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Judging Others (From the book: The Sole Balm by author Elmon Krupnik 2017)

During this past week, there have been headlines regarding the misconduct of leaders in our nation.  People have asked me what is my opinion regarding these headlines.  I would not give an opinion, because I do not know all of the facts.  The Bible tells us to be careful about judging others. 

 Matthew 7:1-2 states, “Judge not that ye be not judged; for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”  Christ is telling us to be careful in our judgment of others, because, in the same way that we judge others, we will be judged.  “Judge not” is a prohibition against rash and hasty spiritual judgment.  The prohibition is not against forming tentative opinions and evaluating facts.  John 7:24 states, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”  We are prohibited from making hasty and rash judgment that is not based on all of the facts.  Proverbs 18:13 states, “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.”  Human judgment is partial and tentative.  Final judgment belongs to God, and God alone.  We are not to usurp God’s judgment by our own. 

 By our own repentance, faith, confession, and obedience, we have enough struggles as individuals to worry about.  Our energy would be better focused on our individual relationship with God rather than the judgment of others.  Let us strive to focus on removing the “beam” in our own eye before we focus on the “splinter” in the eye of our brother or sister, because our final accounting is to God. 

Blessings to all,

Chaplain Krupnik

Judging Others (From the book: The Sole Balm by author Elmon Krupnik 2017)

During this past week, there have been headlines regarding the misconduct of leaders in our nation.  People have asked me what is my opinion regarding these headlines.  I would not give an opinion, because I do not know all of the facts.  The Bible tells us to be careful about judging others. 

 Matthew 7:1-2 states, “Judge not that ye be not judged; for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”  Christ is telling us to be careful in our judgment of others, because, in the same way that we judge others, we will be judged.  “Judge not” is a prohibition against rash and hasty spiritual judgment.  The prohibition is not against forming tentative opinions and evaluating facts.  John 7:24 states, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”  We are prohibited from making hasty and rash judgment that is not based on all of the facts.  Proverbs 18:13 states, “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.”  Human judgment is partial and tentative.  Final judgment belongs to God, and God alone.  We are not to usurp God’s judgment by our own. 

 By our own repentance, faith, confession, and obedience, we have enough struggles as individuals to worry about.  Our energy would be better focused on our individual relationship with God rather than the judgment of others.  Let us strive to focus on removing the “beam” in our own eye before we focus on the “splinter” in the eye of our brother or sister, because our final accounting is to God. 

Blessings to all,

Chaplain Krupnik

Judging Others (From the book: The Sole Balm by author Elmon Krupnik 2017)

During this past week, there have been headlines regarding the misconduct of leaders in our nation.  People have asked me what is my opinion regarding these headlines.  I would not give an opinion, because I do not know all of the facts.  The Bible tells us to be careful about judging others. 

 Matthew 7:1-2 states, “Judge not that ye be not judged; for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”  Christ is telling us to be careful in our judgment of others, because, in the same way that we judge others, we will be judged.  “Judge not” is a prohibition against rash and hasty spiritual judgment.  The prohibition is not against forming tentative opinions and evaluating facts.  John 7:24 states, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”  We are prohibited from making hasty and rash judgment that is not based on all of the facts.  Proverbs 18:13 states, “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.”  Human judgment is partial and tentative.  Final judgment belongs to God, and God alone.  We are not to usurp God’s judgment by our own. 

 By our own repentance, faith, confession, and obedience, we have enough struggles as individuals to worry about.  Our energy would be better focused on our individual relationship with God rather than the judgment of others.  Let us strive to focus on removing the “beam” in our own eye before we focus on the “splinter” in the eye of our brother or sister, because our final accounting is to God. 

Blessings to all,

Chaplain Krupnik

Judging Others (From the book: The Sole Balm by author Elmon Krupnik 2017)

During this past week, there have been headlines regarding the misconduct of leaders in our nation.  People have asked me what is my opinion regarding these headlines.  I would not give an opinion, because I do not know all of the facts.  The Bible tells us to be careful about judging others. 

 Matthew 7:1-2 states, “Judge not that ye be not judged; for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”  Christ is telling us to be careful in our judgment of others, because, in the same way that we judge others, we will be judged.  “Judge not” is a prohibition against rash and hasty spiritual judgment.  The prohibition is not against forming tentative opinions and evaluating facts.  John 7:24 states, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”  We are prohibited from making hasty and rash judgment that is not based on all of the facts.  Proverbs 18:13 states, “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.”  Human judgment is partial and tentative.  Final judgment belongs to God, and God alone.  We are not to usurp God’s judgment by our own. 

 By our own repentance, faith, confession, and obedience, we have enough struggles as individuals to worry about.  Our energy would be better focused on our individual relationship with God rather than the judgment of others.  Let us strive to focus on removing the “beam” in our own eye before we focus on the “splinter” in the eye of our brother or sister, because our final accounting is to God. 

Blessings to all,

Chaplain Krupnik

Judging Others (From the book: The Sole Balm by author Elmon Krupnik 2017)

During this past week, there have been headlines regarding the misconduct of leaders in our nation.  People have asked me what is my opinion regarding these headlines.  I would not give an opinion, because I do not know all of the facts.  The Bible tells us to be careful about judging others. 

 Matthew 7:1-2 states, “Judge not that ye be not judged; for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”  Christ is telling us to be careful in our judgment of others, because, in the same way that we judge others, we will be judged.  “Judge not” is a prohibition against rash and hasty spiritual judgment.  The prohibition is not against forming tentative opinions and evaluating facts.  John 7:24 states, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”  We are prohibited from making hasty and rash judgment that is not based on all of the facts.  Proverbs 18:13 states, “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.”  Human judgment is partial and tentative.  Final judgment belongs to God, and God alone.  We are not to usurp God’s judgment by our own. 

