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2BODYOFCHRISTNEWSJULY2013SPEAKINGABOUTGODSWORDorcommunicatingtoothersabouthiswordinthecontextofsinisnotjudgment.Inmanyinstanceswecalloutthewrongdoingorsinsofourfamilymembersfriendsorotheracquaintancesonlytofindthattheyfeelthattheyarebeingjudgedbyyouandsomewilltellyouso.WeshouldtakethatopportunitytoletthemknowthatwearenotjudgingthembecausethatsGodsresponsibility.InST.Matthewchapter71-2thebiblesaysJudgenotthatyebenotjudged.Forwithwhatjudgmentyejudgeyeshallbejudgedandwithwhatmeasureyemeteitshallbemeasuredtoyouagain.AlsoinSt.Matthew31-2itreadsInthosedayscameJohntheBaptistpreachinginthewildernessofJudaeaAndsayingRepentyeforthekingdomofheavenisathand.TheresponsibilityofabelieverinChrististobeawitnesstothewordofGodandtocallforrepentancewhenwrongispresentinthelivesofthepeople.Parentswholovetheirchildrenwillusecorrectionwhennecessarytoteachtheirchildrenlifelessons.Iftheparentfindsthechildlyingtheymaytakeawaytheircellphoneforaperiodoftimethatsjudgment.Whenthechildskipsschoolandtheparentsfindsouttheymayforbidthechildtovisitfriendsorgoonoutingsforseveralweeksthatsjudgment.Nottakingoutthetrashorcleaningyourroomwhenaskedandyourmothersaysthatyouwillnotbeallowedtogotothegamewhichyoureallywantedtoattendthatsjudgment.Judgmentisconsideredtobeadecisionverdictsentenceorconclusion.Thisiswhathappenswhenwemakechoicesthatarenotinlinewithcertainexpectations.Parentsalsoshouldnottryandbefriendswiththeirchildrenwhiletheyaregrowingupbecauseinmanycasesthiswillinvalidateyourparenthood.Whenthetimecomestobeaparentandthisshouldbeatalltimesthechildwillsaythattheythoughtyouweretheirfriendwhenyouhavetomakecertainparentaldecisionsthatthechilddoesnotlikeorconcurwith.Thiswillsurelycausetensionbetweenyouandthechild.Friendscomeandgobutparentswillbeforevereveniftheyhavenotalwaysbeenparentlike.Therearemanysituationswherechildrenandtheirparentsarenotinanytypeofmeaningfulrelationship.Mostchildrenbelieveitornotwantyoutobeaparent.Parenthoodcannotbebought.AgoodparentwilltakeonthecharacteristicsofGod.Heistheprimeexampleofwhataparentshouldbe.Ifweneglecttotryandfollowwhatthewordsaysregardingparentsandchildrenwearesettingupourchildrenandourselvesforfutureproblems.InthebookofEphesians61-4itreadsChildrenobeyyourparentsintheLordforthisisright.HonourthyfatherandmotherwhichisthefirstcommandmentwithpromiseThatitmaybewellwiththeeandthoumayestlivelongontheearth.AndyefathersprovokenotyourchildrentowrathbutbringthemupinthenurtureandadmonitionoftheLord.Manyofusasfathersandmothershavefailedinthisarea.InSt.Johnchapter81-11Jesuswentuntothemountofolives.Andearlyinthemorninghecameagainintothetempleandallthepeoplecameuntohimandhesatdownandtaughtthem.AndthescribesandPhariseesbroughtuntohimawomantakeninadulteryandwhentheyhadsetherinthemidstTheysayuntohimMasterthiswomanwastakeninadulteryintheveryact.NowMosesinthelawcommandedusthatsuchshouldbestonedbutwhatsayestthouThistheysaidtemptinghimthattheymighthavetoaccusehim.ButJesusstoopeddownandwithhisfingerwroteonthegroundasthoughheheardthemnot.SowhentheycontinuedaskinghimhelifteduphimselfandsaiduntothemHethatiswithoutsinamongyoulethimcastastoneather.Andagainhestoopeddownandwroteontheground.AndtheywhichhearditbeingconvictedbytheirownconsciencewentoutonebyonebeginningwiththeeldestevenuntothelastandJesuswasleftaloneandthewomanstandinginthemidst.WhenJesushadliftedhimselfandsawnonebutthewomanhesaiduntoherWomanwherearethosethineaccusershathnomancondemnedtheeShesaidNomanLord.AndJesussaiduntoherNeitherdoIcondemntheegoandsinnomore.InthisinstanceJesusacknowledgedthatthewomenhadcommittedsinbutdidnotJudgeherbecauseofthesin.IfayoungmanorwomengetscaughtrobbingaconveniencestoreandatsomepointbroughtbeforethecourtandfoundguiltyandtheJudgesentencesthemtofiveyearsinjailthatsJudgment.WhenthedrugdealerisraidedattheirhomeanddrugsareconfiscatedandheorsheischargedandgoestocourtandfacestheJudgeandreceivestenyearsforpossessionthatsJudgment.Lettingoneknowofthesinfulactstheyarecommittingisnotjudgment.ItissinifitgoesagainstwhatGodswordsaysaboutit.ButGodisthejudgeheputtethdownoneandsettethupanother.Psalms757WilWilsonAcknowledgementvs.Judgment