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Do not judge, lest we be judged
Thursday, October 4, 2018 | A3
If you’ve been watching the evening news at all in the last few weeks, you’ve seen plenty of political
battling over President Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee. (Having said that, I realize that I may have just lost you in terms of sticking with this article, cause you’ve already seen too much of all this! So, just one plea to please hang in there and see what one pastor’s perspective might be.) The arguments basically come down to a “she said—he said” type thing. You can almost guess one’s political party by how they react to the Judge Kavanaugh nomination: if you’re a Democrat,
you side with the woman; if you’re a Republican, you favor Judge K.
I read a brief comment on the situation last week, in which the author said
that for the sake of the country Judge Kavanaugh should step aside. He went on to say that “such a selfless act might serve as the first stitch in closing our nation’s ever-growing wound.” Sounds heroic, self-sacrificing and just the sort of thing a judge might do to remain “above the fray.” Who knows if by the end of this week the judge might have had enough of it all, (and who can blame him?) or the
FBI might have weighed in and settled it all for us.
But I think that a better, Christian response should be that of Christ who
said that we are not to judge one another (and yes, I know that we are to be discerning), that the same measure we use to judge others will be used on us, that we should try to see things from another’s perspective, and above all to seek first the Kingdom of God. (see Matthew 6 & 7) In other words, that we are to be ones who are above the fray; that we are to think differently, to get our perspective from the Kingdom of God, rather than the mindset of our culture. That isn’t easy, especially
if we watch much TV since it is pervaded with the mindset of “me first” and youth is where life and vitality is found, and sex is purely for fun and pleasure wherever and whenever, and you have to fight to have your way.
Jesus’ attitude, however, was humility wins (the “meek inherit the earth”), love conquers all (“my command is that you love one another as I have loved you”, “the greatest of these is love”,etc), and truth
is seeing things as God sees them (“seek first his kingdom and his righteousness.”)
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Rich Latta
I know of no better way to attain that attitude than to soak yourself in scripture: read it over and
over (especially Jesus’ own words— the ones in red in many Bibles) until it is a part of you. We tend to think that memorization
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is only for young children, but I can personally attest to the fact that we all can learn it by reading it over and over until it controls our thinking and behavior.
And, in the meantime with the arguments flying around in the political world: pray for our leaders, pray for the media, for opinion makers, pray for all
of us to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness. And maybe, just maybe, God will send us revival and we’ll see real peace.
Rich Latta is the pastor at Dinuba Presbyterian Church, located at 1250 East Nebraska Avenue.
Sentinel staff report
• Pastor Lopez Lopez, 55, of Dinuba was booked on September 24 on suspicion of possessing unlawful paraphernalia, a misdemeanor.
He was contacted in the 400 block of South L Street and was reportedly found to be sleeping in a vehicle. According to police, after a pat down for weapons, he was found to be in possession of a meth pipe in his right pocket. He was placed under arrest and later cited and released.
• Yovani Loza Torres, 22, of Visalia was booked on September 24 on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, a felony, and willful cruelty to a child, a misdemeanor.
According to police, she was involved in an argument with the victim and her family. During the argument police say she attempted to back up a vehicle as the victim was holding a child. The victim reportedly fell and injured her hand. She was later arrested and
transferred to Tulare County Jail. • Francisco Lopez Razo, 22, of Dinuba was booked on September 25 on suspicion of attempted rape, burglary and inflicting injury on a
child, all felonies.
Police say the suspect broke
into a house in the 700 block of First Avenue, where he reportedly gained access through a bedroom window. He then allegedly sexually assaulted an adult female. He was later arrested at his residence in the 600 block of First Avenue, booked and transported to the Tulare County Jail.
• Ralph Leon, 33, of Dinuba was booked on September 26 on suspicion of appropriating lost property as his own and conspiracy to commit a crime, both felonies.
Police say he was seen taking the victim’s wallet from the roadway. He was later contacted by police and found to be in possession of the victim’s property and taken into custody. He was transported to the Dinuba Police Department where he was booked and then
later transferred to the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility. He was also found to have an active arrest warrant out of Visalia.
The property was returned to the victim.
• Ashlee Marie Ochoa, 20, of Dinuba was booked on September 26 on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, a felony.
Police say she was detained for assaulting her live-in girlfriend on September 25. She was located at her employment in the 700 block of Monte Vista Drive, where she was arrested.
• Anthony Flores, 29, of Dinuba was booked on September 28 on suspicion of possessing unlawful paraphernalia and possessing a controlled substance, both misdemeanors.
According to police, he was contacted at a park in the 200 block of South L Street after hours and was found to be in possession of the drug paraphernalia and controlled substance. He was arrested, booked at the Dinuba
Police Department and then released with a citation.
• Steiven Issac Rivera, 19, of Dinuba was booked on September 28 on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, a felony.
Police say he elbowed the mother of his child and pulled her hair. He was arrested in the 1300 block of East Elizabeth Way and booked at the Dinuba Police Department. He was then transferred to the Tulare County Jail.
• Bobby Ryan Anderson, 27, of Dinuba was booked on October 1 on suspicion of knowingly receiving stolen property and petty theft, both misdemeanors.
According to police, he was contacted by officers in the 300 block of South L Street and was found to be in possession of a bike that had been previously reported stolen. He was arrested and transported to the Dinuba Police Department where he was booked and later released with a promise to appear in court.
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