Okay, so, you’re not supposed to judge other people, fine and good, but the problem we have in our society today is the fact that we confuse recognizing sin for judging, i.e., you should not be doing illegal drug. And the response, who are you to judge me for doing illegal drugs. The answer is that I am not judging you, but recognizing your sin. If I were judging you I would say that you were going to hell for doing illegal drugs. And actually, is it not more loving to call this sin to one’s attention than to let them remain in their sin and possibly harm themself?
But there is more to this, because if a person persists in their sin, then God tells us as a Church that we are to rightly judge that person through the process of excommunication. Excommunication is not an unloving practice, but is very loving, because the intent is to call the sinners attention to just how dangerous their sin is so they will repent.
As for the bonus, there is no Bible passage that says, God helps those who help themselves.
New challenge, how about one of my favorites, discern what is wrong with the following statement:
Why can’t we all just get along?
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