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Married but been with a guy
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Might I add Newsite is a regular contributer to the Gay Marriage thread in the Christian Forum, and is very opposed to it, im not sure this forum is the place for them.
Yes and that's why I got a rap on the knuckles and the other poster (who told the OP to 'shut up', indeed) didn't.
Nice suggestion that
Well I guess I'm opposed to cheating on your wife as well ya know, not just gay marriage. Plus, do you reckon I'm not acting in his interests by telling him to stop? Would you prefer me to say 'I understand your turmoil, keep doing what you're doing'?
I don't anyone would argue that doing what he's doing is going to work out well for anyone, least of all him!
Anyway, I've said my piece and hopefully the OP will give it some thought.0 -
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Christianity encourages judgment?
So that whole "let he without sin cast the first stone" thing was a lie?
Now I'm going out on a limb here newsite, but I'm guessing your not perfect yourself. Not that I'd expect anybody to be, but seeing as you have probably done stuff in the past that you shouldn't, why do you feel that you can or should judge others for their mistakes?
What I don't get about the overly judgmental types is how empty their life must be when they need to feel better about themselves looking down on others. Surely trying to offer some constructive non judgmental advice to a sinner would be better way to go, no?
It's not much of a limb - I'm not perfect myself is probably a big understatement. But each day I ask myself - 'is what I'm going to do today, in the next few hours, in keeping with what God demands'?
The amusing irony of these exchanges is that in responding to someone judging someone else, the indignant person (in this case, you), is guilty of judging immediately afterwards! Look at your post again where you judge me of:
1) not being perfect (although good call btw)
2) your judgement is also - 'how empty my life must be' (completely the opposite as it happens, even if I am posting on Boards at 3pm on a Friday....oops I've nearly gone and judged you in the process there
3) you've also judged that judging others is a way for me to feel better about myself (not true either for the record).Surely trying to offer some constructive non judgmental advice to a sinner would be better way to go, no?
No (although I realise that's what 99.99% of people would say) - and that's the whole point.
It's actually kinda interesting. I would probably have agreed with your 'don't judge' people thing, up until a few weeks ago, when my eyes were opened. The 'judge not lest ye be judged' line does NOT mean 'don't ever judge at all' - but it is used as such by those who don't have the full picture or context. 'Judge not, lest ye be judged' is the very first line of Matthew 7 - and the 'everything is relative' brigade just use this solitary line out of context. If only they would read on a bit:
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. From here
The above verses are addressed to a hypocrite who went around judging people of doing evil when he was doing the same things. Just look at verse 3 and 4. Do not judge another person before judging yourself. A good example would be a bank robber. A person who robs banks for a living should not go around judging other people who robs banks.
Another important verse is John 7:24, where God does indeed tell us to judge: Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
So in other words, not according to what YOU think is wrong (which is what gets people riled up), but according to what God says (AFTER you have taken a good long look at yourself and are willing to be judged by the same standards; i.e. 'lest ye be judged', and 'For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged'.0 -
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