by caliber 15 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
We have NO right to condemn one another. To declare what another person is thinking or believing is impossible. That is judging. And that is God's right only.
As for actions...which speak louder than words .. the expression goes your rights end where my nose begins !
Caliber
It's very simple:
Jesus' words.
Matthew 7:1, 2--“Stop judging that YOU may not be judged; 2 for with what judgment YOU are judging, YOU will be judged
Paul's words. God didn't say this. Paul said this. Paul was a very imperfect man.
Corinthians 5:11-13-- "I am writing YOU to quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy person or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or an extortioner, not even eating with such a man.
That is if Paul really said this. How do we know?
Stop trying to tell others what God's will is for THEM.
Having the "right" really means that, standing in the position of the correct thing, one judges the correctness of something.
What it is understood to mean is that one is in some position which has been designated by way of the rule, "might is right," as having the authority to make such judgments. It is largely because of the abuse of the idea of "right" that people object to having their behavior judged
Caliber
Whether or not you are judging the person or deed is a thorny area indeed !
It is much like" morality versus ethics"
What is the difference between Ethics and Morality?
Morality is based on the common, accepted behavior of the times, Ethics is based on perceptions of fundamental reality.
Morals are rules and customs of behavior that are determined to be right based on "norms"; behavior accepted by the majority in a society. Morals may be rational and they may be irrational.
Ethics are rules of behavior that are determined based on what is believed to be a rational understanding of reality. Ethics are always rational, relative to that understanding.
In the USA, today (Saturday, March 08, 2003 6:32 AM), where there is any standard at all, it is a moral standard, and it is dominated by the Christian belief system.
Caliber
IT INTERESTING TOO NOTE, WAS JESUS THE FOUNDER OF CHRISTIANITY AS WE KNOW TODAY?MOST OF THE NEW TESTAMENT DOESN,T EVEN CONCERN THE HISTORICAL JESUS, WHILE THE MAIN INFLUENCE IS THE APOSTLE PAUL, AND THROUGH THE CHURCH HE FOUNDED AT EPHESUS. WHILE JESUS IS REGARDED BY CHRISTIANS AS THE FOUNDER OF THE FAITH, PAUL ROLE IN DEFINING CHRISTIANITY CAN,T BE IGNORED. SO THE DOCTRINES OF CHRISTIANITY COME FROM TEACHING OF INFLUENCE OF PAUL, A PHARISEE..SOME MAY SAY PAUL WAS THE GREAT INTERPRETER OF JESUS MISSION, WHO EXPLAINED, IN AWAY THAT JESUS HIMSELF NEVER DID. THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM.. INTERPRETING JESUS WORDS. THIS IS THE PROBLEM WE HAVE TODAY WITH THE OLD MEN IN NEW YORK..PAUL,S VEIW ON WOMEN, AND THOSE THAT QUESTION HIS AUTHORITY.
