Is it right to judge things before the Lord's Second Comming?  The Bible (1st Corinthians) contradicts itself?
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The explanation is simple; we are instructed to have our own personal ethics. You see we are told to make a decision or “judgment” about the things we will be a part of in this life. We are told this so that we will have firm convictions and not get caught up in trends fads and cultural customs. Buy setting those convictions on the same higher plain as the 10 commandments will raise the Christian above the lax standards of mans law. Essentially we will be above that type of reproach. We are then given the assurance that if we are doing as we are told and the heathen next to us is rising to power by nefarious means we should not hold a hard place in our hearts because the day will come when that judgment will be administered by the same ruler we have already lived in submission to. Meaning their demise comes later as we all watch. As for multi-tasking imagine the non believer as they try beating the fire out on their head while screaming, holding their eyes into their places as they melt and swimming in a lake of fire.  WOW right.
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To the person in front of me (you do not have a username?): why is it that people are always quick to label those who speak up against what is wrong "judgemental"?  You're right, it is in GOD'S (singular, not plural) final  authority to judge, but aren't we whom are created in His image, His hands and feet?  Shouldn't we give a damn when our fellow brothers and sisters are acting immorally?!\n\nIt is NOT only his opinion, it is God's!  So take your complaints up with God, because HE made the rules!  You are not moral if you disagree with God - period!\n\n"Moral" people who don't follow Jesus are not really moral, it's just an illusion!  Because they don't truly follow God, they still places themselves on this pedastal where THEY get to decide what is right and wrong.  No, no, no; there can't be five different "acceptable" ways to look at one wrong thing.  There can only be one; that is just the facts of the law.  When you put in man, however, that is when we get many crazy ways of looking at what is wrong.
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No. I can't. \n\nI have to base my judgements on what I read in the bible and how I interpret it. \n\nI DO believe (for certain) one thing: \n\nGod loves us (ALL) therefore, once we accept that: \n\nWe have to love ourselves\n\nThen we have to love others as we love ourselves\n\nTHAT pretty much wraps it up.\n \nIf we treat others, regardless of whether we like them or not, how we want to be treated, if we love ourselves, odds are we'll do the right thing. \n\nThe rest is just semantics.
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I understand what you mean- most people choose to believe only what agrees with them. If something written says what they are doing is wrong they then decide that specific passage is not correct. They want to be seen as perfect so they pick and choose what they want to benefit them. I believe the Bible in its entirety- If you do that then you can't go wrong!
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Doesn't the bible say Judge Not Other's Lest Thee Be Judged?\n\nI think people need to start focusing on the purpose of a wedding and not what the bride is wearing or what kind of party she is throwing.
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Another pick and chose from your part eh? Why don't you believe the bible as whole instead of picking and choosing verses that you think justifies the violent works of your faith? That's too hypocritical to get some bible verse yet deny the rest. This isn't a prophecy, this is a form of praise. Did you analyze this verse yourself, it talks about Israel, are you an israelite? Jesus is the KIng of Zion no other else.
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A lot of scripture prophecy is written such a way that you can't see it ahead of time, but after it happens it is as clear as can be.\n\nJohn 13:19, "From now on I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He."
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Show me the verse where it says that your life down to the minute is predetermined. The Bible says that the hairs on your head are numbered, and this is in reference to how much God pays attention to you, not to how he planned how much hair you would have. There are several verses and passages in the Bible that hint at something - God is not omniscient (all knowing) in the way humans have made Him out to be. For example - He will forget our sins, He told Abraham that NOW He knew that Abraham truly feared God, He will tell some on judgement day "I never knew you." Is he all-powerful - yes, in that He can do anything that is good (he cannot, for example, lie). If He is all powerful, then can He not, as the examples I listed suggest, choose to know or NOT know whatever He pleases? He certainly does know quite a lot, but for His reasons, there are things He chooses not to know. In the interest of preserving our free will, I think He chooses not to know all the choices we will make. Were we created with a plan for our lives, a purpose, a mission? Yes, but we still have the option to refuse to accept it.
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I think that nobody really knows, with certainty, what God wants us to do. A good thing would be to pray for guidance and follow your concience. For some reason, I feel that after Jesus came on earth, that we are supposed to follow the New Testament and not the Old Testament. I hope this helps.
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You are wrong, I'm sorry.  We ARE to judge actions according to the faith, and chastise our brethren when they sin.  We are never EVER to judge their heart however.  That's God's job.
