Judge your Neighbor?

Christians are really great at quoting Scripture, but I would challenge you today to live out your faith.  Back in the 1990's, I was one of those Christians.  However, as time has gone on, I have learned that there is no condemnation in Christ.  Jesus taught many things but one thing he stressed was love and sharing that love with one another.

In today's society, we are confronted with many things.  How many of you are guilty of judging others?  Someone's too skinny?  Too fat?  Too tall?  Too short?  Her skirt's too short!  They're promiscuous!  Those Democrats/Republicans!...They're ....whatever they're "doing". 

What did Jesus say when he saw the woman who was about to be stoned for adultery..."  John 8:4-11 recounts this... 
“Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. ⁵ The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?”
⁶ They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. ⁷ They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” ⁸ Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.
⁹ When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. ¹⁰ Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”
¹¹ “No, Lord,” she said.
And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”

In a way, Jesus was saying, any who are perfect, go ahead and throw that rock.    But who among us is perfect?  You got it!  And yes, Jesus knew it from the get go!  This parable shows us that Jesus came not to condemn the world but to free it....save it from itself, if you will.  How many of us walk out into the street and probably a hundred times a day, judge others?

John 3:17 says, "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."

So today, my challenge is for all to be just a little less judgmental and a lot more loving.  We all fall short but if we all took the time to love one another as we love ourselves, then the world would be a much better place!