Here Are The 379 Companies Urging The Supreme Court To Support Same-Sex Marriage

Here Are The 379 Companies Urging The Supreme Court To Support Same-Sex Marriage
The Huffington Post  |  By Alexander C. Kaufman

Posted: 03/05/2015 10:34 am EST Updated: 03/05/2015 1:59 pm EST

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/05/marriage-equality-amicus_n_6808260.html


Big business has come out in favor of same-sex marriage.

Exactly 379 corporations and employer organizations urged the Supreme Court to strike down state bans on gay marriage, according to a friend-of-the-court brief obtained by The Huffington Post. The document was expected to be filed late Thursday morning.

“Employers are better served by a uniform marriage rule that gives equal dignity to employee relationships,” reads the brief, filed by global law firm Morgan Lewis. “Allowing same-sex couples to marry improves employee morale and productivity, reduces uncertainty, and removes the wasteful administrative burdens imposed by the current disparity of state law treatment.”

The list, provided in full below, includes corporate behemoths such as Coca-Cola Company, Goldman Sachs, Google and Morgan Stanley. It also includes brands like Ben & Jerry’s, a division of Unilever, and sports teams such as the New England Patriots, the San Francisco Giants and the Tampa Bay Rays.

Here is the full list of companies that have signed the amicus brief:

Companies with an asterisk listed after the name are represented by WG+R Law Group, a California-based law firm, rather than the Washington, D.C.-based Morgan Lewis.


A.L. Nella & Company, LLP, CPAs

A.T. Kearney

Aardema Whitelaw, PLLC

Acacia Home LLC*

Accenture

Aetna Inc.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

AJ Leo Electric and Solar

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Alaska Airlines

Alcoa Inc.

Amazon Services Inc. *

Amazon.com, Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

American Apparel*

American Express Company

American International Group, Inc.*

Aparicio-Mercado Law, L.C.*

Apple Inc.

AppNexus Inc.*

Aramark

Arbor Brewing Company, LLC

Arnold & Porter LLP

Aspen Skiing Company

Assemble Sound LLC

AT&T Inc.

Atlas Cut Stone

Atticus Circle

The Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Avanade Inc.

Bain & Company, Inc.*

Bakehouse Art Complex*

Baker & McKenzie LLP

Bank of America

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

Barclays

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

bebe stores, inc.

Becton, Dickinson and Company

Belcampo Inc.

Ben & Jerry’s

Big Duck Studio, Inc.

Bigelow Villa LLC

Billy’s Farm*

BlackRock, Inc.

Bloomberg L.P.

Blue Apron, Inc.

Blue Heron Ventures

Blue Moon Hotel / Winter Haven Hotel*

Blume, Faulkner & Skeen, PLLC*

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

Boston Community Capital, Inc.

Boston Consulting Group

The Boston Foundation*

Boston Medical Center Corporation*

Boston Scientific Corporation

Brady Mills LLC

BrandQuery LLC

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Broadcom Corporation

Brocade

Cablevision Systems Corporation

Capital One Financial Corporation

Captain Wendell’s Marine Services LLC

Cardinal Health, Inc.*

Care Resource

CBS Corporation

CEB

Central Physical Therapy and Fitness, PSC

CGI

Charlotte Business Guild

The Chubb Corporation

CIGNA Corporation

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Citigroup Inc.

City Catering Company

City Lites Neon, Inc.

The City of Ann Arbor, Michigan

Civitas Public Affairs Group

Clean Yield Asset Management

CloudFlare, Inc.

CMIT Solutions of Seattle Downtown

The Coca-Cola Company

Cohen & Associates

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Columbia FunMap, Inc. *

Comcast Corporation

The Computer Butler

ConAgra Foods, Inc.*

The Corcoran Group

Corner Brewery, LLC*

Corning Incorporated*

Cox Enterprises, Inc.

Crazy Misfits Pet Services

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Cummins Inc.

Cupcake Royale*

CVS Health Corporation

Dallas Voice

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.*

Danaher Corporation

David J. Jarrett, P.C.

David Kosar Insurance Agency

David Mack Henderson Income Tax Preparation

DCI Group AZ, L.L.C.*

Deloitte LLP

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation*

The Desert Business Association*

Deutsche Bank AG

Diageo North America, Inc.

DIRECTV

DocuSign

Domini Social Investments LLC

The Dow Chemical Company

Dreamcatcher Arts and Publishing Ltd. *

Dropbox, Inc.

