Judgmental
Can we get by without making judgments in life? Would it be possible for every person who ever lived to escape making judgments? Or, is it possible for anyone to live without making judgments? Obviously the practical answer to these questions would be no. I mean we make judgments every day. We judge between Tim Hortons or Dunkin Doughnuts for breakfast, McDonalds or Wendy’s for lunch, and Mom’s cooking or “fast food potluck” for supper (college age class this past Tuesday had this type of carry-in). We cannot help but make judgments! They are everywhere and if we plan on getting anywhere in this life we need to know how to make them and why to make them. But, whenever you talk about judgment in our culture you normally hear: “WHO GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO JUDGE?”! Well, this morning we are going to try and tackle the very touchy, somewhat controversial, and certainly much debated topic of judgment. There are many types of judgments that are perfectly acceptable and then there are judgments that are totally unacceptable. How do we know the difference? Well, we must judge! In our text this morning (Luke 6) we will be looking at what Jesus tells us about judgments. We will see that some judgment is bad, some is really bad, some is necessary, and some are down-right essential to our ability to survive and thrive as individual Christians and collectively as the Church of Jesus Christ. But let me give you a warning: our culture has taught us to not be judgmental and so we put up a mental block when we hear the word “judgment.” My plea to you for this sermon is to listen without the mental block and then decide for yourself if our modern view of judgment is compatible with what Jesus said about judgment? (If you get this article by mail, or online and would like a copy of the sermon on CD just call the office, send us an email, or write us a letter and we will be happy to send you a copy.)…because He still lives,Jason19.07.2009. 05:09
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