Subj : Judgmental?
To   : All
From : Newborn
Date : Tue Oct 18 2005 00:53:00

A young married man began going to a pornography store.  When his parents
learned of thhis, they gently and tactfully confronted him, but made no
accusations.  The son responded with anger and said that he saw no harm in
what he was doing.  He accused his parents of being judgmental.  With broken
hearts they had to stand by and watch him as he left his wife and family, lost
his job, and eventaully ruined his life.

Many people today would say that his parents had no right to imply that he was
doing wrong.  They may even quote Jesus' words: "Judge not, that you be not
judged" (Matt. 7:1).  

But the Bible makes it clear that we are resonsible to humbily confront people 
when we see them caught in sin (Galatians 6:1-2).  These parents were lovingly
doing just that.  Jesus wasn't saying we shoudn't confront sin.  He was saying 
we must be careful in making judgments.

Newborn

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