tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418857925355392274.post2150665659313028999..comments2023-10-28T06:27:19.080-04:00Comments on Daughter of the King: Judge Not?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418857925355392274.post-5347597362487920912009-07-26T10:37:28.156-04:002009-07-26T10:37:28.156-04:00This has been one of the issues I struggled with a...This has been one of the issues I struggled with a few years ago. Of course we have to make judgment calls, and that verse gets taken out of context all of the time. Thanks for posting this!Elena LaVictoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108910015959872763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418857925355392274.post-27153985086804472902009-07-26T09:50:27.873-04:002009-07-26T09:50:27.873-04:00Thanks for pointing us to the Abbot's post. I ...Thanks for pointing us to the Abbot's post. I would add that denying absolute truth leads not just to a harmless relativism -- each doing his own thing -- but as our Pope has said, to a dictatorship of relativism. In a sense, it is the relativist who becomes the judgmental one Christ counsels against.<br /><br />It is impossible to be a true relativist -- if one were, he would have to remain silent and irrelevant the rest of his life. The moment an authentic relativist would speak, he would have to retract his statement, since he can't know anything for certain. <br /><br />Instead, divorced from truth, the relativist (who despises being silent OR irrelevant) gains influence and relevance through other means -- fast talking, keen intelligence, money, political strength, ideology -- and uses it to dominate the quiet, the ignorant, the poor, the weak, and the vulnerable -- the definition of a dictator. <br /><br />A dictator acts as though he is judge, jury, and verdict -- and thereby becomes everyone else's.JPietershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843903482211359990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418857925355392274.post-10083738841657295582009-07-24T22:25:41.557-04:002009-07-24T22:25:41.557-04:00Thanks Karinann...I try to clarify this teaching f...Thanks Karinann...I try to clarify this teaching for my kids by saying "Judge the ACT, NOT the person"...Since fortitude is a gift of the Holy Spirit...it is obvious then that God WANTS us to judge situations...fortitude being the power and will to discern right from wrong and do the right.<br />I can't thank you enough for introducing me to Abbot Joseph. Since he is Byzantine, I wrote to him to ask a question that has perplexed and troubled me for years...he sent me a personal email with the most eloquent, kind, and CLEAR answer that I've even been given on the topic...so THANK YOU for I would never have found him without you:)Judy Dudichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075072259006322851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418857925355392274.post-72069530064695302032009-07-24T14:50:31.231-04:002009-07-24T14:50:31.231-04:00Me again! LOL
Thanks for the visit. The Eucharis...Me again! LOL <br />Thanks for the visit. The Eucharistic Pic is from an old card. I had to take it, clean it up and use embossing. But I was pleased with the outcome. We are so very blessed to have the Eucharist! Hugs and love to you.Heartfelt Heartlookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17077220733417532900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418857925355392274.post-60368462604165724202009-07-24T01:48:09.295-04:002009-07-24T01:48:09.295-04:00Hello, I will click over to the sight when I can F...Hello, I will click over to the sight when I can Friday. Like what you have written so far.<br /><br />I have given this scripture a great deal of time and prayer. If we don't have a godly opinion about things, we will make poor choices and believe lies and that will be our judgment.<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />~D~Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019741103496608961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418857925355392274.post-61680780080671429502009-07-23T22:32:14.361-04:002009-07-23T22:32:14.361-04:00It's me again. I know you're going to get...It's me again. I know you're going to get tired of my comments. I was thinking, after reading Abbot Joseph's post, the masking of truth or justification of lies eventually becomes the norm. It's scary when you think about it. Birth control is a perfect example. I'm not throwing stones, I used it, made me sick. But anyway, now I know some couples in some Christian traditions receive birth control advice when they get marriage counseling. There are plenty of Catholics that use it also. People don't give it one thought, and if you mention it is wrong, you often receive angry words. Good read. Okay I'll leave you alone. LOLHeartfelt Heartlookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17077220733417532900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418857925355392274.post-87235989869758644472009-07-23T22:23:37.618-04:002009-07-23T22:23:37.618-04:00I've been following your blog via google reade...I've been following your blog via google reader, so it's been a while since I've actually been here on your blog. First let me say that I like your background and stuff. It looks nice.<br /><br />Now for the reason I stopped by, I wanted to tell you that I couldn't agree more!Nichole "Nikki" Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375907795300179867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418857925355392274.post-8462167233402671192009-07-23T22:22:12.802-04:002009-07-23T22:22:12.802-04:00Ha I meant Karinann, I guess you can be Kariann f...Ha I meant Karinann, I guess you can be Kariann for short. LOLHeartfelt Heartlookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17077220733417532900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418857925355392274.post-74361944399302624822009-07-23T22:20:42.452-04:002009-07-23T22:20:42.452-04:00Thanks Kariann. Thought provoking!Thanks Kariann. Thought provoking!Heartfelt Heartlookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17077220733417532900noreply@blogger.com