To Judge or Not to Judge?

In today's article, we will be looking at a few bible verses concerning the topic of judging. I believe this to be an important study because there is a lot of misinformation that is spreading concerning this. What do I mean you ask? Well, namely that false converts, unbelievers, or babes in Christ will always bring up the "thou shalt not judge lest ye be judged" passage and use it on Christians.

So, I guess we Christians can't judge anybody or any action as wrong because the bible tells us not to judge right? Wrong. This is a problem because people do not read the context of the passage and compare spiritual things with spiritual (1 Cor 2:13). In other words, compare scripture with scripture.

In the context of Matt. 7:1-5, we see that we are to judge ourselves first before judging others. It is the hypocritical judgment that God condemns (Rom 2:1-3, Rom 2:19-23). Therefore, as Christians we need to examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith (2 Cor 13:5, 1 Cor 11:31) before we go around trying to teach or correct others .

We see in the Gospel of John that Jesus did not condemn the act of judging, but rather He instructed those that were with Him to not judge according to appearance and to judge righteous judgment (Joh 7:24). Furthermore, we as Christians should not have a self-righteous attitude either. Remember the example Jesus gave of the Pharisee and the Publican (Luk 18:11-14, Gal 6:1).

If we go to the book of 1st Corinthians, we see that the saints shall judge the world as well as angels. Those that were least esteemed in the church were told to judge (1 Cor 6:2-5). However, there are some things that we as Christians shouldn't judge other believers, namely in meat, drink, holiday, new moon, and regarding the sabbath (Col 2:16, Rom 14:3-4). However, Christians must be able to judge; how else are we to rebuke people (1 Tim 5:20, 2 Tim 4:2, Tit 1:13)?

Also, how are we to obey Paul's command to separate from brethren who commit things such as fornication if we do not judge them first (1 Cor 5:11-13). There are other passages of Scripture that tell us to judge such as 1 Cor 10:15, 1 Cor 11:13, and 1 Cor 14:29. Remember, though we do not judge our brother to tear them down (Rom 14:10, Jam 4:10-12), that is to hurt them. Instead, we warn them out of love for concern over their soul (Jam 5:20).

In conclusion, we see that Christian's are in fact to judge. However, we are not supposed to merely judge others without judging ourselves as well because this will make us no better than the Pharisees of Jesus' day. It is good for us to head Jesus' warning to beware of their leaven; which is hypocrisy (Luk 12:1).

See also: Joh 7:51, Rom 14:13, 1 Cor 2:15, 1Cor 4:5

The Holy Bible: The Greatest Book Ever Written

Today I thought I would mention some of the reasons why the bible is the most trustworthy historical document that has ever existed.

• Biblical Prophecy - We see that throughout history many of the Prophecies of scriptures have come true. In fact there are many concerning the Lord Jesus in the Old Testament which he fulfilled such as where he was born, that he would bear the punishment for our sins, how much money he would be betrayed for, casting lots for his clothes, ans so much more.

• Archeology supports scripture- There have been many discoveries made throughout this field of science that show that the events in the bible are indeed true. Some of these evidences include The Lachish Letters, The Cyrus Cylinder, Caiaphas and James Ossuaries, and the Moabite stone to name a few. 

• Manuscript Evidence-There is more manuscript evidence for the bible than any other book in antiquity! We have today thousands of manuscripts, some of which are dated very close to the time of the apostles. These manuscriptes also agree in there texts the vast majority of the time!

• Bible Forknowledge- There are many passages of scripture that deal with certain scientific principles, some of which we have only discovered in the very recent past. Examples include that the life of the flesh is in the blood, that the earth hangs on nothing, that there are springs in the ocean floor, having a merry heart is good for your health, quarantine of the sick, allowing the land to rest for one year in seven (this helps crops), The second law of thermodynamics, and many more. 

