well, to take ANY one scripture by itself leads to inaccuracy and confusion. many single scriptures stand on their own, without much explanation needed. most, must be taken with the entire Book, Letter, Paragraph or Theme (line of thought). Paul speaks of sin and the plight of ALL mankind in almost all of his writings. sure, we can focus soley on our pure, good thoughts and deeds, and our yearning and Love of God through Christ. we can tell each other how to live, and think. what to read and what proves the point we're making. mostly in an effort to be wiser and "more correct". it's actually easy to justify in one's mind that what you're doing and thinking is Godly or Christlike. the plank is in OUR eye. Paul is simply speaking on maturing in Christ. for those that have a calling in whatever vocation, but namely preaching Christ. just me, but i get annoyed at scripture analysis when taken out of the whole story. let's try combining the ENTIRE NT, connecting to the OT. isn't that the purpose of God's Word ?how difficult it must be for people to Understnd The Bible in it's entirety, when folks can so easily get stuck in one Book or section, one theme or truth, without rightly dividing properly. as we speak,there are roughly 7 or 8,000,000,000 people with slightly different ideas about the meaning and purpose of life on earth. many more to come, and who knows exactly how many before us. but i'm pretty sure i've got it right. LOL ! ! ! don't you ? - :juggle: - sorry to end most debates with truth, but let's move forward instead of running in place. sprinting into brick walls -
