“The Father judges no one, but has rather given all judgment to the Son … You judge by human standards, and yet I judge no one.” ~ Jesus Christ (John 5:22 & 8:15)

This is yet another example of two verses of the Bible’s New Testament combining to show that Jesus was NOT speaking of himself alone whenever he spoke of “the Son of Man” … Instead, in order to make his Biblical teachings non-contradictory & non-hypocritical, we must read his “the Son of Man” to mean the True Self (or the conscience, or the Soul, or “the Advocate” — as Jesus called it in John 14 & 15) that resides within each & every one of us — the True Self that blossoms forth anew every time we place humility before arrogance, kindness before callousness, and Love (the verb) before fear …

In the case of the above-mentioned verses, it makes perfect sense that a representative of a truly all-Loving Godhead would proclaim quite clearly that neither he nor that Deity would ever condemn anyone for any reason whatsoever.

So, if Jesus & his Father are both willing to accept all others just the way they are — to boldly stand for justice & compassion, yes, and yet to do so with gentleness & respect & kindness … well, if Jesus & his God are willing to do this for us, is it too much to ask for us to do this for each other as well?

Is it too much to ask that we, especially in our moments of anger or frustration or confusion, choose to let our Soul do the talking and our conscience do the walking?

Is it too much to ask for us to err on the side of Caring … and become again a “Son (or Daughter) of Man”?

“Know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” ~ Jesus Christ (Mark 2:10)

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