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To: Gargantua

If you didn’t get the message the first time, or if you did and are now disparaging it, there is no need for me to try again.


53 posted on 02/05/2011 2:13:30 PM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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To: Mind-numbed Robot
The scriptural admonition is misplaced and, in this instance, mis-applied. While we of the faith are not to judge another's sins, as that is and shall remain the province of God alone, we are always called upon to make judgements. In this sense, "judging" is just another term for "discernment."

For example, scripture tells us not to be "unevenly yoked." Put another way, we of faith should not make a habit of consorting with those not of faith, lest we be led astray and/or pose a bad example for other, younger believers.

Yet how can one not consort with those not of faith unless one first makes such a judgement, determining who is and who is not an individual of faith? Or, how could we decide whom we should and should not vote for, lest first we judge them? Obviously, we all make judgements all the time, and it is perfectly scriptural that we do so.

So, long story short, yes, I got your intent, no, I was not mocking scriptural precept, but yes, I was making light of your admonition, as I know it to have been used in error in this instance.

;-\

56 posted on 02/05/2011 3:31:23 PM PST by Gargantua (Palin ~ West 2012... Demand Exceptional--America deserves the best)
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