want and still go to heaven. The Scriptural explanation and exposition of these passages: 1. "Judge Not, Matthew 7:1!!" Many a self-righteous Christian sinner and lost devils alike have tried to hide their sinfulness behind the smoke screen of "Judge not!" This statement is an entire topic with dozens of messages in itself, and for the purposes of this message, here’ the way we’re going to handle it. The Lost - it is the responsibility of every Christian to point out to the lost that there is indeed a real hell, and that they are headed there at breakneck speed, especially if they are drinkers. Lost people have absolutely no claim to this passage, unless they are Old Testament Jews living under the Law. The concept of the "Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man" is not taught in the Scriptures, it is a figment of the twisted minds of humanists who are trying to deceive themselves and anyone ignorant enough to listen to them. They are certainly not "brothers" in any sense with Christians if they are not saved, as they are of their father the devil (John 8:44). Christians are the only people who have a legitimate claim to being "children of God", as the Bible teaches in John chapter 1. Being drunken is defined as a sin in both the Old (Prov 23:29-35) and New Testaments (Rom 13:13; Gal 5:21; Eph 5:18). Christians - while there is a great deal of wisdom needed to approach the subject of judging and Christians, let’s just come to this place. Suppose a Christian is involved in a sin or sinful practice that is hindering their spiritual growth or testimony. The Bible is clear that the responsibility of every Christian is to go to the offending party in Christian love to attempt to restore their brother (Gal 6:1; Matt 18:15-17). Any time a Christian goes to another concerning a sin problem, the goal is not to run off the offender, but to restore that brother in the spirit of love; and only after a careful self-examination. It is only after at least 3 attempts to reach the offender (Matt 18) are we to treat that one "as an heathen man and a publican", not accepted into the fellowship of believers. Once a man got offended at my preaching that Jehovah’s Witnesses were not Christians, that they didn’t believe the Gospel and that they were deceivers. He quoted the "Judge not" thing, and told me that God was going to judge me for my causing division in the Church. I responded that I understood that as a teacher and preacher, God was going to hold me responsible for what I was teaching and preaching from the pulpit (James 3:1). I let him know that I was ready to stand before God an give account when it was my time. It is the responsibility of all preachers to teach their flocks to recognize and turn away from false teachers and false doctrine (1 Tim 4:1-4). "You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs". He left the church and told everyone that would listen that I was "intolerant and mean spirited".
