and carnality, instead of following the Biblical path of Bible separation (Ps. 119:105). Jesus taught in John 7:24: not according to the appearance (surface or superficial judgments “Judge which have no significance, truth, or reality attached to them), but judge righteous judgment.” There is a right and proper judgment that every Christian is responsible to make. Living the Christian life is not a free-for-all,” and “if-it-feels-good-do-it” There is a place for proper judgment “judge-not-lest-ye-be-judged mentality.” and discernment that we must maintain, so we do not allow our Christian lives to become worldly and carnal. Generally speaking, “righteous a natural and constant assessment of what is right and judgment” involves wrong in daily living. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 says that we are to all “prove or examine and discern everything, so we can approve it as being things” worthy and acceptable to God. As we go through life, we will, out of necessity, make assessments of what is right and pleasing to the Lord (Eph. 5:10 - what is acceptable to “Proving the This kind of judgment pertains to areas such as doctrine and what Lord”). is acceptable worship and the kind of music that honors God. It is a proper form of sound judgment (1 Cor. 2:15) that is able to detect forms of pagan and worldly compromise in relation to life, corporate worship, and one’s musical expressions. I have been in the Fundamentalist movement all of my life and have found out that most of the saints can take a militant and uncompromising Biblical stand on the doctrine of separation (2 Cor. 6:14-17), while at the same time possessing a spirit of love, humility, and kindness toward all people, even those that they might disagree with. INSIGHT: Do not follow the modern-day conclusions of progressive Christianity that convey Fundamentalism and conservative Christians as legalists, spiritual bigots, and unloving people. This is fake news! T:
and carnality, instead of following the Biblical path of Bible separation (Ps. 119:105). Jesus taught in John 7:24: “Judge not according to the appearance (surface or superficial judgments which have no significance, truth, or reality attached to them), but judge righteous judgment.” There is a right and proper judgment that every Christian is responsible to make. Living the Christian life is not a free-for-all,” “if-it-feels-good-do-it” and “judge-not-lest-ye-be-judged mentality.” There is a place for proper judgment and discernment that we must maintain, so we do not allow our Christian lives to become worldly and carnal. Generally speaking, “righteous judgment” involves a natural and constant assessment of what is right and wrong in daily living. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 says that we are to “prove all things” or examine and discern everything, so we can approve it as being worthy and acceptable to God. As we go through life, we will, out of necessity, make assessments of what is right and pleasing to the Lord (Eph. 5:10 - “Proving what is acceptable to the Lord”). This kind of judgment pertains to areas such as doctrine and what is acceptable worship and the kind of music that honors God. It is a proper form of sound judgment (1 Cor. 2:15) that is able to detect forms of pagan and worldly compromise in relation to one’s life, corporate worship, and musical expressions. I have been in the Fundamentalist movement all of my life and have found out that most of the saints can take a militant and uncompromising Biblical stand on the doctrine of separation (2 Cor. 6:14-17), while at the same time possessing a spirit of love, humility, and kindness toward all people, even those that they might disagree with. INSIGHT: Do not follow the modern-day conclusions of progressive Christianity that convey Fundamentalism and conservative Christians as legalists, spiritual bigots, and unloving people. This is fake news! T:
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