On the Conscience and the Heart (Or: How to Stop Judging Others and Yourself)
Last week we discussed the “secret” to getting along with one another in church: holding all our opinions and judgments with open hands and with a kind of levity and lightness; recognizing the Lord has the Last Word on all things.
This week is a kind of part two to last week. In 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Paul teaches us the key to taking our judgmental hands off of our neighbors and ourselves. It’s a liberating message; truly good news! You don’t have to carry the burden of being the final judge and arbiter of others or even yourself. In Jesus we find that freedom.
The key, as Paul outlines it, is…
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