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Luke 6:42
New International Version (NIV)
42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
John 8
New International Version (NIV)
7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Matthew 7:1-3
New International Version (NIV)
Judging Others (admonition against hypocrisy in judgement)
7
1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
Inevitably, this one hits us all. Well, it hits those of us who profess to be Christians. Because as we think to cast these verses out at others, they always point back to our own lives and sins. These are good verses if you want to try a day of silence. LOL.
Interestingly enough DU conflicts greatly with my desire to be non judgmental. Odd isn't it? I have more empathy for others, when I avoid discussion boards. I think they bring out the worst in me.
So, I thought I would check out the Religion section of DU. But, I'm not sure I believe in the Christian liberal anymore than I believe in the religious right. LOL. Oh, well! I do want a better understanding of the Bible, though.
New International Version (NIV)
42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
John 8
New International Version (NIV)
7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Matthew 7:1-3
New International Version (NIV)
Judging Others (admonition against hypocrisy in judgement)
7
1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
Inevitably, this one hits us all. Well, it hits those of us who profess to be Christians. Because as we think to cast these verses out at others, they always point back to our own lives and sins. These are good verses if you want to try a day of silence. LOL.
Interestingly enough DU conflicts greatly with my desire to be non judgmental. Odd isn't it? I have more empathy for others, when I avoid discussion boards. I think they bring out the worst in me.
So, I thought I would check out the Religion section of DU. But, I'm not sure I believe in the Christian liberal anymore than I believe in the religious right. LOL. Oh, well! I do want a better understanding of the Bible, though.
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