[Colofornian]

I remember going to a Pentecostal Church one Sunday at the invitation of a friend of my Wife’s, the preacher said that we shouldn’t judge others less we be judged....later on in the same sermon he said that we have people coming into the Church saying they are Christians and we look at them and look at each other knowing that they aren’t Christians. 7 people rose in unison in the Church and walked out, I was one of them. Sometimes people don’t even realize what they are doing or saying.

IOW, you and 6 people made a judgment vs. this pastor that he/they was/were judging. You didn't like them making a inward judgment vs. other people; tell us, Dila, what do you think of the inner nature of this pastor?

Your comment to svcw: Glad I don’t go to your Church, I know that authority is reserved for God and pray that I am with God not against him. For only God shall Judge a Person and I have no right to ask God to Judge for me and against another. [your #248 post to svcw]

OK, first you judge that Pentecostal church you were at -- maybe rightfully so. Then you judge svcw's church.

So. I guess you're telling us that it's "A-OK" to "judge" at times, after all. That "judging" isn't always negative - even though it can be or often might be.

[dila813]

I judge the behavior, not the person.

Actually Matt 23 is very good for this case. Jesus called us to listen to them but not do as they do. So if I was Pentecostal, I would have ignored him as Jesus asked me to.

I wasn’t Pentecostal anyways, so I wasn’t subject to their authority, I was there at someone’s request.

This would actually fall into the false preachers as well because he presents himself in that role vs Glen who I am unaware of casting himself in that role.