Tweets - June 5th - Judgment

Romans 2:1-3 "Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things. But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God?"

Paul's issue here wasn't that people judge, but that people are hypocrites. This is a problem, and it's amazing that none of the "saints" could see it (then or now), nor could they help him see.

Paul was often quite judgmental and controlling. If any one of the "saints" had opened their eyes, they would have seen that without judgment, there is no hypocrisy. 2 birds... Dominoes...

Yes, Paul was called by God. When I am not disturbed by his judgmental remarks, I am astonished by what he learned by walking with God. But Paul was at liberty, and he made poor decisions by not treating others the way he'd want others to treat him.

God was not going to save someone who did the things he did, and so Paul died (the opposite of salvation is death). The "foolishness of the cross" is eternal life. There is nothing, "foolish" about dying and going to heaven - as all the world, in all religions, already believed.

Anyway, the church picked up on and began imitating Paul's behavior long ago, even Muhammad picked up on it, and it ripples to today.

Judgment is all I ever knew growing up in this world, certainly in the black community (home, schools, and churches). It was an absolute and wreaked hell on my emotional stability, turning an otherwise innocent child into something judgmental and unstable.

Personally, I don't like being around people who are overbearing. Some may not mind, but I do. I have received a ton of help and lessons from above, and neither God nor the 'messengers', have ever been overbearing or even remotely attempted to control anything I've said or done.

Change is possible without enforcement and strictness, but it does require love, care, forgiveness, and patience. Paul did not imitate this liberty given him.