When You're Sure They Are Wrong and You Want To Judge
Shannon Popkin
“But the LORD replied, 'Is it right for you to be angry?'” Jonah 4:4 (NIV)
"Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." Ephesians 6:17 (NIV)
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead..." 1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10 (NIV 1984)
"You were taught with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV 1984)
"How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?" Psalm 13:1 (NIV 1984)
"Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NAS)
"And the Lord God commanded the man, 'You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.'" Genesis 2:16-17 (NIV 1984)
"Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness." Romans 6:12-13 (NIV)
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care." Matthew 10:29 (NIV)
"It is what comes out of a man that makes him 'unclean.'" Mark 7:15b (NIV 1984)
“But the LORD replied, 'Is it right for you to be angry?'” Jonah 4:4 (NIV)
“For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.” Revelation 12:10b (NIV)
God, my heart is breaking for my friend. What she is going through is just too hard and seems unfair. I don’t know what to do. I long to be a friend who comforts her in her time of need. I ask for...
“Since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith …” Philippians 1:25 (CSB)