Sermon: “Judging & Judgmentalism”

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Sermon Notes
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
“Judging & Judgmentalism”

Bible Study
  1. We can only speak true wisdom to thee spiritually mature. (1 Corinthians 2:6)
  2. No wisdom imparted to this age because they will not hear. (1 Corinthians 2:6)
  3. We speak of God’s secret wisdom destined for glory. (1 Corinthians 2:7)
  4. Those in power do not understand God’s teachings. (1 Corinthians 2:8)
  5. God has revealed His word and teachings to us by His Spirit.(1 Corinthians 2:10)
  6. The Spirit reaches all things even the deep things of God. (1 Corinthians 2:10)
  7. You cannot know someone without knowing their Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:11)
  8. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit of God. (1 Corinthians 2:12)
  9. We are not to speak secular words but God’s Spiritual words. (1 Corinthians 2:13)
  10. People without God’s Spirit cannot understand these words. (1 Corinthians 2:14)
  11. The Spiritual man is called to make judgments. (1 Corinthians 2:15)
  12. We are given the mind of Christ to make these judgments. (1 Corinthians 2:16)

Contrary to popular beliefs, the Bible calls us to judge ourselves, others ,lifestyles, actions and the secular world. We are given God’s wisdom so our intent must always be to help, correct, redirect, encourage, guide, teach and lead all we meet to the Lord; NOT to be judgmental.

Supportive Scriptures

  1. Matthew 7:1-5
  2. Mathew 12:39-42
  3. Luke 7:43
  4. Luke 9:22-23
  5. John 5:30
  6. John 7:23-24
  7. Acts 4:19
  8. Acts 23:3
  9. Acts 24:10-16
  10. Acts 15:19
  11. Psalm 51:4
  12. Romans 2:1-3
  13. Romans 12:3
  14. Deuteronomy 1:17
  15. 2 Chronicles 9:6
  16. Proverbs 24:23
  17. Isaiah 16:5
  18. 1 Corinthians 4:2-5
  19. 1 Corinthians 5:12-13
  20. 1 Corinthians 10:15
  21. 1 Corinthians 11:13
  22. 1 Corinthians 11:29-32
  23. James 3:1
  24. 1 Peter 4:16-18

We are called to be accountable and in Christian love and wisdom to judge ourselves and each other so that repentance is always at hand and our faith is real and validated by our fruit.

True Christianity is not some theoretical belief system that we control or use for our benefit when needed. True Christianity is action-filled faith, full of fruit, for all to judge, all to see and all to follow. Nothing gets in the way; nothing comes before Christ because we are His creation and desire more than anything to follow His teachings. In our fruit is the reality of faith, and the bible calls us to judge that fruit and faith.