Archive for 'Judgment'

Correction and Forgiveness

Luke 17: 1-6 Wis 1: 1-7 / Ps 139 If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. (Luke 17: 3) Believe firmly in God’s forgiveness, And discover what compassion means. Forgive fully and be a witness To God’s power to erase all sins. Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause [...]

Lost and Found

Luke 15: 1-10 Rom 14:7-12 / Psa 27 …in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. (Luke 15:7) Be Christ’s helper in His mission To bring sinners back to His fold; Preach the good news of [...]

A Woman Caught in Adultery

John 8: 1-11 Dan 13:1-9,15-62 / Psa 23 Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. (John 8:7) God alone can make us virtuous; No good we do can we claim our own. Jesus tells those who feel righteous: “Let him without sin cast the [...]

Forming Judgments

Matthew 7:1-5 2 Kgs 17: 5-8, 13-15, 18 / Ps 60: 3-5, 12-13 Judge not, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. (Matthew 7:1-2) A discerning mind, a gentle heart From prejudice keep them [...]

Zacchaeus Stood Above the Rest

Luke 19: 1-10 2 Mc 6: 18-31 / Psa 3 Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. (Luke 19: 10) Lord Jesus, You have made us see That none is beyond redemption, [...]

Of Justice and God’s Judgment

Luke 11: 42-46 Rom 2: 1-11 / Psa 62 Woe also to you lawyers! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not lift a finger to ease them. (Luke 11: 46) What laws on earth could guarantee Our passage to eternity? Man-made laws have been man’s burden, Roadblocks on [...]