Topics:<\/b> Attitudes; Convictions; Entertainment; Faultfinding; Holiness; Humility; Hypocrisy; Judging Others; Legalism; Lifestyle; Presumption; Respect; Self-righteousness; Tolerance<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Isaiah 65:5; Matthew 7:3, 13\u201314; 23:1\u20133; Romans 2:1; 8:33; 1 Corinthians 11:28\u201332; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Peter 1:16<\/p>\n
When our children were young, my husband and I decided we wouldn\u2019t watch R-rated movies. We made this decision in good conscience and never regretted it. I found, however, that it made me feel judgmental toward other parents who watched R-rated movies. I began to feel they weren\u2019t fully committed to Christ because they watched things I\u2019d decided not to watch.<\/p>\n
I realize how ridiculous it is to judge someone\u2019s relationship with God by what movies he or she watches, but my evaluation was so subtle at the time. As I made this judgment, I never thought about my own sin or all the things the person I was judging was doing right. Instead, I focused on this one thing I thought they were doing wrong.<\/p>\n
Being a Pharisee is so easy. It\u2019s great to make rules to guide our own behavior, but when we extend those rules to everyone around us, we\u2019re in danger of becoming like the Pharisees, whom Jesus denounced as hypocrites.<\/p>\n
\u2014JoHannah Reardon, in newsletter introduction at ChristianBibleStudies.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Attitudes; Convictions; Entertainment; Faultfinding; Holiness; Humility; Hypocrisy; Judging Others; Legalism; Lifestyle; Presumption; Respect; Self-righteousness; Tolerance References: Isaiah 65:5; Matthew 7:3, 13\u201314; 23:1\u20133; Romans 2:1; 8:33; 1 Corinthians 11:28\u201332; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Peter 1:16 When our children were young, my husband and I decided we wouldn\u2019t watch R-rated movies. We made this decision in … Continue reading “WHEN
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