Judging: The Christian’s Duty
This pamphlet argues that biblical discernment and judgment of actions and beliefs is a Christian duty, countering the modern cultural emphasis on non-judgmentalism and unlimited tolerance. Using a local example of a school community's response to a teacher's homosexual marriage, the author defends the legitimacy of Christian moral evaluation while grounding it in Philippians 1:9-11. The resource aims to equip Reformed Christians to exercise proper biblical judgment in distinguishing right from wrong without compromising charity or sincerity.
The talk of the town of Byron Center, MI during the 1996-1997 school year was the music teacher in the local public high school who had “married” his homosexual lover. This “marriage” did not set well with the people of Byron Center; many of them thought such a man should not be teaching their children, and they successfully sought the teacher’s dismissal. The attitude of these parents, in turn, brought upon the citizens of Byron Center the wrath of many in the broader community. Writing in the...