Originally Posted by fred
Luke 6:37
Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you.
Bahala ka!
Perhaps you do not understand plain English James!
It's interesting that you only quote a verse in isolation. In this regard you have something in common with the Bible Fundamentalists!!!!
The same comments are in Matt 7.
What Jesus goes on to say is
"First take the plank out of your own eye, then you'll see clearly to remove the speck in your brothers eye"
in other words ... if you are guilty of that self-same sin, then it's hypocritical to judge others ....
but ... if you read it in it's context, it's a mandate "TO judge".
By removing bits, a text could be made to say ANYTHING!
So yes, when I decided on sexual purity before marriage, I cast out the plank in my eye.
Understanding "plain english" has nothing to do with it, understanding nuances and shades of meaning is a lot more of an undertaking and requires some intellectual integrity, and intellectual depth.
