"Who are you to judge?" "Christians are called to love others and not judge." "The Bible says not to judge!" "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone!" I received this email from someone who read a recent post I wrote about homosexuality: "You are nuts! Who are you to judge?" At least it was short and to the point. (And he might have been right … [Read more...]
Trusting God: Shall Not the Judge of All the Earth Do What Is Just*?
Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him. Numbers 31:17 That’s a pretty tough verse, isn’t it? Married women. Widows. Little boys. When I read that verse, I think of somebody like me. Or, somebody like my ten year old. It’s hard for me to put myself in a Midianite woman’s sandals and imagine the … [Read more...]