DuPont

eBay Inc.

Edelman

Eldercare Consulting

Electronic Arts Inc.

EnduringHydro, LLC

Ernst & Young LLP

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Event Rents*

Everything Real Estate LLC

Express Movers Inc.

Facebook, Inc.

Farella Braun + Martel, LLP

Fastsigns*

Fenwick & West LLP

First Data Corporation*

1st Security Bank

1stdibs.Com, Inc.

FIT Technologies

Flanery CPA

Full Court Press Communications

G.A.W., Inc. *

The Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Nevada*

General Electric Company

General Mills, Inc.

Gensler

Gilt Groupe Holdings, Inc.

GlaxoSmithKline LLC

Gleason & Associates Claims Services

Go Factory, Inc.

Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Google Inc.

Goulston & Storrs, P.C.*

Great Officiants LLC

The Greater Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Greater San Diego Business Association*

Greater Seattle Business Association

Greensulate

Grossman Marketing Group

Group Health Cooperative*

Groupon*

Growing Hope

Harrell Remodeling

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.*

Healthline

Hewlett-Packard Company

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.*

Holdredge Wines

Homeward Pet Adoption Center

Horizon Air Industries, Inc.

House Packard LLC

HSBC

Ikard Wynne LLP

The Independence Business Alliance

The Inland Northwest Business Alliance

Insala, Ltd

Inspirato, LLC

Integrated Archive Systems, Inc.

Integrity Law Group*

Intel Corporation

Intuit Inc.

INUS Group, LLC

Jackson Hole Group LLC

Jagod Designs

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jenn T. Grace International LLC

Jennifer Brown Consulting

JetBlue Airways Corporation

The Jim Henson Company

Johnson & Johnson

Johnston, Kinney and Zulaica LLP

Jonathan L. Bowman, Attorney at Law, PS

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Julian Chang Consulting, Inc.

kapchur.us photography

The Kathy A. Janssen Foundation

Kazan, McClain, Satterley, & Greenwood, PLC

Keir Jones Agency – State Farm

Keker & Van Nest LLP*

KEO Marketing Inc.

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC

Kollmar Sheet Metal Works, Inc.

Kotzan Chiropractic*

KPMG LLP

Lambda Business Association

Laparoscopic Institute for Gynecologic Oncology

Larson Marketing & Communications LLC

Laughton Properties*

Law Offices of Joel L. Sogol

Law Office of Lisa E. Schuchman

Law Office of Lorie L. Burch, PC

Law Offices of Robin L. Bodiford, P.A.*

The Law Office of Susan K. Fuller, PLLC

Levi Strauss & Co.

Liberty Burger*

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Life & Love Celebrations*

Link in the Chain Foundation, Inc.

Littler Mendelson, P.C.

LNT, Inc.

The Long Beach Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Lori Karbal et al*

Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Trust, LLC

The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce*

Main Street Hair Shoppe Ltd.

Marriott International, Inc.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.*

McKesson Corporation*

McKinsey & Company, Inc.*

Merca Property Management

The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Microsoft Corporation*

The Mid-America Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Miller & Olson, LLP

Miller Shelton Group, LLC*

MillerCoors LLC

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Mona Smith PLLC

Moody’s Corporation

Morgan Miller Plumbing

Morgan Stanley

MWW Public Relations

NAMI Dallas, Inc. *

The Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce

The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Neumann Capital Management, LLC

The New England Patriots


New Leaf Columbus

New York Life Insurance Company

Nifty Hoops, LLC

NIKE, Inc.*

Nixon Peabody LLP*

North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce*

Northrop Grumman Corporation

OBOX Solutions

Office Depot, Inc.

The Ogilvy Group, Inc.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

ONE Community Media, LLC

1 Source Consulting Solutions*

Oracle America, Inc.

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.*

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates

Outerwall Inc.

Pakmode Publications, LLC

d/b/a Pakmode Media + Marketing

Pandora Media, Inc.

PATH

Peabody & Arnold LLP*

Pepper Hamilton LLP

PepsiCo

Pfizer Inc.

Pixelligent Technologies LLC

Plexus Education Foundation

Plexus LGBT and Allied Chamber of Commerce

Portland Area Business Association*

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PrideFest

The PrintingWorks

Pro-Tec Data, Inc.

Procter & Gamble

ProTrials Research, Inc. *

Prudential Financial, Inc.

