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The Balance Beam of the Christian Life - Romans 2:1-4
"My palm still threatened to break out in a nervous sweat when my mind wanders back to the years when my two girls competed in gymnastics. No event was as grueling for those young athletes nor as gut wrenching for those athletes' parents as the balance beam. "
Family Discussions:
- Describe the error by camping out on the motives of the pillar of judgment are on the pillar of tolerance.
Transcription:
00:14 Man, if there's one verse in scripture that would make this world a better place to live and make a people a whole lot more happier to live in it. It's this verse here. Romans chapter two verses one through four. This is fantastic. It says this. "Therefore you have no excuse. Every one of you who passes judgment for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you will judge and you who judge practice the same things. And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things. But do you suppose this, Oh man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God, or do you think lightly of the riches of his kindness and tolerance and patience not following the kindness of God leads you to repentance?"
01:04 This one's about a balance beam and you know what? My palm still threatened to break out in a nervous sweat when my mind wanders back to the years when my two girls competed in gymnastics. No event was as grueling for those young athletes nor as gut wrenching for those athletes' parents as the balance beam. As a series of death defying feats on a plank of wood, no greater than four inches wide, spanning the length of 16 feet and perch more than four feet off the floor. You know, watching my little girls do handsprings on the floor was one thing, but peeking through my tightly squinted eyes at their tiny frames extended over four inch beam was extremely tense for me. You know, the plank between tolerance on one hand and being judgemental, on the other hand is the balance beam of the Christian life.You've got to get this folks. You know, when we say, you know, you're going to hell for that, you know, do that one more time and God will get his do revenge. You know, or I can't believe a man would do such a thing. He'll never get to heaven.
02:14 You know, the gavel falls with resounding finality. We wear our judiciary robes with piety sometimes. Scripture screams, judge, not lest you be judge. You know, the Savior's voice echoes over the Galilean Hills, doesn't it? On the other hand, the other end of the beam of moral character reaches the pillar of tolerance. You know, when people say to each his own, or you know what's right for you may not be right for me, or don't put your morals on me, or if it feels good, do it. Or all truth is relative. You know, the modern day cynic cries, but the careless gymnast you topples to the floor and as an agonizing the feet in the same way, the careless Christian who tarries too closely to the pillars of extreme verbiage, fall victim to an eager adversary perched at each end to capture its prey.
03:14 And here's the questions of the, of this amazing truth today. Each end of the beam shows biblical fault. Describe the error by camping out on the motives of the pillar of judgment are on the pillar of tolerance. Where is the balance? And in what way is tolerance so prevalent in today's society? And on the other end of the beam, how does judgmentalism trip you up personally? Here's the thought for today: There, but by the grace of God, go I. There, but by the grace of God, go I.
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"My palm still threatened to break out in a nervous sweat when my mind wanders back to the years when my two girls competed in gymnastics. No event was as grueling for those young athletes nor as gut wrenching for those athletes' parents as the balance beam. "
Family Discussions:
- Describe the error by camping out on the motives of the pillar of judgment are on the pillar of tolerance.
Transcription:
00:14 Man, if there's one verse in scripture that would make this world a better place to live and make a people a whole lot more happier to live in it. It's this verse here. Romans chapter two verses one through four. This is fantastic. It says this. "Therefore you have no excuse. Every one of you who passes judgment for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you will judge and you who judge practice the same things. And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things. But do you suppose this, Oh man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God, or do you think lightly of the riches of his kindness and tolerance and patience not following the kindness of God leads you to repentance?"
01:04 This one's about a balance beam and you know what? My palm still threatened to break out in a nervous sweat when my mind wanders back to the years when my two girls competed in gymnastics. No event was as grueling for those young athletes nor as gut wrenching for those athletes' parents as the balance beam. As a series of death defying feats on a plank of wood, no greater than four inches wide, spanning the length of 16 feet and perch more than four feet off the floor. You know, watching my little girls do handsprings on the floor was one thing, but peeking through my tightly squinted eyes at their tiny frames extended over four inch beam was extremely tense for me. You know, the plank between tolerance on one hand and being judgemental, on the other hand is the balance beam of the Christian life.You've got to get this folks. You know, when we say, you know, you're going to hell for that, you know, do that one more time and God will get his do revenge. You know, or I can't believe a man would do such a thing. He'll never get to heaven.
02:14 You know, the gavel falls with resounding finality. We wear our judiciary robes with piety sometimes. Scripture screams, judge, not lest you be judge. You know, the Savior's voice echoes over the Galilean Hills, doesn't it? On the other hand, the other end of the beam of moral character reaches the pillar of tolerance. You know, when people say to each his own, or you know what's right for you may not be right for me, or don't put your morals on me, or if it feels good, do it. Or all truth is relative. You know, the modern day cynic cries, but the careless gymnast you topples to the floor and as an agonizing the feet in the same way, the careless Christian who tarries too closely to the pillars of extreme verbiage, fall victim to an eager adversary perched at each end to capture its prey.
03:14 And here's the questions of the, of this amazing truth today. Each end of the beam shows biblical fault. Describe the error by camping out on the motives of the pillar of judgment are on the pillar of tolerance. Where is the balance? And in what way is tolerance so prevalent in today's society? And on the other end of the beam, how does judgmentalism trip you up personally? Here's the thought for today: There, but by the grace of God, go I. There, but by the grace of God, go I.