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Judging	Jessie	Thursday, January 24, 2013
Question: Dear Brother, How are we to not place judgement on others? Yet, how do we distinguish someone "good" vs someone who is evil? Also, sometimes people can come across as mean and just not know any better (mind games and testing). Thanks.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD Dear Jessie: The idea that we are never to judge is a lie told by Satan. It is one of the three major lies that the devil tries to tell us. We, of course, are not to judge souls, the state of one's heart (we cannot judge someone to hell, but we can say someone is on the road to hell if they do not change their ways). We are not to judge with a double-standard, or a rash judgment, but we are to judge behavior and ideas. The essay, Three Secret Strategies of Satan (pdf file), goes into great detail about this lie of Satan's and the two other lies Satan likes to tell, that of "all opinions are equal" and that "we are never to step on toes." God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Judging

Jessie

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Question:

Dear Brother,

How are we to not place judgement on others? Yet, how do we distinguish someone "good" vs someone who is evil? Also, sometimes people can come across as mean and just not know any better (mind games and testing).

Thanks.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD

Dear Jessie:

The idea that we are never to judge is a lie told by Satan. It is one of the three major lies that the devil tries to tell us.

We, of course, are not to judge souls, the state of one's heart (we cannot judge someone to hell, but we can say someone is on the road to hell if they do not change their ways). We are not to judge with a double-standard, or a rash judgment, but we are to judge behavior and ideas.

The essay, Three Secret Strategies of Satan (pdf file), goes into great detail about this lie of Satan's and the two other lies Satan likes to tell, that of "all opinions are equal" and that "we are never to step on toes."

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
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