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Get ready for a teaching
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Let's join Rick Renner.
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Welcome to today's program.
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My name is Rick Renner and my friends,
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today we're gonna return to
one of my red letter series
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where we're dealing with what Jesus said about being -
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are you ready - being judgmental.
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What did Jesus say about being judgmental?
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And what is the difference between judging
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and being judgemental?
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There's a very big difference,
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and that's what we're going to begin
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with in today's program.
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But the whole series, it's a 5-part series.
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It's called, What Jesus Said About Being Judgemental.
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It comes with a study guide that's filled
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with all the points, all the principles;
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this is really a topic
that we need to understand
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because people are confused
about the difference
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between judging and being judgemental.
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And I also want to mention
to you my wife's book,
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which is called Unstoppable.
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Many times people stop
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because people have judgmental
attitudes about them
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and it just stops them
dead in their tracks.
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But God wants you to be Unstoppable
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and Denise's book is just amazing and it would set you free.
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But you can find out more
about all these resources
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by going online or by giving us a call.
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And please write down that number.
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And when you need prayer, always have that number nearby
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to call when you need
somebody to pray with you.
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We're here for you. We
want to pray with you.
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And we believe that
praying with you is one
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of the primary ministries
which God has assigned
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to our ministry.
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And by the way, if you're a
partner, I wanna say thank you
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for being a partner with our ministry.
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You are so vital.
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And if you're not a partner yet,
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would you please pray
about becoming a partner
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with our ministry?
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But I want you to reach for your Bible,
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and today we're gonna be looking at the topic -
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The Difference Between Judging and Being Judgemental.
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Many times when you're in
a conversation with someone
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and you're trying to deal with
an issue that really needs
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to be addressed, they will
say, you're judging me,
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you're judging me. And it slams the door on the conversation
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when in fact you're really not judging them at all.
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You're trying to help them.
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But many people use that as
a way to stop a conversation
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or if they feel uneasy to
tell somebody else to stop
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what they're saying, you're judging me,
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you're judging me.
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What is the role of judgment
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and what is the difference between judging
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and being judgemental?
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Well, I want to begin with the words
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of Jesus in Matthew 7:1-2.
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And these are words that
are greatly misconstrued.
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But let's see what Jesus said beginning in Matthew
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7:1 - Judge not that you be not judged.
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This is what people always say - you're judging me: judge
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not that you be not judged.
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Well, we need to understand really
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what Jesus was saying in this verse.
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But again, verse 1 says - judge not
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that you be not judged.
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Verse 2: For with
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what judgment you judge
you shall be judged.
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And with what measure ye meet,
it shall be measured to you.
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Again, this verse is really
not about judging as much
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as it is about being judgemental - judgemental;
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but what is the difference between judging
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and being judgemental?
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Well listen to this.
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What does it mean to judge? The word "judge" pictures
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discernment, perception or evaluation.
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It involves forming a decision
or opinion about something
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or someone, particularly
after careful consideration.
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Judgment is an essential
skill for decision making,
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navigating complex decisions,
making informed choices,
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and gaining insight into oneself and the world at large.
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And maintaining a healthy
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and balanced sense of judgment is crucial
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for personal development, achieving success, avoiding danger
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and fostering meaningful relationships.
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And without such judgment, life would be fraught
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with tragic events.
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But healthy judgment is vital
for a balanced, fulfilling
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and secure life.
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And in fact, my friends, you
judge things all the time.
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Now this may seem overly simplistic,
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but I really want to make my point,
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and I've written down some areas
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where we all are judging
things all the time.
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For example: you should judge when you should
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and should not cross the street.
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You don't just randomly
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and say, I can do what I want to do.
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You judge whether
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or not it's safe to cross
the street at that moment
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and where you should cross the street:
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that requires judgment.
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You judge what time you
should wake up to get
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to a meeting on time.
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You think about it; you evaluate what time should I get up.
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That's a kind of a judgment.
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You judge, hopefully, if you're eating too much
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or if you're eating too little; you need
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to be a judge of that.
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It takes evaluation.
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It takes real contemplation
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to judge whether you're eating too
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much or eating too little.
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You judge whether or not
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You judge how close you should
come to the car in front
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of you: when you should slow
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All of that is a form of judgment.
