Discerning Loving Criticism and Unloving Criticism

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John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

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🗓️ 29 January 2014

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Loving criticism must always work with heartfelt care for the good of another. Unloving criticism acts out of a prideful spirit unaware of the need for grace.

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0:00.0	Jeff listener of the podcast writes and asks this, Dear Pastor John, what is James talking
0:10.5	about in James 4-11 about not speaking evil against a brother?
0:15.3	How do we do this or rather how do we avoid doing this?
0:19.8	I love that question because it just goes right to a verse which is troubling, troubling
0:25.5	to me and says, okay, let's deal with it.
0:27.9	What does it mean?
0:28.9	How do we apply this in life which is what I want most of my life to be?
0:33.3	I want to hear God speak, I want to understand what he says, I want to apply it to my life,
0:37.4	I want to honor him so I'm glad Jeff asked the question.
0:41.5	Here's the text, let me read it, not everybody will know the context.
0:45.1	So just a couple of verses, James 4, 10 and 11, humble yourselves before the Lord and
0:50.8	he will exalt you.
0:52.7	Do not speak evil against one another.
0:55.6	So that's what he's asking about.
0:57.0	What does that mean?
0:58.5	Should never criticize anybody?
1:00.1	Should we never call anybody to account?
1:02.2	I mean, I think that's what's behind the question.
1:04.6	How do you, what does that mean?
1:06.3	Do not speak evil against one another.
1:08.7	The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother speaks evil against the law and
1:16.0	judges the law.
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