{"id":4828,"date":"2011-06-22T05:42:06","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T13:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?p=4828"},"modified":"2011-06-22T06:12:40","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T14:12:40","slug":"the-unchanging-law-of-judgment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=4828","title":{"rendered":"The Unchanging Law of Judgment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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June\u00a022,\u00a02011<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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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<\/strong><\/div>\n
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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 Psalm 18:25-26<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Romans 2:1<\/a> applies 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

Jesus said, \u201cJudge not, that you be not judged\u201d (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

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June 22, 2011<\/p>\n

Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/p>\n

Lord, thank you for the lesson about love. Thank you for showing me over and over and over again that you love me anyway, regardless of who I am or what I have done…or left undone. And thank you for Your Holy Spirit that allows me to offer this same kind of forgiveness and grace. As I consider the hurts and slights of others, I suddenly notice that you have removed the notion of judgment. Thank You Lord.<\/p>\n

And God says\u2026\u201dThe supernatural ability to forgive is a gift of faith activated by your desire to leave your judgments behind. My grace becomes a part of your life, actions and relationships as you seek Me and stay in connection with Me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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June\u00a022,\u00a02011 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. There is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4828"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4828"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4835,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4828\/revisions\/4835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}