• Bible Contradictions?- Throughout the Internet you will find Skeptics mentioning certain supposed contradictions within the bible. However will a little bit of searching you can also find several websites that take the time to address and explain many of these so-called contradictions. My website forjesustheamen.blogspot.com answers over five hundred of these supposed contradictions. Some of these contradictions are difficult to explain and do take some thought and prayer to answer. However there are also quite a few that are relatively easy to explain. I have seen contradictions that are so easy to explain that it is absurd! Here are just three of them 1. Did the Angel appear to Mary before she conceived Jesus or to Joseph after she conceived Jesus. Why can't there be two separate occurrences? 2. Is Jesus a Lion or a Lamb. Why can't these be two separate titles that describe different aspects of him? 3. Man may eat no/some/any animals. It depends on what time you lived on earth and if you were an Israelite or not. 

So in conclusion there is no reason to not believe the bible. Perhaps the only reasons why supposed Atheist refuse to believe scripture is that they are either ignorant of these facts and/or because they don't want to give up their sin for God. In either case they are without excuse, the very fact that their is a creation testifies that their is a Creator!  

https://forjesustheamen.blogspot.com/2018/03/20-historical-finds-that-support-bibles.html#more

http://www.eternal-productions.org/101science.html

http://www.bibleprobe.com/365messianicprophecies.htm

The Christian Work Ethic

In today's post, we will be going over a few pointers from scripture aimed at people who work under a boss.

The first point I want to make is that we should work as unto the Lord. This means we should always do our very best as if we were working directly under Jesus. Needless to say this means we shouldn't be slothful at work.

The second point that I am going to address is that we shouldn't work with just eye-service but we should work hard even when the boss is not looking.

The third point is we should not purloin obviously. This means that we are not to rob our boss or company we work for.

The next point that I am going over is that we should not talk back to our boss, but we should follow his decisions even if we do not agree with them, unless whatever command in question contradicts the laws of God.

The last point that I want to mention is that we should take any discipline or hardship patiently, even if it was not our fault, and to be subject to our boss even if they are impolite. This way we will be more like Jesus in this regard.

So in conclusion we should do our best even if the boss or co-workers are not present, and we are not to steal, or retaliate against those who have authority over us.

Scripture references: Rom 12:11, Eph 6:5-8 Col 3:22-24,Tit 2:9-10, 1 Pet 2:18-23

False Teacher Alert

In today's post I've decided to do a short expose on the Charasmatic evangelist Todd Bentely who leads Fresh Fire Ministries. It's important when listening to people who claim to be Christians to try the spirits to see whether they be of God (1 Joh 4:1) because the scripture warns us about false prophets.

While there are several things I could go over about Bentely and/or his services that are un-biblical or at least should raise concern; I have decided to just discuss one of the worst things that he has done.

The thing that most upsets me about his behavior is that when people come to him to get healing he does things like choke them, or kick them in the face, he even knocked a guys tooth out doing this. The worst part is that he claims God / The Holy Spirit told him to do it.

Now let's look at the Scriptures to see if this is the case. The bible teaches us that the fruit of the spirit is GENTLENESS (Gal 5:22), how gentle is it to strike a man so hard that it knocks his tooth out? The bible also says that a bishop isn't to be a striker or brawler (1 Tim 3:2-3, Tit 1:7). The fact of the matter is that the Holy Spirit would not tell someone to do something that he forbid's in his word. It's a very grave matter when someone claims the Holy Spirit told them to do something that He hasn't, for blasphemy of the Holy Ghost cannot be forgiven (Mat 12:31, Mar 3:29, Luk 12:10).

In conclusion we can see that Todd is just another false teacher who professes to know God but denies him through his works (Tit 1:16), he is a blind leader of the blind (Mat 15:14) and should be avoided.

To learn more about Todd Bentely and his antics including the hypnotic music of his services, his claims of Astral projection, and supposed visions of angels see the link below:
http://christinprophecy.org/articles/todd-bentley/