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You judge if you're eating correctly,
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or at least I hope you do,
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because if you don't make
a judgment in that area
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of your life, you're gonna be in trouble.
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You judge whether you have
enough money in your budget
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to do something extra.
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If you do something extra
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with not making a judgment
about your budget first you're
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gonna get into trouble.
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So judgment is required for even
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how you manage your finances.
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You judge whether or not
some people are good for you
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or not good for you.
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You need to be discerning.
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You need to be evaluating
that is making that judgment,
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that's not being judgemental,
that's not the same thing.
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You're judging, you're
discerning, you're perceiving,
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you're evaluating, are
these people good for me?
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Are these people not good for me?
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You are using judgment
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to determine if your kids
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or if they're fudging a little bit on
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what they're telling you.
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You have to make a judgment about that.
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Judgment is required
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to determine if your kids are being honest
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or if your kids are being dishonest.
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That's just a normal course of life.
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Or you have to judge whether someone
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who works for you is doing a good job
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or not doing a good job.
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You can't just let them do what they want.
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If you're, especially if
you're an employee, you have
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to be able to judge their work.
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Does that mean you're
being judgemental? No.
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It means you're evaluating.
That is a form of judgment.
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You have to determine or judge whether
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or not a person deserves a raise or doesn't deserve a raise.
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You don't just hand out raises
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to determine whether
somebody deserves a raise.
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You have to be able to evaluate
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or to judge the kind of work
that they are carrying out.
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And on the basis of your evaluation
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or your judgment, you determine whether
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to give them a pay increase or whether
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or not to give them a pay increase.
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All of these are forms of judgment
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that we use every single day in our life.
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Judging is necessary for life.
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And in 1 Corinthians 6:1-5,
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we are even told that a day
is coming when we as believers
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are gonna judge angels.
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So there's nothing wrong with judging.
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That is not what Jesus was
talking about when he said,
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judge, not that you be not judged.
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Jesus was talking about being judgemental.
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So now we have to ask the question - What does it mean
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to be judgemental?
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Listen to this. Being judgemental involves viewing
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others in a negative light, often using derogatory language
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to describe them
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and quickly forming opinions
based on superficial
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observations or limited evidence.
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A judgemental individual tends
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to develop opinions about
many people, usually harsh
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and critical, and is
often based on exteriors
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or insufficient knowledge
of the other person.
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This attitude usually
stems from the belief
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that one's own opinion
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and values are right, while
others are deemed to be bad
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or wrong, leading to a sense
of superiority over others.
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But individuals with a good sense
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of judgment are typically not regarded
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as being judgemental.
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Now let me give you examples
of being judgemental.
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You can be judgemental of people
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that are just different from
you: so you're judgemental
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of them because they're not like you.
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That's not judging them
for the sake of evaluation,
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that's just being judgemental of them. My friends,
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that's always wrong.
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Or you can be judgemental
of people who are
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of a different color and
you can just judge them
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and categorize them and condemn them
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and just be judgemental of them simply
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because they are of a different color.
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Or maybe someone speaks
a particular language
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that you don't care for
and you just judge them.
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You put them in a category of being people
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that you don't like and
really you have no reason
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to not like them, but
you're judgmental of them
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because you don't like their language.
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Or maybe they have an
accent that you don't like.
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You say - Oh, they're northerners.
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You know what northerners are like,
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or maybe they have a southern accent.
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You say, oh, these
southern people, they speak
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with such a twang and you
just become judgemental
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and condemning of them - my friends, that is never right.
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Just to categorize a whole group of people
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and become judgemental of them.
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Or you might be judgemental of someone that is a member
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of a particular Christian denomination that you don't like.
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You may categorize the whole denomination,
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say - Ah, they're not saved.
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They don't know the Bible.
They all believe this when in
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fact you don't even know the person
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that you're being judgmental about
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and they may not fit
into your mental category
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of them at all.
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Or you may be judgemental
of people who are
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of another faith.
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You might say, oh, well
you know about them.
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You know they're of another faith.
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They're opposed to Christians,
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and you may just put them
all into one category
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and just judge them and condemn them.
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That is being judgmental.
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what they are at all.
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Or you could be judgmental - hold onto your seat -
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of somebody who is of a different political persuasion.
