Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 8:1-12

preaching commentary

The Seemingly Outmoded Judgment of God

Judgment is not en vogue these days. Well, a form of it is, the kind one sees on NextDoor, FB, Twitter, and any slew of other social media platforms where neighbors, political rivals, and others are raked through the coals, shamed, and blamed for whatever “bad” behavior the one posting deems they have committed.  Certainly the nations of the world still have courts of law with judges, a legal and penal system, some more robust, fair, and just than others, that dole out judgment, with varying precision.  So, what do I mean by saying that judgment is not en vogue? A God who judges is seen by many to be passe, archaic, barbaric, a thing of…