of Faith movement, which is very appropriate as I am writing this in Fenton, Missouri, just three miles from Joyce Meyer’s multi-million Dollar world headquarters, where over 500 people are employed in this enormous business.
Here’s what the Bible has to say about this sort of activity: For we are not as many, which make merchandise of the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
— 2 Corinthians 2:17, Geneva Bible
And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple ... and said unto them ... “Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.”
—John 2:15-16, KJV.
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