Why do christians judge other christians?

Question

I see a lot of this going on.

Answer 1

self-righteousness.

Answer 2

Your being a Christian does not make you into a perfect being. The Bible tells us that we must not judge others, Matthew 7:1-5, and that only GOD is good, Matthew 19:17.

But Christian practice is replete with deviations from the Bible. The two most serious are: Ignoring the New Covenant and replacing the condition for one to be born again with 'give your life to Christ'.

I don't know how you see it; but there is no virtue in lying or misleading others or being timid to speak the truth. According to Jesus Christ, it is the knowledge of truth that guarantees freedom. I hope anyway that your idea is not that no matter what we do, we are right and justified and the truth must remain covered in the spirit of solidarity. GOD cannot be deceived anyway.

Answer 3

Christians aren't supreme beings, they make mistakes. I am a Christian and I know judge not lest ye be judged. But I do it sometimes. It is human nature to try to compare your righteouness to anothers. It's a daily struggle. When you see a christian judging another person, let alone a Christian, you should pray that God would allow you to be a greater example so that you can be the one to break the mold. That's what I do. It's hard though. Pray for us all.

Answer 4

I think it's because of insecurities in their own beliefs and a refusal to recognize the individuality there is in Christ. We are not all at the same place at the same time. There is no such thing as cookie cutter Christianity. Some become offended at someones view and they try to fix them in a very condemning, judgmental fashion. Using the Bible and God as a weapon to bash the trth into them. After all we are supposed to all be on the same side. Getting attacked by a brother or sister In Christ is very painful and wrong. I believe the only commandment Christ left with us before He ascended to heaven was to LOVE one another. We seemed to have disobeyed ever since. Christianity is in a sad state. I hope we can turn it around. In my own experience there is a LOT of error being taught and disguized as Christianity in an effort to control people. Not at all what it was meant to do.

Answer 5

judge - noun
1. a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice.
2. a person appointed to decide in any competition, contest, or matter at issue; authorized arbiter: the judges of a beauty contest.
3. a person qualified to pass a critical judgment: a good judge of horses.
4. an administrative head of Israel in the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul.
5. (esp. in rural areas) a county official with supervisory duties, often employed part-time or on an honorary basis.
–verb (used with object) 6. to pass legal judgment on; pass sentence on (a person): The court judged him guilty.
7. to hear evidence or legal arguments in (a case) in order to pass judgment; adjudicate; try: The Supreme Court is judging that case.
8. to form a judgment or opinion of; decide upon critically: You can't judge a book by its cover.
9. to decide or settle authoritatively; adjudge: The censor judged the book obscene and forbade its sale.
10. to infer, think, or hold as an opinion; conclude about or assess: He judged her to be correct.
11. to make a careful guess about; estimate: We judged the distance to be about four miles.
12. (of the ancient Hebrew judges) to govern.
–verb (used without object) 13. to act as a judge; pass judgment: No one would judge between us.
14. to form an opinion or estimate: I have heard the evidence and will judge accordingly.
15. to make a mental judgment.


As you can see, "judge" can mean a lot of different things, from "discerning" right and wrong (which Christians should do) to "condemning" or sentencing punishment for guilt (which Christians should not do). This is not, of course, to say we shouldn't uphold the legal system, which exists specifically to judge wrongdoing.

As for "judging" other Christians, tackle this verse, 1 Corinthians 5:12:

"What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?"

A good starting point, I think, is to say that Christians should judge actions, not people.

Answer 6

My opinion:That is just some people's weakness and sometimes people really feel in their heart that as long as they pray for the person or say what they think in love, then it's not judging.

Answer 7

Because they generalize and think all non-Christians are going to hell, they get bored thinking they are better then the other Christians that are going to hell. I guess when they say don't throw stones, I guess that is what they mean.

Answer 8

You expect christians to be super human or something?

I guess you've another think coming.

Of course your scriptrues warn you not to judge but christians are still human. very much so.

Answer 9

Why do any people judge any othere people

Answer 10

because one type of Christian claims to be one but does nothing to act like one, thus are being false witness and make it harder for the other Christians who are trying to do God's will. so pretty much, they are screwing up the whole command/demand/plan/ idea...

Answer 11

You meant, why people judge people? It's the truth; we do all the time because we're sinners. No one is perfect.