a question for some Christians?

Question

What gives you the right to judge anyone? I consider myself a christian, but do not judge anyone by the way they live their lives, (i.e. homosexual), or by the color of their skin or what country they come from. Why do so many feel they have the right to judge a black single mother, or a young hispanic family trying to make a new start. is it not in the bible ? Judge not lest ye be judged? or he who hath not sinned cast the first stone?

Answer 1

I am agnostic, and I do not judge anyone, because of the simple fact that I dont want to be judged. I think its wrong to look at a person without knowing them and just assume the type of person they are. I feel that how I live my life, I tend to be more christian than most christians I know.
Now I do know some christians do not judge, they are just nice people wanting to help others, like my mom.
But then I know people who are not.
I mean if I see a single mom with a slew of kids, am I to assume its because she just cant keep her legs shut, or is it something else, say her husband died, or left her, or maybe she was in an abusive relationship and had to leave.
as for mexicans, or hispanics, i do not assume that someone not speaking english is illegal, and that they refuse to learn english, I am mexican and the problem is a lot of them are ashamed of their accents, they do not pronounce the words correctly and the english speakers get upset with them cuz they cant understand them.
as for homosexuals, well they are people and deserve respect just like i would want. I think thats in the bible, do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Answer 2

I am sorry if you felt you have been judge wrongly. Not everyone that calls themselves a christian acts like they should. People are not to judge someone hypocritically. By the way, the Bible does say that homosexuals will not go to Heaven - somewhere in Galatians, I am not good at remembering verse numbers, but that is not the only place. The largest problem is people that have not read the Bible, misrepresenting it. By the way, I am in no way saying that I am perfect, I am a mischievous person but try do not cause harm to others.

Correction - Its in Romans 1 & 1 Corinthians, Galatians has a totally different list of sins that people don't want to except

Answer 3

I try not and judge but everyone does it, whether you will admit it or not. I don't judge unless I have a reason, as I don't judge a black single mom but I will judge her if she has 6 or more kids, never been married and is taking from the government. I am also not going to judge the Hispanic family unless they are illegal aliens, I know people who have worked to be hard to be in this country and I don't think its fair to them when all these illegals are coming over here.

Answer 4

A messianic Jew is a Jew that believes that Jesus is the Messiah. Christians and Messianic Jews believe that Jesus is the Messiah. They are Jews. The point of view of the anti Messianice Jews is best summed up by Mark JPAS when he said "it is acceptable to blend some degree of foreign spiritual elements with Judaism. The one exception is Christianity, which is perceived to be incompatible with any form of Jewishness. This is the double standard that is applied to Christianity even though Jesus is considered the Jewish Messiah in Christianity. Messianic Jews are looked at with even greater disdain. Why? its a cover for there own deviations from Judaism. Some Jews need to maintain a connection to Jewish family because they have deviated so much from traditional Judaism that many Orthodox question their Jewishness. They need find some way to distract attention because of there deviation from the Torah. This is done by pointing their finger at others to direct attention away from their own actions. You can't give yourself a title and expect that it makes you something. This is the argument that has been used against Jews that decide that Jesus is the Messiah. We are told that the mere belief of a different nature of God immediately invalidated a Jews Jewishness. At the same time Jews that become atheists, pantheists or stop practicing any element of their religion we are told are still Jews. They say that you can believe in anything but Jesus. Jews call conversion "joining the tribe". Things that would never fly in Orthodox or for that matter Messianic Judaism can be found in the Reform and Reconstructionist movements. A good example of this is a previous question asked here. The person asking worshiped the God Ferris but did not believe in him or the Jewish God. The focus of the question was" ...would you PERSONALLY feel comfortable welcoming me not just as a fellow congregant at your Synagogue, but as a member of the Tribe?" (so he was clearly asking about converting to Judaism). The response was "Reform Judaism covers a wide swath of beliefs and practices and I am sure you will be wholly accepted. ... I personally would accept you whole heartily as a fellow Jew." So some Jews will accept all kinds of deviations from the Torah but not belief in "Jesus". Let's not forget the Reform movement wanted to change the sabbath to Sunday to be more like Christianity. Most Messianic Jews are Torah observant yet you can become an atheist, stop practicing their faith, become a Buddhist, join a Unitarian Church and still be a Jew in the eyes of Reform/Reconstructionist Jews. Most Orthodox when asked about other Jews will say they don't know what non Orthodox Jews are. The same applies to the other sects. Speaking of sects Jews will tell you there are no sects but its not true. Rabbinical Jews follow an understanding of their faith that was established 1,900 years ago. They have their own canon of Scripture. There are also non Rabbinical Jews such as the Ethiopian Jews that follows the pattern of the Christian Old Testament and they have many additional books that they consider to be scripture. A group called the Karaites is the opposite of the Ethiopian and only believe in the 5 Books of Moses. Rabbinical Jews call Karaites "a sect of Judaism". You can goggle it and see for yourself. Don't let anyone tell you that there are no sects in Judaism. They say the the teachings of Jesus are very different from Judaism. They also claim that Jesus taught nothing new from the rabbis before him. Then they we tell you that there were no rabbis until a hundred years after the time of Jesus. Its all about winning the argument to them not about what's true. The problem is not differences but similarities. You should know ALL the writers of the Christian Bible were Jews but one. Much of our Scriptures are shared. The vast majority of early believers in Jesus were Jews. So when you hear the exact opposite you need to keep that in mind. A Jew can believe in Jesus and still be a Jew. Edit: those that make personal accusations should include links or shut up.

