The pilgrim lives the tension to continue living with the values and ways of being and thinking of society without God(1). Jesus had predicted this (Gospel of John 17:14 to 16). This context brings the certainty to cause strong distress to the pilgrims (Gospel of John 16:33), because he was a son of God, has a new life story being written and is moving in the opposite direction to the world around him. Further, was made light in Christ and his spiritual influence goes against the spiritual powers that dominate the environment and enable opportunities for mistakes, for the hardening and darkening of the heart(2). So, he will suffer.
Even trying to follow Christ, the pilgrim can hold attitudes that are real obstacles and away from the pilgrimage route. In this series, we will discuss some of them.
Today, we would like you to think about the ability what we have to judge people. We do this because we lose sight of the walk. While we judge others, we give the self-reflection and lose track of what we are doing here yet. This obstacle is so culturally accepted inside and outside the community of faith that seems less harmful than others "grave sins".There is also a way to adapt this condemning procedure to the other in ecclesial context. It is sanctified through the false interest of the welfare of others conveyed by the pretext of prayer.
This reflection can be seen in Jesus's statement in Matthew 7:1 to 5 (Luke 6: 37; John 7: 24) and also Paul in 1 Corinthians 4:5. If you are a pilgrim, remember that you do not close your mind and heart to judge the other persons in any situation, whether he is right or wrong, will put obstacles with their own hands in his own pilgrimage and eventually parked on the roadside or even reverse, led by the normal procedure in such a world, christian or not.
Below are some examples of trial that did not work ... "Do not judge so quickly. We won't!":
PS:
1. It is interesting that the Greek word for "without God" is
átheos , or atheist. See Letter of Paul to Ephesians 2: 12.
2. Check the consistency of such statements: Letter of Paul to the Ephesians 6:12, 2:1 and 3; Gospel of Matthew 5:15,16 and 16:18.
3. Sources: Photos: CONTRA MÃOS and Dadstreet. The videos were taken from advertising campaigns of Ameriquest Mortgage Company in Youtube.
