Dr, Scott Hahn (scripture scholar), said that Judgment in a scriptural sense is meant to judge the soul as whether it was going to heaven or hell. What we are called to do is judge the Moral Act as whether it is being good or evil, not the person. If we can’t make a judgment on the Act then we are morally paralyzed.
My personal favorite verse for helping me balance the issue of judgement is John 8;16, just after the one that Michael uses, when Jesus says; "And even if I should judge, my judgment is valid, because I am not alone, but it is I and the Father who sent me."
In short, I have to question my judgment, but it is most definitely not my job to question the judgment of God.
Thanks Michael! Another great teaching! You've given me more to share!
I've had an ongoing argument with my oldest daughter who is a former "Religious Education" teacher in a "Catholic" school.
I believe the counsel she is receiving from a priest does not follow church teachings, regarding her divorce and current "cohabitation" outside of marriage.
I am praying she returns to what she knows is truth and turns away from anything that is counterfit!
This was a very useful video to me personally as were the comments. I am currently "arguing" with my Priest on his increasingly progressive approach to the sermons, Mass and message. Thank you for reinforcing what I knew to be true and giving me the strength to continue the fight.
The mass embrace of relativism is fundamental to today's judgmental "rejection" of judgment. (I've found that the most judgmental people are usually those who profess not to judge; for instance, they're constantly judging others as judgmental, closed-minded, etc.) This dictatorship of relativism was spawned in large part by the Protestant catastrophe and its diabolic fragmentation. Dia-boline means to tear apart. Protestantism is fundamentally diabolic.
@Jitpring Although there was sin (always the problem) on both sides during both the Great Scism in 1054 when the western and eastern Churches split and the Refomation (which really didn't reform anything) started in 1519 with Luther.....Luther could have come to an agreement with Church officials...he was offered several. He had his own twisted agenda. Not only did he remove books from the bible (Wisdom, Sirach..etc.) he actually wanted to remove James from the New Test. He divided 1 into 1000s.
Yes, we're to judge rightly. See 1 Cor. 2:15. Matt. 7:1-5 bars us from HYPOCRITICAL judgment. He was talking about pharasaical judgment.
This makes sense. Life is impossible without judgment at every moment. And it would often be irresponsible not to judge. For example, in hiring a babysitter, parents would be criminally wrong not to judge a child molester as morally unfit to babysit. And one must morally judge the fitness of a potential spouse. And so on.
"Thus the word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, you shall warn them for me. If I say to the wicked man, You shall surely die; and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his wicked conduct so that he may live: that wicked man shall die for his sin, but I will hold you responsible for his death. " Full quote Ezekiel 3:17- 21
Dr, Scott Hahn (scripture scholar), said that Judgment in a scriptural sense is meant to judge the soul as whether it was going to heaven or hell. What we are called to do is judge the Moral Act as whether it is being good or evil, not the person. If we can’t make a judgment on the Act then we are morally paralyzed.
teton99 7 months ago
I take it judgment in this case refers to telling somebody they are going to hell?
bobbyke31 1 year ago
My personal favorite verse for helping me balance the issue of judgement is John 8;16, just after the one that Michael uses, when Jesus says; "And even if I should judge, my judgment is valid, because I am not alone, but it is I and the Father who sent me."
In short, I have to question my judgment, but it is most definitely not my job to question the judgment of God.
mytruepower2 1 year ago
Thanks Michael! Another great teaching! You've given me more to share!
I've had an ongoing argument with my oldest daughter who is a former "Religious Education" teacher in a "Catholic" school.
I believe the counsel she is receiving from a priest does not follow church teachings, regarding her divorce and current "cohabitation" outside of marriage.
I am praying she returns to what she knows is truth and turns away from anything that is counterfit!
jcfan9 1 year ago
This was a very useful video to me personally as were the comments. I am currently "arguing" with my Priest on his increasingly progressive approach to the sermons, Mass and message. Thank you for reinforcing what I knew to be true and giving me the strength to continue the fight.
protectyourself2 1 year ago
The next time some smart allec tells you to stop being judgemental, tell them that they're being judgemental by calling you judgemental. hehe
TenderTrap86 2 years ago 7
The mass embrace of relativism is fundamental to today's judgmental "rejection" of judgment. (I've found that the most judgmental people are usually those who profess not to judge; for instance, they're constantly judging others as judgmental, closed-minded, etc.) This dictatorship of relativism was spawned in large part by the Protestant catastrophe and its diabolic fragmentation. Dia-boline means to tear apart. Protestantism is fundamentally diabolic.
Jitpring 2 years ago 10
@Jitpring Although there was sin (always the problem) on both sides during both the Great Scism in 1054 when the western and eastern Churches split and the Refomation (which really didn't reform anything) started in 1519 with Luther.....Luther could have come to an agreement with Church officials...he was offered several. He had his own twisted agenda. Not only did he remove books from the bible (Wisdom, Sirach..etc.) he actually wanted to remove James from the New Test. He divided 1 into 1000s.
bheadh 1 year ago
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Yes, we're to judge rightly. See 1 Cor. 2:15. Matt. 7:1-5 bars us from HYPOCRITICAL judgment. He was talking about pharasaical judgment.
This makes sense. Life is impossible without judgment at every moment. And it would often be irresponsible not to judge. For example, in hiring a babysitter, parents would be criminally wrong not to judge a child molester as morally unfit to babysit. And one must morally judge the fitness of a potential spouse. And so on.
Jitpring 2 years ago 2
Thanks, I have learned much from this.
havock89 2 years ago
"Thus the word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, you shall warn them for me. If I say to the wicked man, You shall surely die; and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his wicked conduct so that he may live: that wicked man shall die for his sin, but I will hold you responsible for his death. " Full quote Ezekiel 3:17- 21
Kecharitomene7 2 years ago
Nice username! ;)
vint7107 2 years ago