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Originally Posted by Nell
Awesome indeed!
We should, IMHO, always bear in mind that, after being a Christian for 50 years, Lee himself confessed struggling under the weight of his own ministry.
In this particular quote, he reveals his own judgmental persona and projects it onto God, and prescribes that all believers become as judgmental as he is. “God’s good pleasure to crush us?” No. It was Lee’s good pleasure to crush us!
His ministry was based on his own personality.
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That says so much, doesn't it?!
I know the verse says "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for/to those who are in Christ Jesus" but I think it's also okay to keep in mind "there is no condemnation FROM those who are in Christ Jesus" too. Not as a re-write of the verse, but in understanding, essentially, whether or not to give credence or the time of day to someone's words. If someone is condemning you, (and usually we can tell the difference between condemnation and truth in love), then they are not in Christ Jesus either.....and that means the shame of their condemnation is not on
your head for whatever they said, but on
theirs for their condemning words.
In other words, if Lee is condemning his readers, he is not in Christ Jesus. If he isn't in Christ Jesus at any given point, then he's just another sinner we can choose to listen or not listen to.