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You gotta really be careful about this: when you just deem
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everybody that's in that
group to be bad, to be left,
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to be woke, they're all bad
when in fact they're not all
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bad, but you've become judgemental of them.
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You've categorized them,
you've damned them,
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you've put them in prison.
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You say they're all like this.
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That is a judgmental
attitude that is not right.
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Or you might be judgmental
of somebody that you're upset
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with and maybe they really
did something wrong.
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Maybe they really did something
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that hurt you or offended you.
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But you know what? Since
then they may have changed.
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But now you've categorized
them, you've judged them,
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you've been judgemental of them,
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you've locked them up in prison.
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You've said that's who they are, that's
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who they're always going to be.
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That is not really judging,
that is being judgemental.
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And my friends, it is never right for us to be judgemental.
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And that's what Jesus was really referring to when he said -
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Judge not that you be not judged. He wasn't referring
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to judgment which is required for life,
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but Jesus was really
talking about having a
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judgemental attitude.
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We are never to have a
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Just lock 'em up, categorize
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That's what they've always been.
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That's what they'll always be.
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Never give them an ounce of mercy
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or belief that they could change.
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You just judgmentally lock 'em up, categorize 'em
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and say that's who they are.
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That is what we're commended
by Jesus not to do.
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And I want us to look at some
scriptures where Jesus refers
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to a judgemental attitude.
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For example: in Luke 6:37-
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38, Jesus says, verse 37: Judge not
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and you shall not be judged.
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He's talking about being judgmental.
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We know that because then
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He's really talking about a judgmental
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and condemning attitude and
you shall not be condemned.
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Forgive and you will be forgiven.
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Then in verse 38, Jesus adds - Give
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and it shall be given unto you,
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good measure, press down, shaken together
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and running over shall men give into your bosom for
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with the same measure you meet
with all it shall be measured
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to you again.
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And of course we all use verse 38 to describe giving:
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give and
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It shall be given unto you.
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law of sowing and reaping.
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But if you're gonna really
use this verse in context,
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Jesus is talking about condemning,
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he's talking about being judgemental,
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and he is also talking about forgiving.
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And Jesus basically says give. If you judge, if you condemn
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or if you forgive of these, whatever you give,
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it's gonna be given to you again
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and it's gonna come back to you
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good measure, press down, shaken together,
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running over shall men
give into your bosom for
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with the same measure you meet
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with all it shall be
measured to you again.
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So friends, if you have a condemning, judgmental attitude
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of others, you are
setting yourself up for it
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to come back in your direction.
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That's what Jesus was
saying in these verses.
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But then let's go to John 7:24,
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where Jesus also speaks
about a judgemental attitude.
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He says - Judge not according to appearance,
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but judge righteous judgment.
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He's talking about exteriors: judging people
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by superficial things: judge not according
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to the appearance.
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Then we go to John 8:7,
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where Jesus is with the woman
who was caught in the act
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of adultery and the people
have gathered around her,
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they're ready to stone her.
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And we're reading verse 7 -
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So when they continued asking
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and said unto them, He that is without sin among you
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let him cast a stone at her,
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first. Jesus let them know
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that having a judgemental attitude was
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not correct.
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Then we go to Romans 2:1-4,
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and in Romans 2:1, it says -
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Therefore thou art inexcusable
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O man, whosoever thou art that judgeth.
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It's talking about those that
have a judgmental attitude -
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For wherein you judge another, you condemn yourself for thou
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that judgest another dust the same things.
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But we assure that the judgment of God is according
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to truth against them
which commits such things.
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Verse 3: and thinkest thou this, oh man,
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that judges them that do such things
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and doest the same,
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that thou shall escape
the judgment of God.
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Verse 4: or despiseth thou the riches of his goodness
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and forbearance and long
suffering, not knowing
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that the goodness of God
leadeth to repentance.
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It's amazing that in this verse we find
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that being judgmental is
also being hypocritical
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because when you judge
others, usually you're guilty
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of the same thing that
you're being judgmental
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of them about.
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That's really what these verses say.
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And when you tend to be judgmental of others, you need
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to look in the mirror and
find out if you're guilty
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of the same thing that you're
being judgmental about.
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Then you go to James 2:1-
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4. In James 2:1
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says - My brethren, have not the faith
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of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Lord of glory with respect
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of persons. With respect of persons,
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literally means in the Greek - don't judge them
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by their face.
