Pointing out hypocrisy and bigotry.

[Guest clancy]

13 minutes ago, Whyme said:

We have no obligation to be friends with such people, to be friendly yes but not friends. The scriptures teach us not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers.

Whyme, she is a born again....I can’t judge whether she is or not, but I’m glad that argument happened....it happened for a reason, that is my belief...freedom is what I’m getting.

Edited May 3, 2021 by clancy

[Whyme]

2 minutes ago, clancy said:

Whyme, she is a born again....

My fault. Thank you.

[Guest clancy]

14 minutes ago, Whyme said:

My fault. Thank you.

There is no fault on you Whyme.

 

i never said in my first post that she was a Christian, so I agree  with your post about unbelievers.

[Whyme]

I see lies causing hate in others around me, on two sides. I see race hating race, and people hating officers of the law, and the seed of this hate is a lie propagated by evil men. They pit one side against another, and dont care if it causes hate and violence. The people who tell the lie are also hypocritical and bigoted. They dont tolerate the apposing view that would shine light on their darkness although they claim to be tolerant, and they are sometimes hypocritical as well in their accusations of others.. If only we could hear the truth told.

[Whyme]

I get turning the other cheek, and not reviling someone, but when you are falsely accused of horrible things you should speak up and say no, thats not true. Thats a lie. 

 

[Guest clancy]

21 minutes ago, Whyme said:

I get turning the other cheek, and not reviling someone, but when you are falsely accused of horrible things you should speak up and say no, thats not true. Thats a lie. 

 

Amen!!!.....which I have done, then left it, God knows the truth..... 

[Ray12614]

12 hours ago, johnthebaptist said:

Jesus said, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” Matt 7:1 RSV 

But then, when someone commits a crime, they come to court and are judged. Otherwise, we’d be overrun with criminals. 

So I would suggest there are times we must judge to protect ourselves, but it isn’t our job to go out judging people.

I agree whole heartedly. We don't judge people, but, we must judge. 

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.  John 7:24

I am not a respecter of race, but, I am a respecter of abilities, character, fruit of the Spirit, and other things.

In fact we constantly judge. We judge businesses, we judge food, we judge restaurants, we judge many things. We judge the Actions of people, the speech of people. We judge churches overall as to whether or not we will go back to them. We judge music (as to whether or not we like it). We judge animals (friendly or mean). We judge people's character (trust worthy, unfaithful, friendly, mean) etc.

Most times when i hear people say that I cannot judge them, it is a lame excuse for them doing something that they know is wrong, and do not want to be called-out on it as being wrong. That my brothers and sisters is liberalism, no right, no wrong, just moral relativism. 

Judgement is a normal part of life. What we cannot do is judge people as to know or condemn them as being a final judgement. People can and do change, so, for us to say that somebody is un-redeemable, or make a final judgement summary as to their salvation or damnation is forbidden for us to do. That is God's place.

[Justin Adams]

15 hours ago, Marathoner said:

We examine ourselves first, so we might remove in the log in our own eye, before we seek to liberate our brother of the mote in his.  

Yes. I immediately think of my own shortcoming. We are all bigots and hypocrites to some greater or lesser extent. It is perhaps a good bellwether to look in the mirror often.

[Whyme]

6 hours ago, Chicken coop2 said:

Not sure how being hypocritical ties into what I said about bigotry.  Those who think that they are superior to others because of race, gender, nationality, religion, political party, native language,  education, profession etc. truly believe they are better because of these things. They will, of course deny their prejudices when it could cause them negative consequences.  That, however, would make them liars rather than hypocrites. 

They are guilty of prejudice as you say, but what if they preach against prejudice while being prejudice themselves? Thats makes them guilty of hypocrisy too.

Edited May 3, 2021 by Whyme

[Whyme]

5 hours ago, Chicken coop2 said:

No, it makes them liars in order to protect themselves from negative consequences.  For example, losing a job, getting kicked out of a university etc. KKK members, for example, often hid their identity under white sheets. Another example is gay people who "came out " after years of voicing hatred towards gays in order to take the focus off of themselves.  William Shakespeare said it best: The lady does protest too much, me thinks. 

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Another example is gay people who "came out " after years of voicing hatred towards gays in order to take the focus off of themselves.

That sounds like hypocrisy.