Puma Spring Vineyards

Qualcomm Incorporated

Quorum

RAFI Architecture and Design*

Rainbow Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley

Ralph’s Regal Weddings

Ray Holley Communications*

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Replacements, Ltd. *

Restaurant Management Concepts

Reverberate! Marketing Communications, Inc.

Rising Tide Brewing Company*

RJR Photography

Robert H Stutz Jr CPA*

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Rotella & Hernandez, LLC

The Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce*

Sadek Bonahoom PLC

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

The San Francisco Giants

The Seattle Lesbian, LLC

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce*

Sempra Energy*

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Shingles Roofing LLC*

Sidetrack, Inc. *

Simon, Schindler & Sandberg LLP

Skellenger Bender, P.S.

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*

Sleeves Up Productions, LLC*

Sōw

Spectra Law PS

Spry Vision, Inc.

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

Staples, Inc.*

Starbucks Corporation

Starrtek LLC*

State Street Corporation

Steven Graves Insurance Agency*

Stonewall Behavioral Health

Stonewall Columbus

Stuffed Cakes, LLC*

Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Services Company, Inc.

SunDaily

Support.com, Inc.

Sweet Dixie Kitchen*

Symantec Corporation

Taber Food Services, Inc.

dba Hobee’s California Restaurants

The Tampa Bay Rays

Target Corporation

TD Bank, N.A.

TD Securities (USA) LLC

Tech Data Corporation*

TestTracks

Thinking Cap Communications & Design

Third Point LLC

Thomson Reuters*

Tiwary Entertainment Group LLC

TNT Promotions, LLC*

TOCA Events, LLC*

TravelOut, Inc.

Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria

Twitter, Inc.

206 Inc. *

UBS AG

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.

United Air Lines, Inc.

United Therapeutics Corporation

Uptown Physicians Group*

VCB Consulting & Accounting Services*

Verizon Communications Inc.

Viacom Inc.

Visa Inc.

VitaPerk*

VMware, Inc. *

W. M. Martin Advertising

W.W. Grainger, Inc.*

W/S Development Associates LLC*

Walsh Wellness Center*

The Walt Disney Company*

Wasserman Media Group

Wells Fargo & Company

Whey Natural! USA LLC

Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce

Witeck Communications, Inc.

The Workplace Equality Index

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation

Xerox Corporation

Xfund

YES DESIGN GROUP

Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority

Zausmer, Kaufman, August & Caldwell, P.C.

Zingerman’s Community of Businesses

ZoomSystems

Zynga Inc.

Peter Was NOT the 1st Pope

Peggy shared Illuminati Puppets Exposed's photo. 

Seriously, it's not THAT hard!

Keen April 22 at 12:25am

Vatican is Latin for Divine....

Peggy April 22 at 1:15am

If it's so "divine" then why is there an upside down cross right there behind the pope? If it's so "divine" then why are they preforming satanic rituals in the catacombs under the "Divine" / Vatican? This is an EVIL and ABOMINABLE, false religion.

Sarah April 22 at 2:18am

It used to not be a reference to Satanic ritual. It was a reference to how Peter was supposedly crucified upside down because he felt he was honorable to die the way Christ did. Peter is considered to be the first Pope because Christ said to him "Upon this rock I shall build my church".

Peggy April 22 at 12:01pm

They may tell people that the upside down cross refers to Peter being crucified upside down but that is a lie, it came straight out of the church of satan.

And the scripture that you quoted has been taken out of context and twisted. Here is the scripture in it’s context where you will clearly see that Jesus was talking about the truth of the revelation that Peter had that He, Jesus, was the Son of God. 

Matthew 16:13-20  (KJV)

13) When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

14) And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

15) HE SAITH UNTO THEM, BUT WHOM SAY YE THAT I AM?

16) AND SIMON PETER ANSWERED AND SAID, THOU ART THE CHRIST (Messiah), THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD.

17) And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: FOR FLESH AND BLOOD HATH NOT REVEALED IT UNTO THEE, BUT MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN.