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Don't judge them by their
color or by their exteriors
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or by what you see.
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Verse 2: for if they're come unto your assembly, a man
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with a gold ring in goodly apparel
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and they're coming also a poor man in
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vile raiment - verse 3 -
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and you have respect to him that wears the gay clothing
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and say to him, set thou
here in a good place,
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but say to the poor, stand thou there,
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or sit here under my footstool.
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Verse 4: are you not then partial in yourself
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and have become judges of evil thoughts
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or you become judgemental of
that person because he's poor?
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You've just categorized him.
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You've put him in one
category, condemned him,
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locked him up, said that's who he is,
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that's who he'll always be.
That is a judgmental attitude.
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Or then we read in James 4:11
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& 12: Speak not evil one of another brethren. He
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that speaketh evil of his brother
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and judges, his brother - speaking of being judgemental -
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speaketh evil of the law and judges the law.
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But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law,
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but a judge, there is
one law giver who is able
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to save and to destroy.
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So who are thou the judges another
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or what in the world are you doing being
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judgemental of other people?
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Now, that's a lot of verses
about how wrong it is
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to have a judgemental attitude.
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Not judging. Judging is required for life.
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You have to judge who should
be your friend, who should not,
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who you should believe,
who you should not believe.
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You have to judge all kinds of things in life,
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but being judgemental is categorizing people,
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just locking them up in that
category, condemning them
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to always be in that category.
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And my friends, that is not right -
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but we as believers need to understand there is a time
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to judge.
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For example: in 1 Corinthians 6:1
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5, we read, verse 1: Dare any
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of you having a matter
against another go to law
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before the unjust and
not before the saints.
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Verse 2: Do you not know the saints will
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judge the world?
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That means there's a right time to judge.
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And if the world shall be judged by you, are you unworthy
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to judge the smallest matters?
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It's talking about evaluating, discerning,
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perceiving what's right and what is wrong.
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There is a role for that kind of judgment.
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It says, know you, not that we shall judge angels?.
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How much more things that pertain to this life?
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If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life,
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set them to judge who are at
least esteemed in the church.
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I speak this to your shame.
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Is it so that there's
not a wise man among you?
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No, not one that shall be able to judge
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between his brethren.
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And so we find that even the
least among us should be able
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to have enough judgment or
discernment or perception
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or evaluation to determine
what is right, what is wrong,
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who needs to be corrected,
who should not be corrected.
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So there is a right role for judging,
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but we are never called to be judgemental.
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So when the Bible says - judge not
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that you're be not judged - don't throw up your hands
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and say - Oh, you're judging me, you're judging me,
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you're judging me. When in fact,
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it really might be a person
that's trying to help you.
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They may have evaluated
something in your life
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that needs to be addressed.
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And you're slamming the
door on the conversation
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by saying, you're judging me,
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you're judging me. My friends,
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there is a role for correct judgment in life,
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but we are never called to be judgemental.
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You are never to say, well,
you've made a mistake here,
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you've always made a mistake here.
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You're never gonna change,
you're never gonna change.
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That categorizing them, locking them up in that category,
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condemning them - that is being judgmental.
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And God never does that with us,
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and we are never to do
that with one another.
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So this is the beginning of our series,
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what Jesus said about being
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judgmental. I'll be back in just
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a moment and I wanna pray for you.
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When you carry a judgmental attitude,
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it locks the people you
are judging into a certain
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category in your mind.
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And this can make it difficult
for you to let them change.
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However, a certain level of
healthy judgment is also vital
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for a balanced, fulfilling,
and secure life.
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In Rick Renner series - What Jesus Said About
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Being Judgmental - you will discover the difference
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between the two and learn:
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You don't have to live bound by judgment.
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You will always get back what you give out.
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that you might be trapping
yourself or others in.
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or the judgemental attitudes
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Hey, this is Rick Renner
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and I'm standing inside the Partner Care Department
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of our ministry and this is where the action takes place.
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Thousands of phone calls every day
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and every month come into this place from people
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reaching out to us.
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And this is my precious
mother who is in heaven
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and she established this
part of the ministry.
