Teaching by Tag: Judging
The Responsibility of the Church in a Foreign Land
Will you stand with your biblical Christian convictions against a world that is looking for evidence to confirm their suspicion that we are hypocritical, judgmental, and self-righteous?
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Faith, Hope, and Love – Part 5
Nothing keeps us quarantined from one another as much as shame. Nothing heals faster than a safe environment. Jesus demonstrates to the church how to love and how to be a safe haven.
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The Cost of Not Following Jesus, Part 4
A cost of not following Jesus is that you will attempt to find truth, peace, and righteousness through your own self. The Sermon on the Mount reveals that none of those are possible outside of life in the kingdom of God.
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Moral Integrity, Part 2
When you surround yourself with a community who truly understands the Christian faith, you are able to find true victory in your walk with Jesus.
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Understand that you will never fully understand the opposite sex. But if you seek to learn someone’s story, you might have more sympathy than judgment.
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Taking God Seriously, Part 4
How often do we allow our personal prejudices and biases dictate how we view – and treat – other people? As Pastor Mike teaches through the final chapter of Jonah, we see that to take God seriously, we must take people seriously – even when they are different than we are.
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In the Name of Jesus
It is all too common for Christians to be seen as hypocritical, self-righteous, judgmental and hateful – and unfortunately, many people who hold those views have good reason for them. Christianity is often just as misrepresented by Christians as it is by secular society. How do we bridge the gap between Christians and Christianity?
Watch / ListenYou Be the Judge, Part 4: Judging Grey Areas
There are many topics that Scripture does not expressly address, certain “disputable matters” that lie in the realms of conscience, wisdom and personal conviction. How do we judge righteously in these grey areas?
ListenYou Be the Judge, Part 3: Judging Righteously
The goal of righteous judgment is to humbly seek the restoration of our brothers and sisters to the glory of the Father. We would be wise to remember that a speck in our brothers eye could be a log in our own.
ListenYou Be the Judge, Part 2: Consequences of Judging
We often pass judgement in an unrighteous way when we don’t have all the information – which makes us fools, according to Scripture. Unrighteous judgement comes from jealousy; jealousy comes from idolatry.
ListenYou Be the Judge, Part 1: Why We Judge
The term “judge not” from Matthew 7 is a popular axiom in Christian and non-Christian circles. Scripture is clear that there are righteous and unrighteous ways and times to judge. How and when is it appropriate to judge?
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