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THE END OF RIGHT AND WRONG: Letting Go of Judgement in a World That Demands it
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil always feeds the mind. It keeps us in the realm of judgment, separation, and fear. We begin measuring, evaluating, striving to discern what is right or wrong, good or bad, acceptable or not. And in doing so, we close ourselves off from the heart. From union. From the Tree of Life. Because the Tree of Life is not rooted in intellectual striving. It is rooted in revelation. In abiding. In knowing who the Father is and what Love looks like. To walk in Life is to walk in the Spirit. It is to remain in Love.
The idea that “all things are permissible” was radical to Paul’s audience, especially to the Jews or those learning from them. They had lived under the law for so long that the freedom of grace seemed dangerous. And it still does today. Just like people feared that too much grace would give us a license to sin, many fear the reality that there is no right or wrong in the way they’ve understood it, that the measuring stick has changed. But that fear comes from not knowing the nature of Love.
Just because sin no longer counts against us does not mean we want to sin. Paul’s response is emphatic: “By no means!” Love is not interested in sin. Love has no appetite for it. The reason we let go of judgment is not because nothing matters, but because everything now filters through one question: Does this keep me in love?
Love is the measuring stick. Remaining in Love, remaining in God, is our goal. And anything that pulls us from that, even if permissible, is not beneficial. It is not about law. It is about intimacy.
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