SHORT AND SWEET, PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH (PT IV)

Luke 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:


IN BRINGING THIS SERIES TO A CLOSE, BUT BY NO MEANS AN END, I WILL ADDRESS THE FINAL CLAUSE OF THE TEXT VERSE, WHICH IF NOT ADHERED TO COULD VERY WELL BE THE END FOR US AS WELL.

WE NOW ARE AWARE NOT TO JUDGE, OR CONDEMN, AS DIFFICULT AS THAT IS FOR US, BUT THIS LAST ADMONISHMENT HAS BEEN THE FINAL NAIL AND MANY A MAN'S CASKET SINCE MAN FELL FROM GRACE IN THE GARDEN.

HERE CHRIST IS QUOTED AS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO FORGIVE, AND NOT JUST FORGIVE SOMETHINGS, BUT TO FORGIVE ANY, AND EVERYTHING.

THIS CONCLUSION IS OBVIOUS BY THE MANNER IN WHICH HE GIVES THE BLANKET
INSTRUCTION.

HIS WORD SIMPLY STATES TO FORGIVE. NOT TO FORGIVE BIG, OR LITTLE THINGS. OLD, OR RECENT THINGS. PERSONAL, OR IMPERSONAL THINGS.

JESUS JUST SAYS FORGIVE.

I LOVE HOW THE MASTER REMOVES ALL GROUNDS FOR DEBATE AFTER SUCH A GRAND DEMAND, THIS IS DONE BY WHAT HE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH!

JESUS FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTION WITH, " IF YOU WANT TO BE FORGIVEN".

WHERE IN THIS FINAL CLAUSE IS THERE ANY ROOM FOR DEBATE, ARBITRATION, OR NEGOTIATION ?

I KNOW I WANT TO BE FORGIVEN, AND THAT BECAUSE I KNOW I MESS UP, AND SIN. HOW ABOUT YOU ? DON'T YOU DESIRE TO BE FORGIVEN FROM TIME TO TIME BY OTHERS ?

WHAT I DON'T WANT US TO BE FOOLED BY IS THE THOUGHT THAT THIS WORD IS IN REFERENCE OF OUR DEALING ONE WITH ANOTHER.

THOUGH IT IS APPLICABLE TO US IN OUR PERSONAL DEALINGS ONE WITH ANOTHER, JESUS IS TELLING US THAT WE ARE IN JEOPARDY OF HIS DEALING WITH US IN THE MANNER THAT WE DEAL WITH EACH OTHER ON EARTH.

THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS, REGARDLESS OF HOW WE FEEL TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER WE CAN'T CAST EACH OTHER IN TO HELL, NOR CAN WE GRANT ANOTHER ENTRANCE INTO HEAVEN.

WHY IS THE CHURCH LOSING SO MANY IN THE HOUSE ? BECAUSE SO MANY ARE GUILTY OF VIOLATING THESE INSTRUCTIONS, PRECEPTS, PRINCIPLES, AND MANDATES.

IF WE JUDGE OUR EACH OTHER HERE, GOD WILL JUDGE US THERE!

IF WE CONDEMN EACH OTHER HERE, CHRIST WILL CONDEMN US THERE!

SURELY IF WE FAIL TO GRANT FORGIVENESS TO EACH OTHER HERE, CHRIST WILL DENY US OF IT THERE!

IN CLOSING, LET'S REALIZE THAT AT OUR VERY BEST, WE WILL STAND BEFORE CHRIST AND NEED FORGIVENESS FOR SOME SIN, EVEN WITH THE HOLYGHOST IN US!

REALIZING THIS FACT SHOULD SPURN US TO SWIFTLY GRANT FORGIVENESS TO ANY AND ALL THAT MAY HAVE WRONGED, DESPITEFULLY USED US, AND OFFENDED US.

WE NEVER KNOW WHEN WE WILL FIND OURSELVES IN FRONT OF THE LORD NEEDING FORGIVENESS. WE CAN DIE INDIVIDUALLY, OR HE MAY JUST COME FOR THE CHURCH AS A WHOLE.

LETS NOT GET CAUGHT HOLDING ONTO UNFORGIVENESS ONLY TO CAUSE OURSELVES TO BE UNFORGIVEN.



2DAYS PROPHETIC ADMONISHION: REMEMBER THE ONLY WAY TO FOUND UNFORGIVING, IS IF WE ARE JUDGING, AND CONDEMNING.

THE ONLY WAY WE WILL LIVE, AND BEHAVE IN THIS MANNER IS WHEN WE ARE FULL OF PRIDE, THAT SIN THAT DOES SO EASILY BESET US.

A GOOD SUMMATION OF THIS SERIES WOULD BE THE UNCOVERING OF PRIDE THAT IS MANIFESTED THROUGH OUR JUDGING, CONDEMNING, AND UNFORGIVENESS.

THEREBY VALIDATING THE SCRIPTURE :

Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

SO INSTEAD OF OUR MUCH TALK ABOUT JUDGING, CONDEMNING, AND UNFORGIVENESS, LETS KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET, AND PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH.





I PRAY GOD'S PEACE N MERCY B UPON U AND URS !






G-TEP aka K.J. DUMPSON