Using prudence in assessing what is sinful

[redrosetea]

What is the difference in saying doing things that are sinful is wrong ,because we are forbidden by scripture for doing this

Then someone comes along smugly and says we are not to judge other people

I am not talking about condemning people, but if we can’t judge situations how are we to keep ourselves out of the near occasion of sin?

I think we are to judge all actions by what scripture teaches us to avoid

Am I wrong?

If it is always judge not lest ye be judged, how can we ever know right from wrong?

 

[Deacon_Ed_B]

What is the difference in saying doing things that are sinful is wrong ,because we are forbidden by scripture for doing this

Then someone comes along smugly and says we are not to judge other people

I am not talking about condemning people, but if we can’t judge situations how are we to keep ourselves out of the near occasion of sin?

I think we are to judge all actions by what scripture teaches us to avoid

Am I wrong?

If it is always judge not lest ye be judged, how can we ever know right from wrong?

People misunderstand the saying “Judge not lest you be judged.” all the time. They confuse judging the action with judging he person. When we say judgment is God’s alone, that is judgment of the person. God alone is our just judge. We would be fools to refuse to judge actions such as murder, fornication, etc as being wrong. Clearly they are. We judge the action, not the person. Simply stated. Judgment of the person belongs to God alone. We humans can judge actions by what we are taught and know is right or wrong. That is how we learn, teach our children and admonish sinners. there is no contradiction.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B

 

[CassiusLonginus]

Right on, deacon. There is also:

“Love the sinner, hate the sin.”