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Interfering with the local church
01.12.2008 by Tim Reed
Joe Martino asks the question:
So the question becomes, at what point do Christians who have no connection with a church get to stand in judgment over that church?
January 12th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Christians have no rights of judgement. That is reserved for God. Warning those you pastor about questionable theology is a responsibility of a pastor, but my thought is that the ODM’s do nothing but portray Christ’s church as divided.
Just my opinion.
January 13th, 2008 at 2:37 am
Heath, I seem to remember Jesus commanding us to judge in John 7:24. The catch is that we must do it not according to appearance, but righteously.
Before you cite Matt 7:1-5, consider the context of that passage. It’s clear that it’s condemning hypocritical judgment, not judgment per se.
January 13th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
The judgement that Christians are permitted is in the context of community. Hence my comment about a pastor’s authority and duty. But I was actually thinking more along the lines of James 4:11-12 and the entirety of Romans 14. Boyd has a chapter on this topic in a book I am reading… Way to much stuff to quote here. But if you are interested in this discussion, you really should check it out: “Repenting of Religion: Turning from Judgment to the Love of God” by Greg Boyd
January 14th, 2008 at 1:07 am
Oh, I see. I misunderstood you. Thanks for the reference!