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There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. - John 3:18


Why do we tend to give away too much of ourselves to others and neglect to care for ourselves? Often we’re driven by a fear of being judged. We are haunted by a sense that we haven’t done enough or we haven’t done what was expected. And at the root of those fears is the sense that the one who is most critical of us is God himself.

But that’s just not true. John tells us plainly that when we believe in Jesus, God does not judge us. Paul makes this even clearer when he asserts, "So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1). No ifs, no ands, no buts—absolutely no condemnation, simply because we belong to Jesus. And that freedom from judgment is not based on how we feel about it. It’s reality—based on a transaction we made with God when we affirmed our belief and he adopted us into his family.

So that critical voice we so often hear in our heads is not God speaking; it’s us. God speaks only in the language of love.

Ask Yourself

How loud is the critical, judgmental voice in your head? Who first told you the things that your critical voice now repeats?

Since the critical voice is not telling the truth, how can you argue against it?

Ask God

Loving heavenly Father, thank you for not judging me. Help me not to listen to that critical voice within me, for I know it is not you. Help me to know that I am loved by you and accepted for who I am.

Ya all have a great week.....PEACE  

PS: Thank you ALL who care so much about me, my welfare, my walk, that you take the time to read my post, and to share your concerns, I know deep down they are genuine and caring....LOVE YOU MUCH for your support, may God Bless you too!   

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 Nothing added really in the source material but I agree with Webstermark on this one.

 What's interesting is the willingness to share these biblical outlooks while creating posts just to insult other members here.  Good thing God knows how to communicate.

 I don't really have an opinion of it other than it's interesting.

 You are correct that an Atheist would be less likely to have someone point out their religious views contradict with their outward actions towards the world around them, however I don't feel political affiliation is relevant.  

 One is immune to hypocrisy if they don't share an opinion on a subject matter, no matter their religion or political affiliation.  There would be nothing to compare.

The thing is, spouting a bunch of religious gobbledygook doesn't make you a good person,...

A classic case demonstrated by our friend Sew here. For example, both Ray and Sew could offer opinions on any topic, but Ray's opinion is always judged by an overall moral position which he has previously stated. Sew's position is never judged by a moral position because he has none.  He is free to argue strictly on the merits of his position while Ray has to do the same PLUS deal with any charges of hypocrisy.

"Sew's position is never judged by a moral position because he has none.  He is free to argue strictly on the merits of his position while Ray has to do the same PLUS deal with any charges of hypocrisy."

 Yes.

 This is the byproduct of proclaiming a moral position, or any position at all.  

 When people here say we need to be civil and then start tossing out insults, they are not assessed strictly on their position of saying we need to act civil, they are also assessed on their actions of not being civil.

 People who do not say we need to act civil can not be assessed as if they have taken that stance.  They would be assessed strictly on what they do.

You flout you lack of religious belief, sometimes with equal vigor as Ray does his belief.

Point is, atheist and leftist (can you have one without the other?...) are Teflon coated. What charge of hypocrisy could you be labeled with?

WebsterMark wrote on 05/20/19 at 08:58:50:


Correct.  Funny that you understand the concept, but refute the results.

The story of Jesus is a great one.  More often than not, it's perverted to fit some idiot's narrative to justify some action or another.  The true message of his story is lost.  Sadly, many of those who evangelize him the most are those who fail the worst at knowing what the story is all about.

Hypocrisy on all levels is what I personally have the biggest problems with, I think I've made that abundantly clear.  

Case in point - all these biblical posts from guys like ray, offering "spiritual enhancement" or whatever - and then another calling someone out just to insult them.  But "that's OK - I'm a sinner" they say.

No - sorry, that sh!t don't fly.  You set yourself up as being "better" - you had better be better.

Another case in point - the religious right supports a person like trump - an admitted adulterer, a shady businessman, a proven liar, a fake Christian (at best) and a man who is a sexual predator (pu$$y grabbing anyone?).  Yet at the same time, they deride a man like Obama and label him a Muslim and accuse him of ridiculous things like enacting Sharia Law or saying that Michelle Obama is a man.  Seriously?

Politically it's a parallel circumstance.  Those same people who railed against Obama's "terrible" policies now embrace all those same things trump does even more (the golfing, the social media, the prompter reading to name a few).  Additionally, those same people who criticized Obama for things like the deficit are now perfectly fine to see it up by 700% or so...  Same with unemployment, workforce participation, inflation, the stock market, wages, and on and on.  All these things were improved by the Obama administration and led to trump walking into a growing economy and low unemployment - but all they see is red, or should I say, orange.

You stated that it's a "lack of morals" that insulates guys like Setro and me.

Not true.  It's the fact that we operate with far less pretense than you or ray or jog.  Our morality is in some ways much higher than those of a "Christian" (IMHO).    

T And T Garage wrote on 05/20/19 at 09:39:57:

 More often than not, it's perverted to fit some idiot's narrative to justify some action or another.  
 It's the fact that we operate with far less pretense than you or ray or jog.

You just made the point,
that, YOU, believe YOU,
are smarter, Better, and more, 'moral', than everyone else.
Because, YOU believe, in, Not Believing !