Does Christ allow you to stand in Judgement of others?

Question

Is it alright to judge others as a Christian? Who gave so-called Christians (in this forum) the right to make others fell they are less than them? Where does it say in The Holy Bible you get to do that to other human beings?

It is a pitiful thing to see, and truly confirms what is said in the Qur'an about those who profess to believe, but in actuality do not.

You're not bothering me, but there may be others on here who may actually believe what you say. And that is a dangerous thing.

It seems that for a lot of people, the whole "witnessing" thing is less about Christ, and more about your own ego and agenda.

Who's the extremist now...?

Answer 1

I agree with you. There is too much judgement going on and not enough love and compassion.

Jesus taught so many wonderful things that are soon forgotten when ego gets involved. I do beleive we are all sinners, and we do make mistakes, but I do think that when it comes to preaching the Word of God there is a line to stop at. You can express your Christian opinion, and debate. But it is wrong to make fun of people. I've seen this from ALL sides of the debate table.
Everybody has the right to express their own opinion, and beleive in whatever they want, thats why we have free will.

I would love to see this group calm down a bit and see some more love and peace in here!♥

Answer 2

Please don't lump all Christians together! We are all unique people with different experiences, talents, and emotions. We are all on different levels of our faith journey. Some will lack tact, some will be eloquent. Some will be too judgmental, others non judgmental enough. Some will speak truth, others opinion. Some need an ego stroke, others don't. In other words, we are all people first - just like every single other person using this site! Just because we profess belief in Christ and try to live our lives for Him doesn't make us any smarter or any better. The people you are referring to are just like every other Yahoo Answers user! Sometimes we all miss the mark in the way we answer a question and some people do it frequently. Let us not judge them either...

God loves every one of us... no matter what we believe or what our agendas are or how much we judge or how much we miss the mark. God loves us.

I hope this answer doesn't miss the mark too much and portrays the right message.

Thank you for your time and may you be wholly blessed!

Answer 3

Here is the big thing. When Christ said, "Don't judge lest you be judge." He was talking about if that person was going to Heaven or Hell. You can judge peoples actions but the bible warns "However harsh you are the Lord will be on you"(that is the round about). Actually Discernment is a gift of the Spirit. Discernment is telling good from evil. We can discern people's actions and say if they are right or wrong but we may not judge, say they are going to Heaven or Hell.

Answer 4

I believe we are to judge those inside the Body of Christ, but not condemn them. We judge so that we can better encourage them to go in the right direction instead of the wrong one, and to help them to stop sinning. We are not to help them enable their sin, but know that they are struggling.

Outside the Body, I think we are have no authority to judge anyone. But we have the responsibility to share with them the gospel. We cannot judge those outside of Christ because they do not hold the same "plumb line" as we do; they do not measure themselves to Christ as we do.

Either way, I think the basis is not to condemn people because of their sin and do not allow their sin to become a stumbling block for you (don't let it make you angry or say hurtful things), but judge believers by measuring them to Christ so you can better encourage and truly love them.

We do not have the right to make others feel "less than" us at all. We are all sinners alike, Christian and non-Christian. But the point is that there is a way for you to find freeing, humbling, and fufilling forgiveness in your life, and that is through Jesus Christ.

Answer 5

A first reading of Matthew 7:1, "Do not judge, so that you may not be judged" (NRSV), gives the impression that our Lord is speaking against all criticism, yet we are told elsewhere in Scripture to Try the spirits," to "prove all things," and to "beware of false prophets." Surely this means that we are to use our critical powers of judgment to evaluate the performance of others. We can't tell who the false prophets are if we don't use our critical powers of judgment to decide what is true and what is false.

There is a significant difference between spiritual discernment and spiteful judging. We are to use discernment; we are to distinguish between the false and the true; but we are not to condemn others with a harsh and fault-finding spirit. We are not to be quick to blame others for trifling offenses. We must not destroy people by putting the worst construction on their motives, and by being supercritical of their trifling mistakes.

The message of Scripture is that we are to "judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). We are to cultivate the act of spiritual discernment (1 Corinthians 2:15). Jesus commended a Pharisee named Simon by saying, "You have judged rightly" (Luke 7:43). Spiritual maturity demands that we test values and weigh propositions and exercise sensible discretion.

Don't lose sleep over the fact that you have been discerning (judging) between the true and false, but always guard against a harsh, fault-finding, and bitter spirit.

Answer 6

You aren't supposed to judge, but sadly a lot of people do. And they are Christian. Somehow it becomes more of a contest then what it is supposed to be. Also, there are so many different denominations that don't focus on the correct things. They interpret the Bible to mean things that it shouldn't.

It is pretty sad.

Answer 7

God teaches us that he alone is the judge of mankind. We will all stand before him to give an account of ourselves. The Apostle Paul taught that it is foolishness to judge the world. They neither understand or believe our ways and we have no place to judge them. However, Paul did urge us to hold ourselves in judgement. We who follow the way know the truth and have no excuse. When a brother or sister falls, they should be judged with love and compassion so that they may repent their sin and be encouraged to live in holiness.

Answer 8

No, it is not alright ot judge anyone else. If they are a threat to you or have sinned against you, if is suggested that you approach them alone to present the sin and a chance for them to repent for their sin toward you or others.
But, we may not judge others who are different or act different than we do. The scripture is very clear about judging others,
Matthew 7:1.
It is always important to help others who need to get back on track, but not alright for us to gossip about them when they are away.
Under all circumstances, stay on good terms with everyone.

Answer 9

I am sorry to hear about your unfortunate brush with Christians. I apologise on their behalf.

The Bible does teaches us not to judge. Unfortunately. when a person becomes a Christian he/she does not become perfect instantly. The world does not realise that and expects a Christian to behave perfectly. But a lot of people has been transformed by Christianity. I think that it would be more accurate to Say that they have met with Jesus.

Do not look at us- we are still trying to get it right. Won't be perfect until we get to heaven. look to Jesus the author and perfecter of our lives. look at Jesus and examine his life and teaching. Then decide for yourself if He is worth following.

Answer 10

No one should ever judge anyone, but sadly we do because we are imperfect beings with faults.

It's even worse if someone professes to be of a specific faith, and then uses that faith as a means of condemning others. That is just so wrong in so many ways, that I can even begin to explain why.