A City Of Refuge

For God’s Sake, Tell Folks the Truth! By Coach Dave Daubenmire March 27, 2025 I suppose it is dangerous to write about this topic…seeing how the idea of “judging” is no longer kosher in American Christianity. In fact, “Judge not”, a partial statement taken out of context by many American Christians, is the modern command of those practicing modern soft American Evangelical Christianity. An all-loving, never-angry Christian God has been adopted by many American pulpits as TRUTH languishes in the streets waiting for some brave pulpiteer to re-introduce to our American society a sin-hating, justice loving King of Kings. For those of you who might be wondering Jesus actually upped the ante on judging. Far from banishing judgement he made it personal. The JUDGE NOT Christians fail to tell you the whole story. He made it personal regarding our own behavior, Here is what the ONE who died for our sins actually said regarding judgement. “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye meet, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. America is in a mess today, not because of the lack of JUDGES, but because of the lack of WITNESSES! EVERY Believer is called to testify…be a witness…to the Truth of God’s Word. Testifying is not JUDGING. TESTIFYING is presenting EVIDENCE of the TRUTH of what God’s laws say. Saying “NO” to immoral behavior was God’s idea. If we love our family and friends, then we will tell them the TRUTH. Truth often sounds and feels like HATE. Testify to the Truth. It may leave a mark. But only the TRUTH can make one free.