Answer 5

I don't.

Not to sound boastful, because I know I am as weak as the next, but that's my biggest strength as a Christian. That bible story about the adulterous woman is what inspires me not to judge. Jesus told the others to not judge her unless they are without sin. I'm not, try as I might, so I don't judge.

I don't agree with a lot of things in this world, but I have a choice in how I react to them, and I choose grace and compassion.

Answer 6

I do believe in Christ but to be a true Christian means to live Christlike and I know that I don't. I don't try to judge people but sometimes we all do it. I don't go to church, only for funerals and weddings and things of that sort because I'm not a hypocrite and choose not to worship with them either. I talk to God on my own time and every day I might add. Religious people are so self-righteous sometimes. That's why I won't have anything to do with my parents Jehovah's Witness friends because they judge people who don't believe what they believe and down you if you stop attending the Kingdom Hall.

Answer 7

I'm Christian and I try my hardest not to judge. But it is human nature. But Jesus said (sorry if quoted wrong) he without sin throw the first stone at her. Meaning EVERYONE has sin and falling short of the Glory of God. And no sin is Greater than the Other b/c a sin, is a sin, is a sin. So to judge someone your really judging yourself in my opinion. But we shouldn't b/c no one is perfect and everyone has skeletons in the closets!

Answer 8

Judging is, as you showed, throwing the first stone. However, the Bible is very clear as to what is sinful behavior and what is not.

Regarding Homosexuality, in Romans 1, Paul makes it very clear as to what God's opinion is about it.

It is not for me to say what sin you have in your life, but if you ask me about where to find a listing of sins, it is not wrong for me to send you to God's word.

Is it judgement? No, that is only for God.

Answer 9

As far as I'm concerned...I'll worry about me and you worry about you!
I have NO problem with what anyone does as long as they can handle whatever it is they get themselves into.
I have a problem with women who are irresponsible and have multiple kids that can not afford and then expect the government to pay for them.
And, likewise, if I start living irresponsibly then I deserve to be judged as well.

Answer 10

I don't consider myself to be of any particular denomination, but have faith. My beliefs are most closely related to Christianity, though.

I wonder the same thing every day. It baffles me how ignorant people are. I choose not to associate myself with specific denominations partially based on the actions of the so-called believers of these faiths.

EDIT in response to izzib...Catholicism is a form of Christianity, so no, you're not so different.