How should we judge?

Question

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Answer 1

Should We Never Judge?


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"Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment"; and "You have rightly judged."; and "Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?"; and "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves". (Jesus' Words in John 7:24; Luke 7:43, 12:57 and Matt. 23:15)



There is an extremely serious error that is being believed by the vast majority of people caught up in christian religion. This error is literally making those folks unwilling and unable to discern truth. And what is this error? It is believing that all "judgment" is wrong. If this is true, then what is to be made of Jesus' Words above? In the verses above, Jesus clearly commands people to judge, commends people for judging, and judges himself.

The key point to understand is that not all judgment is wrong, just various types of judgment. The types of judgment that are wrong according to Jesus are condemnation, as well as hypocritical and self-righteous judgment. On the other hand, right judgment is commended by Jesus as we see above. Right judgment includes the judging of truth versus falsehood. The sincere, serious and sober judgment of our own sins, as well as the gentle, and compassionate judgment and correction of other's beliefs or sins.

http://www.jesusfamilies.org/Articles/Judging.htm

Answer 2

The just man is first judge of himself. Get rid of the log in your eye that you may see to remove the speck in another's eye. Whatever measure you measure by it will be measured to you. There are some matters on which righteousness demands we make a judgement. For instance on abortion. Either we could do nothing and let someone make the biggest mistake of their lives, or we could make a judgement and do our best to prevent. If we knew someone were going to do such a thing.

We are our brother's keepers.
- LOVE your nieghbor as yourself.
Amen.

Answer 3

"Stop judging, that you may not be judged."
(Matthew 7:1)

Why then do you judge your brother?
Or you, why do you look down on your brother?
For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God.
(Romans 14:10)

With love in Christ.