Shouldn’t Evil Be Condemned? - John Ortberg

Video from Become New

Shouldn’t Evil Be Condemned? - John Ortberg

"John Ortberg tackles a tension many of us feel but rarely name:

If there is no condemnation, what do we do with real evil, injustice, and wrongdoing?

John walks us through Scripture, the prophets, and Jesus’ own words to show why “no condemnation” does not mean indifference to sin—and why accountability still matters deeply to God. Drawing on insights from Abraham Joshua Heschel, John explores how the prophets saw injustice as a spiritual emergency, and why our culture’s casual attitude toward evil would have stunned them.

Along the way, he reminds us:

God hates injustice precisely because God loves people

Jesus was gentle with those everyone expected him to condemn

But fierce with the religious who used righteousness to exclude others

And that before we can hear no condemnation, we must first take condemnation seriously

This is a thoughtful, challenging reflection on judgment, responsibility, and grace—and why condemnation may be a word, but it is never the last word." from the video introduction

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