Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
It is incumbent upon all those who refer to themselves as Christians to study this lesson over, and over.
It seems that the majority of today's preachers spend much of their pulpit, "worship", time wrongly condemning someone else's "sins" when they should be looking inside their own hearts and begging forgiveness.
Just as Paul says in today's quote, every living soul is born in sin, sin is inherent in all of us. The only righteousness that any soul will ever be capable of will come from that righteousness which is imputed into that soul when he/she accepts God's grace through faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.
Paul said, "Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself".
When we judge the sins of others, we also judge and condemn ourselves because we are guilty of the same sins as those whom we judge.
This thought translates back to yesterday's lesson concerning homosexuals. There are many like myself who find the homosexual lifestyle to be despicable, knowing that it is contrary to the will of God to usward. Therefore it is easy for Christians, like myself, to imagine that lifestyle as a special major sin. Sin is sin! All sin is the willful rejection of God's grace in favor of one's on lusts. Whether that lust be homosexuality or idol worship. It is NOT therefore, our place as Christians, to condemn the actions of ANYONE, homosexuals or otherwise! God has already condemned them and anyone else who purposefully defies His divine will.
There is good news, however. God is faithful to forgive ALL sin if a person is willing to admit guilt, turn from it, and accept the righteousness that comes through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.~
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