{"id":14521,"date":"2016-06-22T09:31:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T13:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=14521"},"modified":"2016-06-24T18:34:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T22:34:06","slug":"the-unchanging-law-of-judgment-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=14521","title":{"rendered":"The Unchanging Law of Judgment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>With what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?version=31&amp;search=Matthew+7%3A2\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew 7:2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KB7bAlTULqE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-sharing-button\">This statement is not some haphazard theory, but it is an eternal law of God. Whatever judgment you give will be the very way you are judged. There is a difference between retaliation and retribution. Jesus said that the basis of life is retribution\u2014 \u201cwith the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.\u201d If you have been shrewd in finding out the shortcomings of others, remember that will be exactly how you will be measured. The way you pay is the way life will pay you back. This eternal law works from God\u2019s throne down to us (see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+18:25-26\">Psalm 18:25-26<\/a>).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+2:1\">Romans 2:1<\/a>\u00a0applies it in even a more definite way by saying that the one who criticizes another is guilty of the very same thing. God looks not only at the act itself, but also at the possibility of committing it, which He sees by looking at our hearts. To begin with, we do not believe the statements of the Bible. For instance, do we really believe the statement that says we criticize in others the very things we are guilty of ourselves? The reason we see hypocrisy, deceit, and a lack of genuineness in others is that they are all in our own hearts. The greatest characteristic of a saint is humility, as evidenced by being able to say honestly and humbly, \u201cYes, all those, as well as other evils, would have been exhibited in me if it were not for the grace of God. Therefore, I have no right to judge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said, \u201cJudge not, that you be not judged\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+7:1\">Matthew 7:1<\/a>). He went on to say, in effect, \u201cIf you do judge, you will be judged in exactly the same way.\u201d Who of us would dare to stand before God and say, \u201cMy God, judge me as I have judged others\u201d? We have judged others as sinners\u2014 if God should judge us in the same way, we would be condemned to hell. Yet God judges us on the basis of the miraculous atonement by the Cross of Christ.<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>June 22 2016<\/p>\n<p>Journal Entry for Today<\/p>\n<p>Good Morning God and I must tell You that this devotional snapped me up with a bolt of conviction about my judgments. I was feeling all warm and cozy in my judgements of members of what has been called the right wing conservative Christian community. For some reason I was perfectly comfortable in NOT judging sinners, I looked at the behavior differently than the person, but I did not and was not doing the same thing for the so called right wing Christian community. I was judging what I saw as their lack of acceptance and forgiveness of certain \u201cspecial interest groups\u201d within Christendom. Further, I was quite comfortable with this \u201cnoble\u201d forgiveness I was giving \u201cspecial interest groups\u201d and even more comfortable with my \u201crighteous indignation\u201d aimed at my more conservative brethren. Please forgive me Lord, and help me become forgiving and accepting of everyone.<\/p>\n<p>And God says\u2026\u201d<em>as Socrates was reported to have said\u2026\u201dan unexamined life in not worth living\u201d. You are examining your life and your judgements and opinions. Continue to do this, but remember to do this in the context of being surrendered, connected, curious and obedient. When you do this, and prioritize surrender before opinions and judgements, you can trust that Jesus will live through you. You can stand on the balcony with an objective view and allow the Holy Spirit to guide you from there. You can live out of this surrender much better than you can live out of your opinions and judgements.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. \u2014Matthew 7:2 This statement is not some haphazard theory, but it is an eternal law of God. Whatever judgment you give will be the very way you are judged. 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