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Originally Posted by C-Mac
In Jensen's defense, as a Christian you are to "judge" or basically use good discernment on who you choose to associate with. (1 Corinthians 5:9-13) On the other hand your right in that the heart or one thinking emotionally can be very dangerous because it can alter rational thinking. (Jeremiah 17:9) That is where you can fall into criticizing something or someone just because you don't understand. Again the folks involved are totally misguided about biblical truth but like yourself, I was trying to point out to Jensen that one needs to be careful when your quick to judge whats on the surface of others before taking a deep look at yourself first.
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You do know that discernment and the type of judging that is going on here are two completely different issues, right?
The simple words: Judge not, lest ye be judged.
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| Lk. 6.3738, 4142 |
| 1 | Judge not, that ye be not judged.
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| 2 | For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Mk. 4.24
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| 3 | And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
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| 4 | Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
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| 5 | Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
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| 6 | ¶ Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
We all miss this one very frequently, I'm just of the opinion that Jenson is commenting in disgust rather than using what his faith is telling him to use.
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