Compassion for people is one of the reasons we don't like the thought of judging others.īut there are other reasons we struggle with judging others. We've all had-or know people who have had-these sorts of painful experiences with the church, and it turns our stomachs to think of inflicting that kind of harsh treatment on someone else, especially in the name of Christ. Wouldn't you judge me? You know, put me over in a corner with all the bad people." So I said, "Hey, you should come to our church." He responded, "But I've been divorced. "I thought pastors were hard to talk to," he said. I got to chatting with the cab driver, who was surprised to hear I was a pastor. ![]() I was reminded of this on a ride home from the airport once. I suspect each of us has had some painful experience of being "judged" by the church. ![]() For many of us, the mere mention of the word "judge"-especially in church-sends shivers down our spines and understandably so. ![]() "When It Is Okay to Judge" is not the most inviting sermon title.
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