Reference

1 Corinthians 4:18-5:13
Cleaning the House without Killing the Kids

Cleaning the House without Killing the Kids

  1. Introduction
  2. Quick Overview
    • A serious moral problem
    • A need for holiness
    • An earlier letter and a call for judgment
  3. What do we do with this?
    • A rare problem, spiritual power, do not judge
  4. Accountability and judgmentalism
    • What do we do with this?
    • Two concepts: Accountability and Judgmentalism
      • Judgementalism
      • Accountability
  5. A practical contrast
    • Judgmentalism cuts down; accountability seeks restoration and growth
    • Judgmentlaism nit-ick relentlessly; accountability has a sense of proportion
    • Judgmentalism presumes to see the heart; accountability focuses on actions
    • Judgementalism assumes the worst; accountability assumes the best wherever possible
    • Judgmentalism is quick to make pronouncements; accountability prefers to ask questions and make observations
    • Judgmntalism speaks harshly; accountability prefers to speak gently
    • Judgemntalsim speaks from above; accountability speaks from alongside
    • Judgmentalism claims persona authority; accountability is practiced in community
  6. Concluding thoughts