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“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.” Ephesians 1:5. “All that God does is for His glory, serving His purpose. God did not create you for your good pleasure, but for His own good pleasure. All that will profit you in this life, as well as the life to come, is the by-product of God calling attention to His own goodness and greatness.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”) ———/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) People are more prone to judge motives than actions. You hear the politician say of his opponent, “He has no heart for the poor.” And yet this same politician would be loath to call attention to a moral defect in the life of his opponent. People respond to the former by nodding in agreement or disagreement, but judge as intolerant the accusation of the latter. God says the opposite: Judge the sins of fellow believers, but do not judge anyone’s motives.61 Socrates said, “Know thyself.” Paul says, “I cannot know myself.” He says that another cannot judge his motives for the simple reason that he does not even know his own motives. “If I do not know my own motives, it is for sure that you don’t know them.” Thus Paul does not bring himself to trial and pass judgment upon himself; he understands that that will transpire at the judgment of God. The judgment of his own conscience is not absolute and final. He is not addressing unhealthy subjectivism, but the healthy {but imperfect) judgment of conscience. Self-knowledge is more difficult than the knowledge of revealed truth. Judging your brother’s overt action when your judgment is but an echo of God’s judgment revealed in the Word, is commanded in I Corinthians 5. You can know that you are judging illegitimately when your standard rests outside of Scripture, such as judging motives. Clearly, judging the motives of another places you outside the parameters of legitimate judging. 61 cf. I Corinthians 4 & 5 ———/:///// Leviticus 6-7 Matthew 25:1-30 (New King James Version) Leviticus 6-7 Matthew 25:1-30 |
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Mark 11:24 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in Prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Colossians 4:2 2Devote yourselves to Prayer, being watchful and thankful. James 5:16 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The Prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. ——://///
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