Today's Generation: You Don't Teach me....... Correct me...... Judge me.........
Admonishing the Sinner. The "Spiritual Works of Mercy" Demands it
The job of all Catholics, is to Warn others about Sin and where it will Lead them.
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“Judge not, lest you be judged” ~ Matthew 7:1 ~..............
MANY people apply this verse wrongly! They will tell others that no one can tell them that what they are doing is wrong, because that would be judging them. Then they throw out the verse where Jesus said “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”. And since we are all sinners, then that means that no one can tell anyone that what they are doing is sinful. Let’s take a look at this strange philosophy and dissect it. First off, “to judge”, as it is used in “Judge not, lest you be judged”, means to condemn someone on moral grounds, and then to pass judgment. Only God can condemn and pass judgment. “To judge” as it is used here does not mean that people cannot discern that an act is sinful, nor does it mean we can’t tell the sinner that he or she is sinning. If that were so, then parents could not ever tell their child that it is wrong to lie, to cheat, or to steal. And if the child were caught in the act, then no parent could tell him or her that they were wrong. We would have to fire every judge in every courtroom worldwide.
St. John the Baptist, the greatest man born of woman, according to Jesus, certainly told Herod that it was wrong for him to have married his own brother's wife. And John the Baptist was certainly not judging Herod himself, but rather, he was judging his action as sinful. Our job as Catholics is to admonish the sinner. The "spiritual works of mercy" demands it! To admonish the sinner means to caution him or her about a particular sin they are committing. This is the job of all Catholics, is to warn others about sin and where it will lead them.
"let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins." ~ James 5:20 ~
It is an act of LOVE and Mercy to bring someone's error to their attention. Jesus did it, saints did it, and its most definitely BIBLICAL. ;)
Divine Mercy Workers
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Divine-Mercy-Workers/535426179843690
Divine Mercy Messengers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/130480247052501/
Admonishing the Sinner. The "Spiritual Works of Mercy" Demands it
The job of all Catholics, is to Warn others about Sin and where it will Lead them.
__________________________________________
“Judge not, lest you be judged” ~ Matthew 7:1 ~..............
MANY people apply this verse wrongly! They will tell others that no one can tell them that what they are doing is wrong, because that would be judging them. Then they throw out the verse where Jesus said “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”. And since we are all sinners, then that means that no one can tell anyone that what they are doing is sinful. Let’s take a look at this strange philosophy and dissect it. First off, “to judge”, as it is used in “Judge not, lest you be judged”, means to condemn someone on moral grounds, and then to pass judgment. Only God can condemn and pass judgment. “To judge” as it is used here does not mean that people cannot discern that an act is sinful, nor does it mean we can’t tell the sinner that he or she is sinning. If that were so, then parents could not ever tell their child that it is wrong to lie, to cheat, or to steal. And if the child were caught in the act, then no parent could tell him or her that they were wrong. We would have to fire every judge in every courtroom worldwide.
St. John the Baptist, the greatest man born of woman, according to Jesus, certainly told Herod that it was wrong for him to have married his own brother's wife. And John the Baptist was certainly not judging Herod himself, but rather, he was judging his action as sinful. Our job as Catholics is to admonish the sinner. The "spiritual works of mercy" demands it! To admonish the sinner means to caution him or her about a particular sin they are committing. This is the job of all Catholics, is to warn others about sin and where it will lead them.
"let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins." ~ James 5:20 ~
It is an act of LOVE and Mercy to bring someone's error to their attention. Jesus did it, saints did it, and its most definitely BIBLICAL. ;)
Divine Mercy Workers
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Divine-Mercy-Workers/535426179843690
Divine Mercy Messengers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/130480247052501/