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But these are the principles we are dedicated to:
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To feed the entire flock God has brought to this ministry -
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To strengthen those who are diseased in any area
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of their lives - To bring healing to those in need
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of any type of healing - To bind up those
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who are broken in any area of their lives -
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To bring back those that have been driven away -
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To reach the lost - and To take the gospel
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and the trusted teaching of the Bible to the ends
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of the earth - To shepherd the flock that God has caused
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to hear the voice of this ministry
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and to help them grow in their relationship with Christ
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and become powerful, Bible-based believers equipped
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for these last days.
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And to thank and minister
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to partners whose sacrificial
gifts have enabled this
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ministry to fulfill its
call around the world.
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And we are very committed
to these principles.
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And if you're a partner,
you know we're very
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serious about that.
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But hey, right now we're trying to pay off this facility
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and those who are part of the Ministry Expansion Project are
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helping us to do that.
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And if you're a part already, thank you.
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But if you're not part of that
giving team yet, we need you.
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So would you please become a part
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of the Ministry Expansion Giving Team
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so we can pay off this facility
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and then keep taking the gospel to the ends of the earth
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where people really are crying out for someone
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to bring them trusted
teaching of the Bible.
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And that's us, that's our call
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and my friends together, we can do this.
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And I want to say - thank you - so much.
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Well, today we have really covered a lot
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of material in this brand new series called, What Jesus Said
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About Being Judgmental.
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There is a difference
between judging something
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and being judgemental.
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Judgment is just a part of life.
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In fact, if you don't use judgment,
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you're gonna get into a lot of trouble.
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But we are never called upon
to be judgemental of others.
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That's what we are to avoid.
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And I cover all this in my series called, What Jesus Said
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About Being Judgmental - which comes
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with a wonderful study guide.
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And I'm so excited
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to tell you about Denise's book called, Unstoppable.
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It's how you can overcome people's judgemental attitudes
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toward you that have just stopped you dead in your tracks.
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My friends, you can get over it, you can push beyond it,
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you can be - Unstoppable.
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And this book is just amazing.
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But you can find out more
about these resources
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by going online to our website
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or just call the number on the screen
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and we'll be happy to
answer all your questions
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and we want to pray for you.
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And if you feel someone's had
a judgmental attitude toward
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you, we want to pray with you about that
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and help you to forgive them
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because God wants you to
walk out of that prison
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of you feeling others have had
a judgmental attitude toward
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you and you need to forgive them.
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And when you forgive
them, you will be freed.
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But call the number on the screen.
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We're waiting to pray for you now.
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And Father, we thank you for
clarity about the difference
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between judging and being judgmental
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and help us Lord to use
good judgment in life,
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but to never be judgmental of others, in Jesus' name
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Amen. Well, we're gonna be back here tomorrow
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and we're gonna go back to Matthew
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7:1 & 2.
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That's where we're going to
begin. It's gonna be great.
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I'll see you tomorrow.
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But remember, Ecclesiastes 8:4 says, "Where the word
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of a king is, there is power.:
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Hey friends, this is Rick Renner and Denise
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and I are coming to the United States for a brief trip,
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and we want to invite you to come to some
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of our meetings. On Sunday, April 19th,
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we'll be ministering at Vertical Church in West Haven,
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Connecticut with Pastors Ken and Kathy Vance.
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Then on Wednesday - Sunday, April 22nd - 26th,
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I'll be speaking at Perry Stone's -
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Wonderful 2026 Prophetic Summit - in
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Cleveland, Tennessee.
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Then on Sunday, May 3rd,
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I'll be speaking at Resurrection Life in Grandville,
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Michigan with Pastors Duane and Jeanie Vander Klok.
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Friend, if you can come to
any of these meetings, Denise
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and I would just be so
thrilled to see you.
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But please go online
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or give us a call to
make sure another dates
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or times have changed.
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If you've never received
Jesus as your Savior
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and Lord, now is the time for you to experience a new life
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Jesus has to give you.
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Pray this prayer with me right now - Lord,
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I repent of my sin and receive you as my Savior
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and Lord. Wash away my sin
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and make me completely new.
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I thank you that my sin is removed
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and Satan no longer has any
right to lay claim on me.
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I faithfully promise that
I will serve you as my Lord
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for the rest of my life - Amen.
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Thank you for joining Rick Renner today.
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For more information about Renner Ministries
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and product resources, visit renner.org.