Tag Archive: judgement

Facing Forward

Skip Moen’s entry this morning was about the use (or maybe rather translation) of the word “judge” in a psalm of David.  He said that this word actually means “to govern” and not “to judge” as we usually translate it.  The difference here is huge, as he points out, because judgement has to do with…

Chopped Liver

1 Corinthians 4:3 What about me? Have I been faithful? Well, it matters very little what you or anyone else thinks. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point. This certainly speaks to my heart!  I find myself frustrated by what others think of me or craving the approval of others for what…

Denominations and Splitting the Church

Romans 14 talks about not letting the small differences of opinion about the right and wrong way to do things separate us as believers. Paul gives many examples – what day of the week is the holiest day, wether or not to eat meat, and so forth. The crazy thing is that we still get…