18) And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, AND UPON THIS ROCK (this rock of truth) I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

19) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

20) Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

Simon – Definition

A. Peter = "a rock or stone"

B. Peter was one of the apostles

Barjona – Definition

1. Barjona = "son of Jonah"

A. the surname of the apostle Peter

Revealed – Definition

I. to uncover, lay open what has been veiled or covered up

A. disclose, make bare

II. to make known, make manifest, disclose what before was unknown

Rock - Definition
Strong's G4073 - petra

I. a rock, cliff or ledge

A. a projecting rock, crag, rocky ground

B. a rock, a large stone

C. metaph. a man like a rock, BY REASON OF HIS FIRMNESS AND                  STRENGTH OF SOUL

False Prophet (In Reference To The Pope)

Revelation 16:13 (KJV)

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

Revelation 19:20 (KJV)

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Revelation 20:10 (KJV)

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

False Prophets & Empty Oracles

Jeremiah 23:9-40 (KJV)

9) Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the Lord, and because of the words of his holiness.

10) For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.

11) For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord.

12) Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.

13) And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

14) I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness; they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.

15) Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.

16) Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.

17) They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.

18) For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?

19) Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.

20) The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.

21) I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

22) But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.

23) Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?

24) Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

25) I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.

26) How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;

27) Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.

28) The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.

29) Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

30) Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.

31) Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

32) Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.

33) And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the Lord? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the Lord.

34) And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house.

35) Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the Lord answered? and, What hath the Lord spoken?

36) And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God.

37) Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?

38) But since ye say, The burden of the Lord; therefore thus saith the Lord; Because ye say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord;

39) Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:

40) And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

Additional information:

If you TRULY want to learn more then I can’t do the work for you but here are two links to resources that can teach you. Don’t just accept the twisted traditions of man that were founded on a lie, learn for yourself.

https://www.chick.com/information/religions/catholicism/

https://www.chick.com/catalog/tractByKeyword.asp?Subject=Catholicism

1 Corinthians 15:33 – Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Be – g4105

I. to cause to stray, to lead astray, lead aside from the right way

A. to go astray, wander, roam about

II. metaph.

A. to lead away from the truth, to lead into error, to deceive

B. to be led into error

C. to be led aside from the path of virtue, to go astray, sin

D. to sever or fall away from the truth

1. of heretics

E. to be led away into error and sin

not – g3361  

I. no, not lest

deceived: – g4105

I. to cause to stray, to lead astray, lead aside from the right way

A. to go astray, wander, roam about

II. metaph.

A. to lead away from the truth, to lead into error, to deceive

B. to be led into error

C. to be led aside from the path of virtue, to go astray, sin

D. to sever or fall away from the truth

1. of heretics

E. to be led away into error and sin

 evil – g2556 

I. of a bad nature

A. not such as it ought to be

II. of a mode of thinking, feeling, acting

A. base, wrong, wicked

III. troublesome, injurious, pernicious, destructive, baneful

communications – g3657  

I. companionship, intercourse, communion

corrupt – g5351  

I. to corrupt, to destroy

A. in the opinion of the Jews, the temple was corrupted or "destroyed" when anyone defiled or in the slightest degree damaged anything in it, or if its guardians neglected their duties

B. to lead away a Christian church from that state of knowledge and holiness in which it ought to abide

C. to be destroyed, to perish

D. in an ethical sense, to corrupt, deprave

good – g5543  

I. fit, fit for use, useful

A. virtuous, good

II. manageable

A. mild, pleasant (as opp. to harsh, hard sharp, bitter)

B. of things: more pleasant, of people, kind, benevolent

manners. – g2239  

I. a customary abode, dwelling place, haunt, customary state

II. custom, usage, morals, character

Ephesians 5:11 – Reprove the unfruitful works of darkness.

What does it mean to “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather REPROVE THEM”? Find out in this word by word study of this scripture. 


Ephesians 5:11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather REPROVE THEM.

And – g2532
I. and, also, even, indeed, but


have – g4790
I. to become a partaker together with others, or to have fellowship with a thing


no – g3361   
I. no, not lest


fellowship – g4790 
I . to become a partaker together with others, or to have fellowship with a thing


with the unfruitful – g175   
I. metaph. without fruit, barren, not yielding what it ought to yield


works - g2041   
I. business, employment, that which any one is occupied
    A. that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking

II. any product whatever, anything accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind

III. an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasized in opp. to that which is less than work


of darkness, – g4655   
I. darkness
    A. of night darkness
    B. of darkened eyesight or blindness

II. metaph.
    A. of ignorance respecting divine things and human duties, and the accompanying       ungodliness and immorality, together with their consequent misery in hell

    B. persons in whom darkness becomes visible and holds sway


but - g1161
I. but, moreover, and, etc.


