Reflections
Do not judge; and you will not be judged Israel is exiled into Assyria because of her infidelity to Yahweh. The Lord judged Israel and found her wanting. However, in our Gospel, Jesus instructs us not to judge anyone. On the one hand, God has the right to judge us, while we do not. On the other hand, the Book of Kings presents a God who judges and punishes due to sin, in contrast to a Jesus who proclaims a God of infinite mercy. Is it the God of the Old Testament and the New Testament that has changed? Or is it our understanding of God that has evolved?
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