The Greatest Letter Ever Written!

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The Greatest Letter Ever Written!

Rom 2:1-5 “Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. 2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who do such things. 3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.”

V1 “Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.”

Matt 7:1-5 “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.”

1 Cor 5 “not to associate with sexually immoral people…Are you not to judge those inside the church? Expel the wicked person from among you” John 7:24 “Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” 1 Cor 2:15 “The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments” Pr 31:9 “Open your mouth, judge righteously”

1 Jhn 4:1 “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” Gal 6:1“If someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently.” ….. ”Watch yourselves, or you may also be tempted. If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.”

Matt 18:15 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.”

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Consistently, not hypocritically With Humility, not superiority With Facts, not assumptions Words and Deeds, not motive and intent Biblical Issues, not personal preferences Sins, not sinners Temporal Matters, not eternal matters (salvation) 8. With a Goal to Show People Christ, not how good you are

V2 “We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who do such things.”

Rom 2:3-5 “Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.”

Titus 3:4-5 “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy”