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This program is made possible by the giving
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of the God called Partners of Renner Ministries.
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Get ready for a teaching
that feeds your spirit
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and your mind, where the word is the anchor in
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uncertain times
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and doctrine doesn't bend to culture.
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We keep it simple,
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but dive deep revealing a
truth that strengthens us,
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a love that emboldens,
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and a mission that touches the world.
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Let's join Rick Renner.
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Welcome to today's program.
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Just been waiting for the
clock to strike so you
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and I can resume where we left
off in yesterday's program.
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I'm teaching a new series
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which is called, What Jesus Said about Being
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Judgmental.
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Ai.yi,yi. Being judgmental is so very serious.
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It doesn't mean you can't judge.
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We have to judge all
kinds of things in life.
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We even have to judge who's good for us,
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who's not good for us.
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We have to judge all kinds of things.
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That's just a component of life.
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But we're not called to be judgemental.
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And today we're gonna begin by
seeing what is the difference
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between judging and being judgemental.
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But the whole series is 5-parts.
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It's called, What Jesus Said About Being Judgemental - comes
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with a wonderful study guide.
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And I'm also so excited
about my wife's book.
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Denise wrote this book called, Unstoppable.
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And the reason she wrote it is
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because earlier in life
she was really affected
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by other people's
judgmental attitudes of her,
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and it just stopped
her dead in her tracks.
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And Denise had to push through
all that judgment in order
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to do what God called her to do.
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And I wanna tell you, Denise
is an Unstoppable force,
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but if you feel you've been stopped somewhere along the way
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because of someone else's opinions
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or judgements of you, you need
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to read this book, Unstoppable.
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Or maybe you know someone
else who needs to read it,
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but you can find out
more about these things
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by going online at our website
or you can just call us.
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And whether you want to find
out about these resources
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or not, if you just wish you
had somebody that would pray
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with you today, we would
love to pray with you.
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And if you'll call that
number, we're waiting
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for the phone to ring right now.
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In fact, would you please write that number down
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and save it so that later if you find yourself in a position
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where you just wish you had
somebody to pray with you,
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you'll always have a number to call.
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That's us. We'll be confidential.
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We will pray scripturally,
we will be very serious.
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And when you leave us,
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you'll know you've really been prayed for.
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Now, if you would prefer to
send an email, send an email.
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We're gonna pray for you the
same way anyway, so reach out
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to us and let us know how to pray for you.
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And friend, thank you for being a partner with our ministry.
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And if you're not already a partner, I'm inviting you
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to join our Partner Family.
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We need you. And together we're gonna take the word of God
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to people around the world
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and partners of the real
heroes in this ministry.
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Thank you partners for
everything that you do.
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But I want you to reach
for your Bible, get a piece
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of paper, get something to write with.
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And today we're gonna see
how to get things right
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with those against whom
you have been judgemental.
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But I want to begin again by discussing
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what is the difference between judging
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and being judgemental.
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Now, I know I've already covered this in every program this
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week, and I'm gonna cover it again tomorrow
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because I'm hoping that
it finally sinks in.
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We need to really know
what is the difference
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between judging which is a
required component of life
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and being judgemental,
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which should have no place in our life.
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So what does it mean to judge. The word judge, pictures
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discernment, perception, or evaluation. Discernment:
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it's discerning something: perceiving something.
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It's evaluating a situation.
That's what judging is.
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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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In other words, you're not
just rushing to judgment,
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but you're really putting a
lot of evaluation into this.
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Judgment is an essential
skill for decision making,
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navigating complex situations,
making informed decisions,
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and gaining insight into oneself and the world at large.
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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 that
healthy judgment is vital
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for a balance fulfilling and secure life.
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My friends, judging is just a part of life.
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But being judgmental is a completely different issue
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and we should never fall
into the category of those
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that are judgmental of others.
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So what does it mean to be
judgmental? Listen to this.
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Being judgmental involves
viewing others in a negative
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light, often using derogatory language
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to describe them in quickly
forming opinions based on
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superficial observations
and limited evidence.
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A judgmental 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 opinions
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and values are right,
while others are deemed 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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So there's a radical difference between judging what needs
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to be judged in life and being judgemental.
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We are called in scripture
to judge all kinds of things.
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We're even told to judge
problems in the church.
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We're told that one day
we're gonna be judging
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angels in the future.
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So there's nothing wrong
with judgment, my friends,
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that is just an evaluation
of different things,
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but being judgmental, we
are never called to be.
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Now we're gonna return today
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where we left off yesterday in Matthew 5:
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21, where Jesus says - You've heard that it was said
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by them of old time, thou shall not kill. the word kill
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that is used in this verse is the word phoneuo.
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And this word, phoneuo, means to kill or to slaughter.
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And it depicts murder
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and it refers to the breaking of the 6th Commandment
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of the 10 Commandments,
which is thou shalt not kill,
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which actually means - thou shalt not murder.
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And now that's what Jesus is referring to.
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He's referring to the 6th Commandment.
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You've heard that it was said by them of old time,
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thou shalt not kill or
thou shall not murder.