rather - g3123   
I. more, to a greater degree, rather
    A. much, by far
    B. rather, sooner
    C. more willingly, more readily, sooner


reprove them – g1651  
I. to convict, refute, confute (deny/disapprove)
    A. generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted
    B. by conviction to bring to the light, to expose

II. to find fault with, correct 
    A. by word 
          1) to reprehend severely, chide (scold/rebuke), admonish, reprove 
          2) to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation  

    B. to deed A. to chasten, to punish

Righteous Judgment

The Church, the Body of Christ, has a very warped understanding of the real meaning of judging righteously which is why the world is in the shape that it is in. The Christians, indeed the very people who have the power that raised Christ from the dead living inside of them, are commanded in scripture to “reprove sin” (Ephesians 5:11*) yet they refuse to do so. *See outline below.

            “Know ye not that we shall judge angels?” (1 Corinthians 6:3-5) If we have the right to judge angels then what gives us the idea that we are not allowed to call out the wolves that have so obviously invaded the church?!

            But sadly the “modern Christians” would rather accept their false teachings because they either have no understanding of what righteous judgment is, and they like having their ears tickled. On top of that they do not have the discernment needed to see past their slick words and smooth personalities. The church is so worried that it will offend someone that they refuse to speak out against sin and call sin sin! Apparently they have never heard the term “tough love!”

JUDGING AS CHRISTIANS

Matthew 7:15-20

15) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16) Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17) Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19) Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20) Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Matthew 12:33-37

33) Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

34) O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35) A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

36) But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37) For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Luke 6:43-45

43) For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

44) For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

45) A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

John 7:24

Judge not according to the appearance, BUT JUDGE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT.

Romans 12:1-2 (KJV)

1) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2) And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 16:17

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

–        Mark Them – You have to name them and let me people know what their false doctrine is.

–        You have to avoid that person and their teaching.

1 Corinthians 2:15

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

1 Corinthians 5:9-13

9) I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

10) Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

11) But now I have written unto you not to keep company, IF ANY MAN THAT IS CALLED A BROTHER (someone who claims to be a Christian) be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

12) For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?

13) But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

1 Corinthians 6:1-4

1) Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

2) Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

3) Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

4) If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

2 Corinthians 7:1 – mind and body

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Ephesians 5:3-9

3) But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

4) Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

5) For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

6) Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

7) Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

8) For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

9) (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

10) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

11) And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Philippians 1:9

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; (discernment)

Philippians 3:17-19

17) Brethren, be followers together of me, and Mark Them Which Walk So As Ye Have Us For An Ensample.

18) (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

19) Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

1 Thessalonians 4:1-4

1) Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

2) For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

3) For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

4) That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

1 Thessalonians 5:22 – Abstain from all appearance of evil.

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

6) Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

7) For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

8) Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

9) Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

10) For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

11) For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

12) Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

13) But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

14) And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

15) Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

1 Timothy 6:3-5

3) If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

4) He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

5) Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

2 John 8-11

8) Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

9) Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

10) IF THERE COME ANY UNTO YOU, AND BRING NOT THIS DOCTRINE, RECEIVE HIM NOT INTO YOUR HOUSE, NEITHER BID HIM GOD SPEED:

11) FOR HE THAT BIDDETH HIM GOD SPEED IS PARTAKER OF HIS EVIL DEEDS.

Ephesians 5:11 – Word Study

 Ephesians 5:11

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather REPROVE THEM.

And – g2532

I. and, also, even, indeed, but

have – g4790

I. to become a partaker together with others, or to have fellowship with a thing

no – g3361  

I. no, not lest

fellowship – g4790

I . to become a partaker together with others, or to have fellowship with a thing

with the unfruitful – g175  

I. metaph. without fruit, barren, not yielding what it ought to yield

works - g2041  

I. business, employment, that which any one is occupied

A. that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking

II. any product whatever, anything accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind

III. an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasized in opp. to that which is less than work

of darkness, – g4655  

I. darkness

A. of night darkness

B. of darkened eyesight or blindness

II. metaph.

A. of ignorance respecting divine things and human duties, and the accompanying ungodliness and immorality, together with their consequent misery in hell

