Question from anointing ?

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Once upon a time, Kirk Van Ooteghem said :
> "God alone will judge the salvation  of each person (Romans 2:16; Hebrews
> 12:23).  No human being can condemn a soul to hell or guarantee him a place
> in heaven, for salvation is a matter between the individual and God.
> 
> The Lord taught us not to judge each other, but to judge ourselves and
> leave the judgment of others to God (Matthew 7:1-5; Luke 6:37).  Jesus did
> not come to condemn the world but to offer salvation (John 3:17), and we
> should do likewise.  We should proclaim the gospel, encourage obedience to
> it, and warn of the biblically prescribed consequences for disobedience,
> but the final results rest in God's hands.
> 
	A question to ponder...

	When Jesus and the deciples (sp?) were ministering here on
	Earth, did they judge.  When they came to the Pharisees and
	Saducees and other "sinners", did they `judge' that they were
	sinners or not?  Else would they have even bothered coming out
	and talking to some of the individuals at all?

	Sometimes I wonder if I am judging here on Earth which is not
	my job, but if I don't judge to some degree whether or not
	there is sin - then I may fall into the sin that is there or
	fall away from God by `baby steps' with the partaking of evil.
	The bible says to abstain from even the appearance of evil.

	The way I feel is that the majority of the people that say
	don't judge me, feel that way because they already KNOW that
	they are living wrong and are convicted by your truth.

	Just my $0.03 worth - hope I don't go broke this way.

	Thomas.

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Thomas J. Griffin III			Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student
email -> griffin @mtu.edu			Assistant C.A.E.L. Manager
web   -> www.me.mtu.edu/~griffin		 Aspiring Minister of God