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And whosoever shall kill
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or murder shall be in
danger of the judgment.
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The word danger in Greek
means will be legally liable
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of the judgment.
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And the word judgment means accusation, condemnation,
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denunciation, judgment.
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The Greek word krisis is used here.
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It's where we get the
English word for a krisis.
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And here we find this depicts
a serious, serious krisis.
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It particularly referred to a court
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of high ranking individuals,
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but it could also refer to
the court of public opinion.
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When you murder somebody,
you're gonna subject yourself
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to the law and you will be legally liable
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and your reputation will be stained not just by the courts,
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but by the court of public opinion.
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So Jesus is talking about real murder.
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But then Jesus adds in verse 22 -
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But I saying unto you. The word,
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but, is the Greek word de, which means, however.
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And it is intended to dramatize a point. He says,
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however I say.
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And in Greek it is eg..lego. The word ego means I. Jesus is
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really drawing attention to himself to let his readers know
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Hey, this is me talking.
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You need to really hear what I say.
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The word I say means I say or I speak.
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But when you put these 2-phrases together, echo lego,
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it means now it's me talking to you.
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Hear me, this is me.
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And Jesus is now elevating his voice
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to make a very serious
point to each one of us.
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And he adds - That whosoever is angry
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with his brother without a cause shall be in danger
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of the judgment.
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Do you see those 3-words, without a cause?
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They don't appear in the original Greek text;
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they were added by the translators.
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They do not appear in the original
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language of the New Testament.
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The original language of
the New Testament says
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that whosoever is angry with
his brother shall be in danger
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of the judgment.
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The word, whosoever, is the Greek word pas.
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The word pas is all inclusive.
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It means absolutely everyone leaving no one out, which means
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what Jesus is about to say applies
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to every single one of us.
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And Jesus says that whosoever
is angry with his brother.
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And the word angry here is a form of the Greek word orgidzo.
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It really means being angry.
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He's in a state of being angry
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and it pictures a person
that has anger, exasperation,
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or rage.
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This word orgidzo really means to be bent outta shape,
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twisted and just wrathful.
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Whosoever is wrathful toward
his brother shall be in danger
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of the judgment.
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The word danger means will be legally liable
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and the word judgment, again, the Greek word krisis,
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which means this man is putting..himself in a
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position where he himself is
gonna face a serious krisis.
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And here we find the law
of sowing and reaping.
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Then what you do to somebody
else is what's going
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to come back to you.
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But then Jesus continues in verse 22 to say -
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And whosoever shall say to his brother, raca - now this is
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what we saw yesterday and we're gonna return here right now.
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Whosoever shall say to his brother, raca, shall be in danger
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of the council.
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Well, if you've ever read this, you probably wondered
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what in the world does it mean to say, raca?
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Well, the word raca was actually a Syriac word
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which is expressive of great contempt
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and injurious language: great contempt
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and injurious language.
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Essentially it means to call someone a brainless person:
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to say that they're empty headed, good for nothing, stupid,
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with no common sense or worthless.
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It actually is abusive speech of any kind.
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where he is talking about murder.
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is also breaking the 6th Commandment,
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which is thou shalt not murder.
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but with your words,
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you give them a character assassination; you kill them
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with your words.
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to you about called Lashon Hara.
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Lashon Hara - please listen to this -
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it is speaking ill of someone with the intention
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of negatively affecting that person's reputation.
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that stains his reputation.
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another person. An Orthodox Rabbi,
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who's one of the leading contemporary scholars
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of the ethics and commandments of the Torah,
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wrote this in his book, A Code of Jewish Ethics.
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Listen to this - We often speak
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lashon hara when we're angry at someone
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and we want to do damage
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for vengeance may be, Jewish
law counsels those of us
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who have a grievance against someone
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to confront him directly rather than
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to go about speaking ill of him.
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of the person being discussed.
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of the trauma is usually obvious,
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lashon hara is likely to be repeated by those who hear it
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and they in turn will tell it
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to others thereby causing an
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done to his victim's reputation, it is usually impossible
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to undo it by getting in touch with all the people
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who heard the negative report. That is from Rabbi Joseph
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Telushkin. This evil called
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lashon hara, which is abusive speech, malicious gossip,
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and the spreading of lies
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or character assassination is
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devastating in its effects
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but it can even be devastating
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carry that into the context
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of Matthew 5:22 where Jesus says, Whosoever shall say
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to his brother, raca, shall be in danger of the council.
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If you call them ugly names,
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Jesus says you're going to
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going to be legally liable of the council
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it's the word for the Sanhedrin, which is the convening
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or sitting together of leaders.
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and when they met together to issue a verdict
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or a damning sentence, it was very serious.
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it's gonna bring you into
the court of public opinion.
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Bad things are gonna be said about you.
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But whosoever shall say, thou fool,
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thou fool shall be in danger of hell
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fire. The word fool is the Greek word, moros.
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This word fool, the Greek word moros, means blockhead,
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dumbwit, fool, idiot or moron.
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These are words you should avoid; you should avoid them.
