Subject: Others have no right to judge only GOD!! |
Bible Note: Your post seems to deal with a few different topics, without giving any scriptures for proof. The first is public prayer. The passage you are referring to is from Matthew 6:5. The research I have done on the passage has to do with the spirit the men were praying in. Their prayer was not for God, but to gain the public approval of men. Basically they were wanted to show everyone how ‘religious’ they were. As the scripture says, they got their full reward. If you read Luke 18:10-14 you will see this explained. The purpose of prayer is not to gain public approval for us, but pray should be for God. Does this mean we shouldn’t pray in public places? No, Matthew 18:19, 20 actually encourages us to pray with one another. The second topic I see is faith. You make the statement that “it's nobody's business if or how you believe in God”. It is every Christian’s concern if a person believes in God and His saving grace. Matthew 28:16-20 tells us that we are to go into the entire world and preach the Gospel. The third topic was judging. You are correct that there is scripture that warns us about judging one another. Yet I have seen this taken to the other extreme where in the name of ‘not judging’ Christians are unwilling to call sin, sin. The Bible gives us some very clear standards of what sin is, such as adultery, homosexuality, thieves, drunkard, (1 Co 6:9,10) and Christians should never fear challenging sin. You are also correct, in the end, it is the final judgment that will determine the eternal resting place of your soul. I encourage you take some serious time to research and pray about what the Bible says on your beliefs, I think you will find that they are not matching up with what is Biblically correct. Brad |