Thanks for returning to this series on “Judge Judge Judge” and my feeble attempt to understand a believers responsibility and right to make judgments.
Another purpose of this series hopefully is to understand the believers restriction on judgement.
What can a Christian judge? How is he to judge? What is prohibited in the Christian life to judge. So many questions and concerns.
Our eighth Greek word related to judging is…
δικαίωμα – dikaiōma – righteousness, ordinance, judgment, justification
This word is found 10 times in 10 verses within the New Testament. A full listing of all verses may be found in a post to follow for your self study. I will consider the verses that are not clear, that create questions in my mind, with the remaining verses left for the reader to ponder.
Our next verse is Romans 8:4
Romans 8:4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
- What law?
- Law of sin and death – No – read Romans 8:1
- Law of the Spirit of life – Yes – This is the law that is to be fulfilled in us
- How is the law described?
- Law of freedom and liberty, joy and love and peace and hope and … No
- These descriptors are of the FRUIT of a life subject to the rigteous requirement of this law
- Law of righteous requirements – Yes
- Take a few moments to consider the moral aspects of the Ten Commandments in the believers life. See Commandments for Christians as a starting point.
- Law of freedom and liberty, joy and love and peace and hope and … No
My point is that the Christian Spirit filled/controlled life is a life that reflects the character of God, and that character is defined throughout the Word, but cogently in the Ten Commandments (Okay – only nine if you have read the posts above!)
Please do not consider the requirements of the law and the fruit of the Christian life to be identical.
Keep a clear head when reading the Word, depend on the Spirit of God for a clear head and open ear, and struggle with the Word. Argue and test it. Wrestle like Isaac did with the angle of God.
His name (life) was changed. Our lives will change as we understand more and obey
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