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Jesus says, if you use language like that, just get prepared
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because you're gonna be in danger of hell
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fire. The word danger means you're going
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to be liable of hell
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fire: doesn't mean you're gonna go to hell.
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burning flames of Gehenna.
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by New Testament times when
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where garbage was dumped and burned.
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to be garbage.
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with a garbage mouth calling other people foul names,
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people will want to stay away from you.
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and your behavior as being stinking garbage.
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therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar.
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the word pros means toward the word, phero, means
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to carry like something large like cargo
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very, very large.
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not just a gift, it is the gift.
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that they're carrying it like cargo.
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thusiasterion,
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which means to slaughter or to sacrifice.
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of sacrifice
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that the gift being given
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that it cost the bearer something very significant.
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if you're physically bringing this significant gift
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to the altar and it's a gift that's really,
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really cost you something to give it,
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and there rememberest
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that thy brother have ought against thee.
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of sacrifice, suddenly you remember.
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basic form describes a grave
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because it's a grave.
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but suddenly it also describes something
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that's been put on a pedestal.
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You look at it, you see
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to the altar of God, you're
bringing your very, very best
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and suddenly there at the altar of God,
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you are supernaturally reminded of something
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that you buried a long time ago
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or something that you did not deal with,
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but now the Holy Spirit is
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He's putting it on a pedestal.
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He's putting it right in front
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You remember that your
brother has ought against you.
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he possesses ought.
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but it's something very big to him.
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and the word kata means down or against
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or that brother has a strike against you.
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What should you do in that moment?
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before the alter and go thy way.
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leave it behind, leave there.
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Stop what you're doing and go thy way.
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to be under: the word ago, which means to be led.
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go thy way literally means
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or to go under the leading
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that you're receiving at that moment.
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that you've had a wrong
attitude towards somebody
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and as a result you've hurt them,
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now they have something against you,
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they've got a strike against you.
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Hey, if the Holy Spirit is
reminding you of this, stop
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what you are doing.
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that you're receiving and 1st, be reconciled to thy brother
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and then come and offer thy gift.
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which means first in the first
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do this first.
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This is very important, be reconciled to thy brother.
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The word reconcile the Greek word diallasso.
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of a very thorough going
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the King James version translates it as the word reconciled,
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but it really is a complete and thorough change
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or a willingness to go back and forth, back
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and forth to make sure you really, thoroughly deal
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with an issue until you have achieved reconciliation.
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which means finally, then at that time after that, then come
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and bring your gift to the altar.
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This is how very important it
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of others if we have been judgmental of them.
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if your opinion has locked
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with your sentence and with
your verdict, my friends,
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that is so unpleasant.
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you've called them a fool or a raca.
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It is spiritually the equivalent of murder.
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It is the breaking of the 6th Commandment.
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It's not physical murder, but with your words,
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you've committed character assassination of that person.
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even if the gift you're bringing is very, very sacrificial.
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of something you buried that you need
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to fix, leave the gift,
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go ask for forgiveness: diallasso - if you have to go back
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and forth, back and forth until finally you reach a change
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and a reconciliation and then come
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and offer your gift. That is Jesus instruction
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to anybody that's been judgmental of others.
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If the Holy Spirit has reminded you that you need to deal
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with it, wow! I'll be back in just a moment
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and I'm going to pray for you.
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it locks the people you
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category in your mind.
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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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You can let go of condemnation and live in compassion
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and freedom - and more - available in digital
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or physical formats starting at just $11.
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This series will set you free
from the prison of judgment
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that you might be trapping
yourself or others in.
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In addition to this teaching series,
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we are offering you the book, Unstoppable, by Denise Renner.
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Many times people are stopped by their own feelings
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or the judgmental attitudes others have toward them,
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but God's will is for you to be Unstoppable.
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What Jesus Said About Being Judgmental
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and the book, Unstoppable.
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Call the number on your screen or scan the QR code to order.
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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
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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 dis-eased 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 his 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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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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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 we're doing this series
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which is called, What Jesus Said About Being Judgmental.
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Look at the practical
counsel which Jesus gives
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to us about judging and being judgemental.
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And if you have found that you've been judgmental
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of somebody else and during today's episode,
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the Holy Spirit's dealing with you about it, then follow
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that leading; go to that person and ask for forgiveness.
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That's what scripture requires you to do.
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And if you'd like for us to pray with you about it
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and to support you with our prayers,
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please call the number on the screen or send us an email
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because we would love to support you with our prayers.
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The Holy Spirit is so wonderful, he'll show you exactly what
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to do and how to do it.
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And please remember my series called,
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What Jesus Said About Being Judgmental,
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and my wife's book, which is called, Unstoppable.
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You can know more about
these things by going online
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or also by calling us, but
put your hand on your heart.
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Father, I ask in Jesus' name
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that the Holy Spirit will show
us how to make things right.
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If there are issues we
should have dealt with
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and we've forgotten about it,
help us to know what to do
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and to how to do it to make things right.
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In Jesus' name - Amen. 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 none of the 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.
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Amen. If you just prayed
the prayer of salvation
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with us, would you please
let us know by going
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to renner.org/salvation?
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We would love to connect with you.