From: Scott R (jse885@spinn.net)
Date: Sun Oct 20 2002 - 17:22:53 BST
Platt,
Platt Holden wrote:
> Hi Sam:
>
>
>>Just a quickie on this: it's normal to differentiate between two senses of
>>'judge' - one means to condemn, the other means to discriminate. Jesus is
>>saying that the former is un-loving, not that we shouldn't discern the
>>difference between right and wrong.
>>
>
> My dictionary says "condemn" means "to pronounce to be wrong, to
> censure, to convict of guilt." So if we can't condemn, what happens to
> our legal system and, by extension, society? On the other hand, our
> liberal friends say it's "un-loving" to discriminate and condemn those
> who do. I'm confused.
Precisely why Jesus is a revolutionary figure (in a theological sense,
only indirectly in a social sense). That is, to enter the Kingdom of God
means (among other things) that the legal system and society are seen to
be of no account. Of course, if one has any sense one will do it quietly
(render unto Caeser etc.), that is, not fight society, or become a big
cheese in society (e.g., a judge) or commit criminal acts, unless
society makes exercizing your faith a criminal offense. [N.b. This
interpretation is, of course, one reading of the scriptures, focusing on
some passages, like the Mary and Martha story, and not others. Some of
the others make Jesus a social reformer, which in my opinion, makes him
of little interest.].
In MOQ terms, I would say that this makes Jesus an extreme MOQ-er. That
is, the social level is to be merely endured while the leading
evolutionary edge moves into the Kingdom. Eventually, any currently
recognizable social order will be eclipsed, in the sense that it loses
all power to restrain the higher levels.
- Scott
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