"Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgement on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things" (Romans 2: 1). As christians we have got to stop thinking we are better than everyone else or think we are in a better situation than nonbelievers. Let me give you an example of what I'm trying to say. I'm in math class and I ask the guy beside me how his weekend was. Of course the only thing anybody in college ever does is party, so he says "It was so fun man, I got so drunk I don't even remember friday night." Which is really humorous to me because I classify having fun as actually being able to be aware of the things I'm partaking in.... anyway thats not my point. My initial thought is "wow this guy is lost and somewhere deep in my mind, my heart and maybe even my soul "I'm like I'm better off than this guy, this guy needs help not me," but the truth is I was struggling with lustful thoughts the day before. Although these thoughts may be unintentional they are wrong. God clearly tells us this. Just because we are saved doesn't change the fact that at one point in our lives we were going to hell and that we are in need of a savior every single day, because without him we are in the same boat as everyone else. You condemn yourself when you judge others not because you are judging them but because you are condemning them for the exact same thing you have done, which is rebelling against God.
"But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgement will be revealed" (Romans 2:5). There it is guys. Gods wrath is coming. And whose fault is it?.... the computer for making you lust....the broken world we live in? No. Its yours, its mine. "...you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath..." As christians we need to stop living for religion and start living for God and live our lives according to what we "say" we believe in. And for those of you who don't know jesus there is hope. Jesus. Stop living your lives for yourself.
This last verse reminds me of a band called Impending Doom and specifically the last few verses of the song "There Will Be Violence." It says " ...for the unbelievers who repeatedly try to retain their faith in humanity, I promise there will be violence."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w1gWJBjQrM
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