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Category Archives: judgment
Recognizing and forgiving wrong
Ignoring wrong is denial, not tolerance. However, recognizing and forgiving wrongdoing is powerful! Forgiving others releases any emotional chokehold their hurtful words or behaviors have on your life. One of the best gifts you can give yourself is to forgive others. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, brainwashed, brainwashing, forgive us our trespasses, How to forgive., how to receive forgiveness, human nature, intolerance, judge, judge not, judges, judging, judgment, judgmentalism, judgments, media, moral judgment, self-forgiveness, sermon, sermon material, Uncategorized, unforgiveness
Tagged being forgiven, forgive, forgiveness, forgiving, judging, tolerance
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Don’t sink your conscience — get it in sync . . .
People with a guilty conscience often feel like other people are judging them even when the judgment is coming from within. To clear your conscience, sincerely ask God (and anyone else you have offended) to forgive you. If you feel like … Continue reading
Posted in clear conscience, DNA, dull conscience, ethical decision making, ethics, forgiveness, freedom of conscience, grace, have mercy on me, how to be forgiven, how to overcome guilt, how to receive forgiveness, human conscience, Jesus prayer, judge not, judgment, Lord have mercy, mercy, moral judgment, morality, overcome guilt, The Jesus Prayer, Uncategorized, universal morality, violating conscience, voice of conscience, wake up, what is conscience
Tagged answer to guilt, Christianity, conscience, GPS, guilt, gulity, judging, Orthodoxy, recovery
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“I’m a good person,” is a stealth oxymoron
Are you a “good person”? According to Jesus the phrase, “I’m a good person,” is a stealth oxymoron. Jesus said; “No one is good–except God alone.” (Mark 10:18) In fact, Jesus calls 3 groups of people “evil” or “wicked:” 1) His … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14, all have sinned, Beyond Church, Bible, ekklesia, evil, good person, greed, Jesus, Jesus Christ, judge, judge not, judgment, Luke, Mark, New Testament, oxymoron, Pharisees, problem of evil, Savior, sin, sinfulness, source of evil, there is none righteous, Uncategorized, wickedness, worship
Tagged a good person, being good, Christianity, good and evil, goodness, quotes
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Why do so many people who self-righteously proclaim themselves to be “tolerant” randomly condemn people (and things) to Hell by throwing around the word “damn”?
Posted in condemnation, condemning, cussing, damn, is cussing judging?, judge not, judging, judgment, judgmentalism, negativity, open mind
Tagged hell, judging, judgment, profanity, self-righteousness, tolerance
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It is unreasonable to expect everybody to agree with what we believe, say, and do. However, life works better if we show love rather than hostility to those who disagree with us.
Posted in conflict, criticism, ethics, judging, judgment, people skills
Tagged disagreement, getting along with others, human relations, love, tolerance
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How 2 B 4given! (Are Your Sins Forgiven?)
Guilt is an electric quilt that will burn you up. No one should carry such a burden. Shame will leave you lame and loaded with inner pain. But how do you shake off your blame? The most commonly tried remedy … Continue reading
Posted in 1 John 1:9, 12 steps, condemnation, condemning, faith, faith in God, faith-based, freedom, freedom from sin, freedom of conscience, how to be forgiven, how to overcome guilt, judge, judgment, judgments, lifestyle Christianity, lifestyles, radical Christianity, radical obedience, Real Christianity, Romans 8:1, shame, sinner, Sinner's Prayer, sinning, sins
Tagged emotional health, forgiveness, guilt, psychology, recovery, religion
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Noah — Rock Stars, Wickedness, Flooding, Abortion, The “Curse Of Ham,” & Monotheism
Noah is a 21st Century Hollywood movie directed by Darren Aronofsky and staring Russell Crowe. It is an entertaining and gripping story. I desperately needed to go to the bathroom (after seeing all that water) but I choose to sit, glued … Continue reading
Posted in abortion, Bible, biblical, Biblical concept, creation, creationism, Creator, Curse of Ham, evil, good and evil, Ham, Hollywood, Japheth, judging, judgment, judgments, monotheism, Noah's ark, Row vs. Wade, sin, sinner, sinning, the flood, unbiblical, Watchers, wickedness
Tagged blog, Darren Aronofsky, movie Noah, movie reviews, Noah, religion, Russell Crowe
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When a culture continually casts God’s commandments into denial river, it causes confusion, conflict, and eventual collapse.
Posted in commandments, commands, conflict, confusion, cultural taboos, culture, deceipt, deception, ethics, God's commandments, judging, judgment, judgments, laws, moral, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral laws, moral principles, moral restraints, morality, morals, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, values
Tagged denial, moral standards, religion, society, Ten Commandments
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If you agree with the Bible that some human behaviors are morally wrong, it doesn’t mean that you “hate” or mistreat people who do those behaviors.
After I posted the title of this post as a complete post, a book by Leonard Ravenhill that I started reading more than a year ago, but never finished, caught my eye. I felt a Spirit-prompting: “Pick it up, there … Continue reading
Posted in bacteria, Bible, chemistry, forgiveness, Ganges River, germs, guilt, judging, judgment, judgments, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral judgment, moral laws, quotation, Quotations, quote, religion, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, self-will, sin, sinner, sinning, sins, values
Tagged biblical morality, family values, hate, Leonard Ravenhill, morality, quotes
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