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Okay.  I think that part of what people consider contradictions in the Bible are actually specifications.\n\nWhen you have two things that are Biblically based, but polar opposite, I think we have to consider that they are written for two polar opposite attitudes of heart.\n\nWe tend to think that if something is wrong, then what we need to do is the opposite thing.  But what if that's not true?  What if we just need to reign ourselves in a little, not go drastically the other direction?\n\nThe preacher in our congregation when I was growing up used to say, "In order to give someone directions, you have to know two things: where they are and where they want to go."\n\nHis point was that sometimes what people need to do depends on where they start. \n\nYou haven't been specific with the situation, but I'll use this as an example:\n\n Do not answer a fool according to his folly,\n Lest you also be like him.\n Answer a fool according to his folly,\n Lest he be wise in his own eyes.  Proverbs 26:4-5\n\nHow can they both be true, and how do you decide whether or not to answer?\n\nI think if I have a tendency to be rash in my answers, I'd better take verse 4 to heart.  If I answer what I believe to be a foolish remark, I'm probably only going  to show myself to be a fool.\n\nIf I have a tendency not to confront foolish talk because I am shy or insecure, every fool and his brother is going to feel compelled to give me advice because they take my silence as interest or approval. So verse 5 applies to me.\n\nYou say the people have book, chapter and verse.  I'd study context around it and make sure the concept is understood.  Then make sure it makes sense to apply it to the person it's being applied to.\n\nIn the end, each person has to do what they believe to be the correct thing and trust that God will bring about resolution.  If we submit to Him, He will bring us into agreement with each other.  If we care more about being right in an argument than we care about being righteous before God, we have little hope of unity.
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Personally neither.\n\nOh, for the literal folks it is worth noting that the 1631 version of the English bible said "Though shalt commit adultry." \n\nSo mistakes are made..
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I agree,.... no one should ever assume they have it all right. Every denomination or every religion is the product of someone interpretting something different than the guy before. Im a Christian and I see other Christians faithfully following doctrines that I have no idea how they can believe it in light of scripture. Im sure many would see some of my beliefs as false too. Fact being, we do not accept anything as truth that we do not understand so we change what we're told into something we can understand. However it doesnt change what IS Truth. I think our best bet is to realise we cant get it all right and just be open to learn.
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We are not suppose to judge people on anything. The Bible saids we go by the fruits that they bear. God will do the judging.
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As a Christian, do you believe in predestination?\n\nYes, I do believe in predestination. I believe in predestination because I read about it in my Bible. In Ephesians 1:3-6 we read, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.”  Here we see in this text, an excellent reason as to why we should believe in predestination. The reason I’m thinking of is not that it is biblical (although that’s a good reason as well) but that an understanding of predestination should result in the offering of praise unto God – which is honoring to God, and therefore good to us. The passage says that in love God the Father predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ. Predestination is a very good thing!  The Scriptures say that God did this “according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace.”\n\nPredestination is a part of God’s plan and He gets all the glory in it. Romans 8:28-30 says it this way, "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified." Here in Romans 8:28-30 we see another text for predestination. Briefly, I want to point out here that what is described here in this text only applies to those who will come to trust in Christ or are trusting in Christ. \n\nForeknew means simply knew (or loved) beforehand. Compare this with the phrasing of Ephesians 1:3-6 when it says, “In love he predestined” The same idea of foreknew found in Romans 8:28-30 is in Ephesians 1:3-6 wrapped up in that phrase “In love”.  The Scriptures say, “those whom He foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.” So those who were foreknown were also predestined to be conformed to the image of Christ. That’s a definite. I don’t believe God can foreknow and predestine someone to salvation and them not come to saving faith. I don’t believe that’s going to happen. I believe that if God the Father gives one to the Son that they will be saved. Jesus speaks of this some in John 6:37-40. Jesus in verse 37 says, “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” So all those who will ever be saved are only saved because the Father gives them unto Christ. That’s what the Scripture says. If you are a believer, God chose you before the foundation of the world in Christ. He predestined you for adoption in Christ, and his choice (despite some opinions here) was not based upon anything you would do in the future. We know this because, as Romans 9:16 says, “it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.” Take the example of Romans 9:11-13 with Jacob and Esau. This passage is a passage addressing predestination and here is what it says, “Though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad – in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of his call – she was told, ‘The older will serve the younger.’ As it is written, ‘Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.’” We were not chosen because of what we would do, or who we would be, but we were chosen purely by grace. Jesus emphasizes this in John 15:16 when he said, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and
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God judging people is different from people judging people. The Bible tells us that we should not judge each other, but God judges our actions.
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Everything that is , has been or will be , is in his perfect will. We can not understand God's perfect will as long as our knwoledge is veiled. For God works even that which is evil for good to those that diligently seek him and abide by his precepts. If your search is to find flaw and imperfection you will arrive soon, if your search is for is glory, both you and I have a long way to get there and we will certainly not accomplish it until that which is perfect returns.