Judge Not That Ye Be Not Judged?-Part D

Hello World:
I got into it with a preacher, who is doing several things that are ungodly. I want to make something clear here. Several of the posts, in this current judging series, will be about my interaction with this preacher. I am going to be HEAVILY, NOT HEAVENLY, but HEAVILY on the offensive in this series. I am going to really be on the attack. I want people to understand this. This is part D, and what I ended up doing is going a little over halfway through the english alphabet, in order to part N or the letter N with this series. So, again this is another series topic, that has been extended longer than I thought.

This preacher is not preaching or ministering any more. He is jumping from one woman to the next. There are times when he, literally, has no self-control about the way he walks and carries himself. He likes to draw attention to himself. He curses and hangs around ungodly company.

He has had, recently, several brushes with the law enforcement, because of people that he hangs around with. Well, I told him about some of that ungodly behavior, and asked him what was he doing for God and is he making time for God each day, because if the Rapture takes place, with his current condition of neglecting God, he will miss the Rapture and be in trouble.

Well, after I told him that, he got upset with me and told me that most of the church of Christ is not ready and messed up, and I do not know his heart and can not judge him. Then he gave me a scripture from Romans Chapter 14: Verse 13, where Paul said we, as believers should not judge each other. Paul said the reason why we should not judge other believers is because we shall all stand before the judgement seat of Christ. I will discuss the judgement seat of Christ later on, which is for believers. However, I want to mention that from my research into what happens to some people on the other side after they die, some believers if they get away from God and leave God, WILL NOT MAKE IT to the judgement seat of Christ.

Let me at least say this much about what Paul said; I believe that Paul in saying what he said in that scripture from Romans 14:13, was wrong, AND not only that, but that was 1 OF THREE TIMES in scripture or the Bible where I believe Paul was wrong. I do not want to go into the other two so much now. I talked about them before. As an example, another time was when he said, women should keep quiet in the church, women should not teach and they should ask their husbands at home for answers. Now, I can and have said several things against that before and can say more. However, here today, I am trying to stay on the subject of judging.

I need to also add in here, what the THIRD TIME is, where I believe Paul was wrong. It was where he talked in support of government leaders or people in SECULAR authority. He makes general claims that they are ordained of God and ministers of God to us for good. A set of scriptures on that is found in Romans Chapter 13: Verses 1 through 7. I believe those claims by Paul about government authority and power from God are MOST of the time NOT THE CASE.

God ordained and empowered SOME leaders and rulers BACK IN THE OLD TESTAMENT TIMES. That was, again, SOMETIMES. However, during Paul's time and ESPECIALLY today that is DEFINITELY NOT the case. As for some examples, God is NOT going to ordain any government leaders and EMPOWER them to behead, stone and crucify his believers and Apostles RIGHT SIDE UP, UPSIDE DOWN, and by other means, as were the cases of John the Baptist, Jesus Christ, Steven the Deacon, Apostle Peter and even the Apostle Paul himself.

Paul does make sense when he says there in Romans Chapter 13, that we are to pay tributes or dues or taxes to the government; and I am going to be more specific, and add that we should pay taxes that are WITHIN REASON and that are NOT oppressive. Paying tributes or taxes was also endorsed by the Lord Jesus when he walked the earth.

Another thing, about all this with these scriptures, is that people need to be careful of those who will use scriptures as an excuse, FOR THEIR OWN EVIL PURPOSES and GAINS over other people, and NOT for the will of God. That ALSO, how the scriptures are used properly or inproperly by people, I have authority OF GOD to judge that too. Again, I can say more about this, but want to get back on the judging subject.

In regards to the subject, here today, of judging; I COUNTER that scripture from Romans 14:13 by the ex-preacher, about believers not judging other believers, with the scriptures from the same Apostle Paul from the book of 2 Timothy. The reason why I use 2 Timothy, is because 2 Timothy is believed to be the last book Paul wrote. That means he wrote that book some time after he wrote the book of Romans.

In 2 Timothy Chapter 4: Verse 1; Paul says to Timothy, who was his understudy, "I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and dead at his appearing and his kingdom;"

Verse 2; "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; REPROVE, REBUKE, EXHORT with all longsuffering and doctrine."

Verse 3; "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"

Verse 4; "And they shall turn their ears away from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."

So, before Paul is about to be put to death in or near Rome, he writes to Timothy and gives him instructions. And in verse 2 above it can be seen that when Paul tells Timothy to reprove, rebuke and exhort, he is basically telling Timothy to Judge, and to judge other believers in the church according to doctrine in obedience to God and to Jesus Christ.

I still believe that the Apostle Paul is probably one of the best Christian preachers and teachers in history. And I would have to say that what he said to Timothy, in 2 Timothy Chapter 4:1-4 being some of his last words, OVER-RIDES what he said in Romans Chapter 14: Verse 13. I need to break off here and continue on this topic in the next post.