Originally Posted by
Wanderer
But you have done these things. Jesus said in Matthew 5:21-22:
21 Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Angry with your brother without cause? Say, "thou fool"? You're in danger of the judgment just as a murderer!
And He said in Matthew 5:27-28:
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
So it's not just about external actions, but your heart. You are guilty just the same before God. And you are guilty of the whole law. Paul says you do the "same things" in Romans 2:1-3. And what are those things? Read the preceding verses: Romans 1:26-32... e.g., sodomy, murder, fornication, hatred of God, covetous, unmerciful, etc.
They accused Paul of teaching just that (Romans 3:8, 6:1), which of course is a lie. But I take it as a good thing that you accuse me of this, since it shows I am teaching as Paul taught.
I forgive you, but apologies aren't good enough for God; you need Christ's atonement. How you treat Christ's brethren is how you treat Him. Being in Christ, I may judge righteous judgment (John 7:24), because I am as He is in this world (1 John 4:17). The one who is spiritual judges all things but he himself is judged of no man (1 Cor 2:15).
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