B. persons in whom darkness becomes visible and holds sway

but - g1161

I. but, moreover, and, etc.

rather - g3123  

I. more, to a greater degree, rather

A. much, by far

B. rather, sooner

C. more willingly, more readily, sooner

reprove them – g1651 

I. to convict, refute, confute (deny/disapprove)

            A. generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted

            B. by conviction to bring to the light, to expose

II. to find fault with, correct

A. by word

1) to reprehend severely, chide (scold/rebuke), admonish, reprove

2) to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation 

B. to deed

C. to chasten, to punish

Isaiah 54:17 Word Study

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, “And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

No weapon – h3627  

I. article, vessel, implement, utensil

A. article, object (general)

B. utensil, implement, apparatus, vessel

1. implement (of hunting or war)

2. implement (of music)

3. implement, tool (of labour)

4, equipment, yoke (of oxen)

5. utensils, furniture

C. vessel, receptacle (general)

D. vessels (boats) of paper-reed

that is formed – h3335    

I. to form, fashion, frame

A. (Qal) to form, fashion

1. of human activity

2. of divine activity

a. of creation

i. of original creation

ii. of individuals at conception

iii. of Israel as a people

b. to frame, pre-ordain, plan (fig. of divine) purpose of a situation)

B. (Niphal) to be formed, be created

C. (Pual) to be predetermined, be pre-ordained

D. (Hophal) to be formed

against thee shall prosper; – h6743  

I. (Qal) to rush

II. to advance, prosper, make progress, succeed, be profitable

A. (Qal) to prosper

B. (Hiphil)

1. to make prosperous, bring to successful issue, cause to prosper

2. to show or experience prosperity, prosper

and every tongue – h3956

I. tongue

A. tongue (of men)

1. tongue (literal)

2. tongue (organ of speech)

B. language

C. tongue (of animals)

D. tongue (of fire)

E. wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)

that shall rise – h6965  

I. to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up

A. (Qal)

1. to arise

2. to arise (hostile sense)

3. to arise, become powerful

4. to arise, come on the scene

5. to stand

a. to maintain oneself

b. to be established, be confirmed

c. to stand, endure

d. to be fixed

e. to be valid

f. to be proven

g. to be fulfilled

h. to persist

i. to be set, be fixed

B. (Piel)

1. to fulfil

2. to confirm, ratify, establish, impose

C. (Polel) to raise up

D. (Hithpael) to raise oneself, rise up

E. (Hiphil)

1. to cause to arise, raise

2. to raise, set up, erect, build

3. to raise up, bring on the scene

4. to raise up, rouse, stir up, investigate

5. to raise up, constitute

6. to cause to stand, set, station, establish

7. to make binding

8. to carry out, give effect to

F. (Hophal) to be raised up

against thee in judgment – h4941 

I. judgment, justice, ordinance

A. judgment

1. act of deciding a case

2. place, court, seat of judgment

3. process, procedure, litigation (before judges)

4. case, cause (presented for judgment)

5. sentence, decision (of judgment)

6. execution (of judgment)

7. time (of judgment)

B.  justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)

ordinance

C. decision (in law)

D. right, privilege, due (legal)

E. proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

thou shalt condemn. – h7561  

I. to be wicked, act wickedly

A. (Qal)

1. to be wicked, act wickedly

2. to be guilty, be condemned

B. (Hiphil)

1. to condemn as guilty (in civil relations)

2. to condemn as guilty (in ethical or religious relations)

3. to act wickedly (in ethics and religion)

This is the heritage – h5159  

I. possession, property, inheritance, heritage

A. property

B. portion, share

C. inheritance, portion

of the servants – h5650  

I. slave, servant

A. slave, servant, man-servant

B. subjects

C. servants, worshippers (of God)

D. servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc)

E. servant (of Israel)

F. servant (as form of address between equals)

of the LORD, – h3068 

I. Jehovah = "the existing One"

A. the proper name of the one true God

1. unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of 0136

and their righteousness – h6666 

I. justice, righteousness

A. righteousness (in government)

1. of judge, ruler, king

2. of law

3. of Davidic king Messiah

B. righteousness (of God's attribute)

C. righteousness (in a case or cause)

D. righteousness, truthfulness

E. righteousness (as ethically right)

F. righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation

1. of God

2. prosperity (of people)

G. righteous acts

is of me, saith – h5002  

I. (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet)

A. utterance, declaration, revelation (of prophet in ecstatic state)

B. utterance, declaration (elsewhere always preceding divine name)

the LORD. – h3068

I. Jehovah = "the existing One"

A. the proper name of the one true God

1. unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of 0136