What was wrong with this question? I asked the Christians here if ppl have ever judged?

Question

them and it hurt their witness/testimony (for whatever reason)?

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses preach a message of "good news", and leave all judging for Jehovah and Jesus to perform "on the last day".

(Acts 10:36,42) Declare to them the good news of peace through Jesus Christ: this One is Lord of all others. ...this is the One decreed by God to be judge of the living and the dead

(John 11:23-25) Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise.” 24 Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her: “I am the resurrection and the life.

(John 12:48-49) The word that I [Jesus] have spoken is what will judge [a person] in the last day; 49 because I have not spoken out of my own impulse, but the Father himself who sent me has given me a commandment

(John 8:16) if I do judge, my judgment is truthful, because I am not alone, but the Father who sent me is with me

(Matthew 12:36) They will render an account concerning it on Judgment Day

(John 5:22,27-30) [The Father] has committed all the judging to the Son... 27 And he has given him authority to do judging, because Son of man he is. 28 Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out... I judge; and the judgment that I render is righteous, because I seek, not my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

(Acts 17:30-31) God has overlooked the times of such ignorance, yet now he is telling mankind that they should all everywhere repent. 31 Because he has set a day in which he purposes to judge the inhabited earth in righteousness by a man [Jesus] whom he has appointed


In addition, Jehovah's Witnesses are quite famous for teaching that "hell" does not exist as Christendom has taught it; God has *NOT* arranged for any such place of fiery torment for sinners in some netherworld. The original Hebrew and Greek words most commonly translated as "hell" actually refer to the common grave of mankind; the Scriptures point forward to a time after Armageddon when humans will live forever and death and "hell" are themselves destroyed.

(Ecclesiastes 9:5) For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all

(Ecclesiastes 9:10) there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol ["hell"]

(Revelation 20:14) And death and Hades ["hell"] were hurled into the lake of fire

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20000622/article_03.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20041201/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20020715/article_02.htm

Answer 2

Judgement doesn't do much to help one, especially in trying to live their faith. One of the worst experiences is if you're a Catholic and you have a friend who is an atheist, and you're trying to clear up all these misconceptions the friend has about Christ and Christianity in general and you're sitting at Denny's enjoying some coffee and a slice of peanut-butter-cup pie...and suddenly

"Hi, my name's Blake and I couldn't help but over hear you're Catholic. Did you know that Catholics are following a false prophet and are all condemned unless you reject the Pope and the pedophile priests and...."

and suffice it to say that Blake (I actually don't remember his name, just his goofy mustache), having never met me, nor known anything about me, judged me, my beliefs, my life, and shot down every good thing I had tried to build up with my atheist friend, who asked "If you all follow the same god, why do you fight so much?"

So be careful how you judge. I went to college in the Bible Belt and was confronted constantly by evangelical Christians. I still am from time to time. They're not bad people, but all of those who say "Jesus only is the way, the truth, and the light" need to remember that the point of evangelization is to express Christ, not themselves, as being correct.

In all honesty, the best witnessing I've ever done (Catholics don't call it that - we say evangelizing; don't ask why, we're two different cultures) has been a ministry of good works. I'm not saying works get you into Heaven - they don't and that's not their point. Works are for others, to show the love of Christ through you to them. People see you're not selfish, you're not angry or veangeful or deceitful or lusty or over-ambitious or any of a number of things, but rather humble and giving and they ask why and come to find it's because of an imitation of Christ.

Just my two cents. Thanks for asking. Judge not lest ye be judged.

V

Answer 3

As a Christian, my life is part of my testimony of Lord Jesus. When I fail, my failures are often perceived by others as a reflection on Him. It makes me sad, because I know I'm the one who messed up, not Jesus. Although I strive to live a life pleasing to God, I am human and have my human frailties and failures. Thankfully God forgives me these - I would ask that everyone else look to God, not to me - I'm just human and I will fail.

Answer 4

I don't see anything wrong, I don't understand the question, but it doesn't seem insultful or hurtful.

Answer 5

go figure....