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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDaily Reading: <\/strong>Judges 17:1-18:31 ESV<\/a>, John 3:1-21 ESV,<\/a> Psalm 104:1-24 ESV<\/a>, Proverbs 14:20-21 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cFor God did not send his Son into the world to condemn<\/em> the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.\u201d (John 3:17 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n KRINO (2919): <\/strong>\u201cAs a verb, means \u2018to distinguish, choose, give an opinion upon, judge\u2019 Sometimes denotes to condemn. To separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose, hence, to approve, esteem, to prefer. To pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong.\u201d[i]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pronounce an opinion.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sadly, the church has a reputation for condemnation. Instead of people recognizing Christ-followers by their love, they identify them by their judgments. Jesus didn\u2019t come to condemn; He came to save. Our assignment doesn\u2019t include condemning others; we have one task when it comes to loving people: love others as ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When we condemn others, we create an unhealthy space in the relationship. Striving to understand leads to healthy relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, mental illness impacts how people react to situations. According to a study completed in 2019, 51% of Americans live with undiagnosed mental conditions such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.[i]<\/a> One out of two people has untreated issues impacting their relationships in America. Maybe instead of condemning, we should work on understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chase grace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chasing grace means examining the possibilities, not only of their behavior but also mine, which then helps me love. Questions I ask myself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n When someone has cancer, you naturally have more grace for them. If you realize someone has distorted thinking caused by undiagnosed mental illness, you can forgive instead of condemn. Unfortunately, seeing physical ailments makes empathy easier; we struggle with what we can\u2019t see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Choose grace today, stop condemning, and seek to understand first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [i]<\/a> Strong, J., & Strong, J. (2010). The New Strong’s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p. 145) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n [i]<\/a> https:\/\/www.constellationbehavioralhealth.com\/blog\/the-real-cost-of-untreated-mental-illness-in-america\/#:~:text=Mental%20Illness%20Policy%20Org%20estimates,a%20one%2Dyear%20study%20period.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 minute read. Daily Reading: Judges 17:1-18:31 ESV, John 3:1-21 ESV, Psalm 104:1-24 ESV, Proverbs 14:20-21 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cFor God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.\u201d (John 3:17 ESV) KRINO (2919): \u201cAs a verb, means \u2018to distinguish, choose, give… Continue reading CONDEMNED<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5782"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5786,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5782\/revisions\/5786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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