8.19-Racism, Release from judgment.

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8.19-Racism, Release from judgment.

We must not expect the answer to come in one generation.

We must not expect to be made uncomfortable by Jesus moral standards as compared to our lives.
John 4.
15 The woman *said to Him, “[c]Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw.” 16 He *said to her, “Go, call your husband and come here.” 17 The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” Jesus *said to her, “You have correctly said, ‘I have no husband’; 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly.” 19 The woman *said to Him, “[d]Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.

Catherine Marshall said that what the Gospel taught her to do was to take her personal judgment off other people.
Taking your personal judgment off of another person doesn’t mean that you agree with what he has said or done. It simply means that you will not act as his judge.  You will not pronounce a guilty verdict in him.
We say: “But that person hurt me, Lord. Don’t you know that?”
And the Lord responds: “Of course I do.” 
And we say: “Well, are you going to do anything about it?”
And the Lord responds: “Well, what do you want me to do?”
And we say: “Are you going to strike him dead?”
And the Lord responds: “Probably not.”
And we object: “But, Lord…”
And the Lord asks: “Do you really want to play God? If so, then remember this – the moment you step in to bring judgment onto that other person, you will come under my judgment.”
Forgive, and you’ll be forgiven. Judge not, and you’ll not be judged. That’s in the Word (Luke 6:37). Release people from your personal judgment! For unless I can be assured of your forgiveness, I cannot really open myself to you.  You see, I know that sooner or later I will disappoint you and fail you.  Not by design or desire, but I am imperfect; I’m still under construction.  I must know that you will not condemn me when my weaknesses and flaws and sins begin to show.  I need the assurance of your forgiveness – a forgiveness with no bitter aftertaste. (Cook – 20-21)
It’s the rarity of this, even in the church, that makes it such a powerful expression of the Gospel, and such a desperate need in each one of our lives.

Doug Skinner, Blog, 8.13.17

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