For all the times your hear someone say something to the effect about
'not judging' one another, here is the example of how we are to judge:
John 7:24-
Do not be judging by hypocrisy, rather judge with a just judgment.
I Corinthians 5:11
But this is what I wrote to you, that you don't mix (with anyone who
is) ...called a brother (believer) and is also a sexual sinner, or
avaricious (materialistic), or an idol-worshipper, or a charlatan, or a
drunkard, or rapacious, with him who is such, not even to eat bread. For
what business have I to judge them who are without (the body/assembly
of those who follow God's instructions)? But those within the body, you
judge. And those without, Elohim judges... remove from you the
wickedness among you.
This is a hard lesson yet an instruction we
must accept. YHWH warns us of the consequence of 'mixing and mingling'
throughout Scriptures, which is why we are told to remove the wicked
from among us, or in turn, remove ourselves from such people, so as not to give in to temptation.
How
many of you belong to an assembly of professing believers and know
there are folks in that same group who are heavy drinkers or drug users?
those who follow after the flesh and turn away from the Spirit? a
person who falsely claims to have a special knowledge? greedy? or one
who has 'idols' in their homes? (an image or representation of a god
used as an object of worship or adoration.) Do these people bring unity to the assembly? I doubt it. We are not to 'tolerate'
this behavior, nor even invite this type of person to dinner! We are to
remove the wicked from among us. Likewise, we leave a group who allow this division to exist.
YHWH our Elohim has not made it
difficult to adhere to His Instructions, nor is it a burden to walk the
path following Y'shua, who did the Will of his Father. It has been,
however, hundreds of years of man's ideas and traditions that have
become the stumbling block, thanks to deceptions cast about by Satan.
Romans 2:1 lets us know we better not be guilty of the same thing we
are judging another of. YHWH judges according to truth and we are to
act accordingly. There's no excuse for one who judge another, yet is
guilty of the same things and thus we condemn ourselves to the same
style of judging from YHWH.
We are called to be Set Apart because our Creator is Set Apart.
The choice is ours.
Matthew 24:9
Then they will deliver you to afflictions and they will kill you and
you will be hated by all nations because of my name. Then many will
stumble and will hate one another and will betray one another. And many
false prophets will arise and deceive many. And because of the growth
of wickedness, the love of many will grow cold. But whoever has patience
until the end, he will have life. And the Good News of the Kingdom
will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all the nations, and
then the end will come.
The 'Love that Grows Cold' is that Love Y'shua spoke of, quoting from Torah :
Luke 10:27
Love Master YHWH your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as
yourself.
Deuteronomy 6:5
You shall love YHWH your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
Leviticus 19:18
You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against your countrymen. Love your fellow as yourself...
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