Yesterday we talked about
the Tree of Life versus the Tree of Judgement, and which one we build
our treehouse in. There are people who want to justify their sinful
lifestyles who use arguments like that to say no one should ever say
what they are doing is wrong.
These people are
conveniently confused about judging people versus judging actions.
They confuse a judgment about their behavior with a judgment about
them. But the two are different. We are not what we do. You have
intrinsic value, and so do I, because of who God created you to be.
That is completely independent of what you do. God loves us
unconditionally because of who we are, not because of what we do or
don't do. You can love someone without loving their behavior. Just
ask a parent.
Yesterday's blog was
about judging people – that's God's job. But we can totally judge
(or discern is a better word) behavior – especially when
that behavior is either in direct alignment or direct misalignment
with the Word of God.
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