Question 12:  Why is the church so Judgmental? Doesn't Jesus teach not to judge others?

TITLE: Judging the Right way.

TEXT: Proverbs 14:12

THEME: The believer needs something outside himself to live righteously.

How do we respond to people who claim the church is judgemental?

I. Everyone has a sense of righteousness. (Proverbs 14:12)

A. We all have a conscience- a moral oughtness.

B. Our subjective moral oughtness seems right to us.

C. We seldom question what shapes our consciousness.

II. Acting on our sense of righteousness has consequences.

A. Most paths of righteousness lead to a destructive end.

B. Some of history’s greatest evils are by people with a righteous cause.

C. A biblical view of righteous leads good outcomes.

III. We need something objective know and do what is right.

A. The Bible offers the best alternative.

B. Jesus offers grace and forgiveness.

C. A true understanding of forgiveness overcomes the dangers of victimhood.