CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY APRIL 5, 2022
AS WE APPROACH THE EASTER SEASON, FORGIVENESS HAS COME BACK TO CENTER STAGE.
THE VESSEL IS ACTOR DENZEL WASHINGTON, WHO SAID AFTER THE SLAPPING INCIDENT BETWEEN WILL SMITH AND CHRIS ROCK THAT NO ONE SHOULD JUDGE SMITH. HERE’S THE QUOTE: “THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO ANY OF US. WHO ARE WE TO CONDEMN? I KNOW THE ONLY SOLUTION IS PRAYER.” LATER SMITH APOLOGIZED TO THE ACADEMY AND TO CHRIS ROCK.
DENZEL WASHINGTON HAS RECENTLY BEEN QUITE OPEN ABOUT HIS FAITH AND WHILE THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO AN ACTION LIKE SMITH’S – HE HAS RESIGNED FROM THE ACADEMY AND THE ORGANIZATION IS CONSIDERING OTHER PUNISHMENT – THE NOTION OF NOT CONDEMNING ANOTHER IS BIBLICAL.
REMEMBER THE SCENE WHERE THE WOMAN ALLEGEDLY TAKEN IN ADULTERY IS BROUGHT BEFORE JESUS TO SEE IF HE WILL SAY SHE SHOULD BE STONED? INSTEAD, HE WRITES ON THE GROUND AND HER ACCUSERS LEAVE. “DOES NO ONE CONDEMN YOU?” HE ASKS. NEITHER DO I CONDEMN YOU. GO AND SIN NO MORE.
WHAT IF MORE CHRISTIANS WERE KNOWN FOR PRAYING FOR PEOPLE IN TROUBLE INSTEAD OF CONDEMNING THEM? WHAT MIGHT GOD DO? I’M CAL THOMAS.
