I have been reading Dallas Willard's, The Divine Conspiracy. Note what he says about the beam (or board) in our own eyes.
"Condemnation is the board in our eye. He knows that the mere fact that we are condemning someone shows our heart does not have the kingdom rightness he has been talking about. Condemnation, self-righteousness, blinds us to the reality of the other person. We cannot 'see cleary' how to assist our brother, because we cannot see our brother. And we will never know how to truly help him until we have grown into the kind of person who does not condemn. Period. 'Getting the board our' is not a matter of correcting something that is wrong in our life so that we will be able to condemn our dear ones better—more effectively, so to speak" (p. 224).
About Me
- C. Baxter Kruger, Ph.D.
- Brandon, MS, United States
- Dr. C. Baxter Kruger, theologian, writer and fishing lure designer is the Director of Perichoresis Ministries. Baxter is a native of Prentiss, Mississippi. He and his wife Beth have been married for 30 years and have 4 children. A life long student of psychology, Baxter has a degrees in political science, divinity, and earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Kings College, Aberdeen University in Aberdeen, Scotland under Professor James B. Torrance. He is the author of 8 books, including The Great Dance, Jesus and the Undoing of Adam and Across All Worlds, and recently the international bestseller, The Shack Revisited. He teaches around the world. He is an avid outdoorsman and holds two United States patents for his fishing lure designs. He is the founder and President of Mediator Lures.
3 comments:
Heard this same message from a very surprising sermon last Sunday. A very convicting message but I knew it was from God and was for me to hear. Its amazing that we can see at all sometimes!
Isn't it wonderful to have the opportunity to see others as God sees them (through a glass darkly, of course). I rejoice that it's God's will for ALL to be saved. He states that in His word several times. To me that precludes any judgement on our part. Thank you for all you do to keep the true gospel alive and kicking!
It's a great book Baxter, full of life-giving truths. Congratulations to the father of the bride - she clearly got all your good looks :)
See you in Hawaii
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