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A friend of mine on Facebook went off on a tirade recently about President Trump saying that the guy was going to hell. This friend is a strong Democrat and has always been a Trump basher from day 1 and spouts off constantly, believing ever article online whether it's filled with truth or half-truths, he mimics their wording. His latest status posting though annoyed me so much since he hates when people belittle him for who he is yet doesn't see the hypocrisy when he belittles others in his posts.
So yesterday I had enough and informed him that it wasn't up to him whether someone went to jail or not just because he didn't like who he was and what he did. We can't judge on whether someone is hell bound.
There is a HUGE HUGE HUGE difference on warning someone who is sinning and letting them know it could lead to hell compared to saying, Oh, he's sinning so he is definitely going to hell. We can't know that. Only God knows who has faith in the Savior.
No matter how bad someone else's sins appear to us, we have no idea how God is working in that person's life.
So yesterday I had enough and informed him that it wasn't up to him whether someone went to jail or not just because he didn't like who he was and what he did. We can't judge on whether someone is hell bound.
There is a HUGE HUGE HUGE difference on warning someone who is sinning and letting them know it could lead to hell compared to saying, Oh, he's sinning so he is definitely going to hell. We can't know that. Only God knows who has faith in the Savior.
No matter how bad someone else's sins appear to us, we have no idea how God is working in that person's life.