 By our own repentance, faith, confession, and obedience, we have enough struggles as individuals to worry about.  Our energy would be better focused on our individual relationship with God rather than the judgment of others.  Let us strive to focus on removing the “beam” in our own eye before we focus on the “splinter” in the eye of our brother or sister, because our final accounting is to God. 

Blessings to all,

Chaplain Krupnik

Judging Others (From the book: The Sole Balm by author Elmon Krupnik 2017)

During this past week, there have been headlines regarding the misconduct of leaders in our nation.  People have asked me what is my opinion regarding these headlines.  I would not give an opinion, because I do not know all of the facts.  The Bible tells us to be careful about judging others. 

 Matthew 7:1-2 states, “Judge not that ye be not judged; for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”  Christ is telling us to be careful in our judgment of others, because, in the same way that we judge others, we will be judged.  “Judge not” is a prohibition against rash and hasty spiritual judgment.  The prohibition is not against forming tentative opinions and evaluating facts.  John 7:24 states, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”  We are prohibited from making hasty and rash judgment that is not based on all of the facts.  Proverbs 18:13 states, “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.”  Human judgment is partial and tentative.  Final judgment belongs to God, and God alone.  We are not to usurp God’s judgment by our own. 

 By our own repentance, faith, confession, and obedience, we have enough struggles as individuals to worry about.  Our energy would be better focused on our individual relationship with God rather than the judgment of others.  Let us strive to focus on removing the “beam” in our own eye before we focus on the “splinter” in the eye of our brother or sister, because our final accounting is to God. 

Blessings to all,

Chaplain Krupnik

Judging Others (From the book: The Sole Balm by author Elmon Krupnik 2017)

During this past week, there have been headlines regarding the misconduct of leaders in our nation.  People have asked me what is my opinion regarding these headlines.  I would not give an opinion, because I do not know all of the facts.  The Bible tells us to be careful about judging others. 

 Matthew 7:1-2 states, “Judge not that ye be not judged; for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”  Christ is telling us to be careful in our judgment of others, because, in the same way that we judge others, we will be judged.  “Judge not” is a prohibition against rash and hasty spiritual judgment.  The prohibition is not against forming tentative opinions and evaluating facts.  John 7:24 states, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”  We are prohibited from making hasty and rash judgment that is not based on all of the facts.  Proverbs 18:13 states, “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.”  Human judgment is partial and tentative.  Final judgment belongs to God, and God alone.  We are not to usurp God’s judgment by our own. 

 By our own repentance, faith, confession, and obedience, we have enough struggles as individuals to worry about.  Our energy would be better focused on our individual relationship with God rather than the judgment of others.  Let us strive to focus on removing the “beam” in our own eye before we focus on the “splinter” in the eye of our brother or sister, because our final accounting is to God. 

Blessings to all,

Chaplain Krupnik

Judging Others

During this past week, there have been headlines regarding the misconduct of leaders in our nation.  People have asked me what is my opinion regarding these headlines.  I would not give an opinion, because I do not know all of the facts.  The Bible tells us to be careful about judging others. 

 Matthew 7:1-2 states, “Judge not that ye be not judged; for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”  Christ is telling us to be careful in our judgment of others, because, in the same way that we judge others, we will be judged.  “Judge not” is a prohibition against rash and hasty spiritual judgment.  The prohibition is not against forming tentative opinions and evaluating facts.  John 7:24 states, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”  We are prohibited from making hasty and rash judgment that is not based on all of the facts.  Proverbs 18:13 states, “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.”  Human judgment is partial and tentative.  Final judgment belongs to God, and God alone.  We are not to usurp God’s judgment by our own. 

 By our own repentance, faith, confession, and obedience, we have enough struggles as individuals to worry about.  Our energy would be better focused on our individual relationship with God rather than the judgment of others.  Let us strive to focus on removing the “beam” in our own eye before we focus on the “splinter” in the eye of our brother or sister, because our final accounting is to God. 

Blessings to all,

Chaplain Krupnik

Celebrate Life

 This past week I took three of my grandsons to the pizza place with the giant mouse. These three grandsons are ages thirteen, ten and seven. They all enjoy going there.  I observed that all of the people that were there came to have fun, to celebrate living, and to celebrate relationships of friends and family.  It was a reminder to me that we need to take the time to celebrate the relationships that we have been given by God and have fun and enjoy the life that we have together.

Philippians 2:2 states, “Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.”  For us to enjoy the relationship fully, we have to be likeminded.  What peace, joy, and fulfillment we can have when we are of one love, one accord, and one mind in our relationships.  We need to take and make the time to develop the relationships in our lives.

Blessings to all,

Chaplain Krupnik

Celebrate Life

 This past week I took three of my grandsons to the pizza place with the giant mouse. These three grandsons are ages thirteen, ten and seven. They all enjoy going there.  I observed that all of the people that were there came to have fun, to celebrate living, and to celebrate relationships of friends and family.  It was a reminder to me that we need to take the time to celebrate the relationships that we have been given by God and have fun and enjoy the life that we have together.

Philippians 2:2 states, “Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.”  For us to enjoy the relationship fully, we have to be likeminded.  What peace, joy, and fulfillment we can have when we are of one love, one accord, and one mind in our relationships.  We need to take and make the time to develop the relationships in our lives.

Blessings to all,

Chaplain Krupnik