Question for Christians?

Question

Jesus Christ will decide our faith based on our acts in life. He said “Do not judge”. So why the Christian Church and the followers are so judgmental? They should rest assured that no sinner will get away when Last Judgment Day comes.

And by now means I am generalizing all Christians…

Answer 1

The Christian Church's teachings are no longer reflective of the teachings of Jesus. They have become about maintaining power and control over people through the use of fear, intimidation and hate. Now, does this sound like anything Jesus taught? During the taking of Jersusalem during the Crusades, 30,000 men, women and children who were Jewish, Muslim and Christian were slaughtered as the Crusader army took the city...in the name of Jesus Christ...Does this sound like the teaching of Jesus? People such as Constantine, Boniface, and others have changed the face of Christianity too the point that there is so much hatred and mistrust for those that are "not Christian" and the intolerance that brings has caused so much devastation throughtout the world. The need to be in power, to have control, to be "the only true religion of God" has caused so much death and suffering, not only by Christianity, but also by Judaism and Islam. The simple fact is that all of the world's religions have the same basic beliefs at their foundation but have chosen to emphasize the differences to polarize people and in doing so gain control over them. Trust your inner connection to the Divine...experience it, share it, but do not push it on others. Let their experience of the Divine be just that...theirs. God in purest form is Love.

Answer 2

I have a slightly different take than that discussed by some of the other Christians.

That verse says that Christians are NOT supposed to judge a person's salvation. In other words, Christians should NOT judge non-Christians. A person that doesn't claim to know Christ is subject only to the judgement of God (and the law of the land)...it is NOT my place to judge that person's behavior OR to try to hold that person to my own Christian standards. Only God knows what is in the heart of another person.

On the other hand, I think the bible DOES command Christians to judge other Christians. Judge NOT in the sense of condemnation, but judge in terms of assessment of whether a person is representing Christ to the world. In 1 Cor. 5, Paul makes it clear that Christians should not associate with other Christians that engage in immoral acts...this is a form of judging! Several other verses in the bible make it clear that we need to be careful about who we call friend and that we should "judge a tree by the fruit it bears".

As for why so many Christians are so judgmental, simple, human nature is to judge. We all have a little barometer in our brains that constantly assesses whether something is "right" or "wrong" so judging comes naturally. It is a struggle to learn and accept that we should focus on ourselves and our relationship with Christ and leave the rest of the world to him!

Answer 3

well... i normally don't answer questions like this because i'm christian, and i also total despise the fact most people GROUP all Christian in to one big messie group. Just so you know Jesus Christ doesn't just decide our faith based on our act in life, its actualy a little more than that. I belief to go to heaven when you die your life on Earth should have been to know God and Jesus Christ as you Savior and to have Faith that he will guide you if you let him. The only way i can explain it to you is that everything is about FAITH and being able to trust in the unseen and unknown anout Jesus and to answer your question about "Christians and the churches" that are so judge mental, i don't really have a answer for that other than simpaly the people like that are not acting Christlike and it does no good to judge other, it just pushed nonbelievers further awayto see Christains act like that. now im not saying i don't sin, i sin as much as very other person on Earth because i'm human because i truly believe ( there is know sin greater than any another) and if i live my life that why how could i judge anyone.! do you see what i mean? God will forgive you of any sin as long as you truly ask for forgivness and honestly want to be better. So on judgment Day i know i will have to answer for all the sins i have cometted and know that He loves me and forgives me. i hope i could answer your questions and i hope now you wont group all so called Christains to gether because as a christian i can tell you that just because someone goes to church and says thay are a Christian doesnt mean they are or that they will go to heaven. again i hope i could help with your question. -thanks-

Answer 4

I think what you call people being judgmental coming form most Christians. In reality they are showing concern and you are unhappy with what you are hearing from them. Christians do not judge they love there neighbor and want salvation for everyone. As Catholics we believe in the communion of saints. That all people need eachother and rejoice when we gain salvation.al,
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ.
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.
Now the body is not a single part, but many.
If a foot should say, "Because I am not a hand I do not belong to the body," it does not for this reason belong any less to the body.
Or if an ear should say, "Because I am not an eye I do not belong to the body," it does not for this reason belong any less to the body.
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?
But as it is, God placed the parts, each one of them, in the body as he intended.
If they were all one part, where would the body be?
But as it is, there are many parts, yet one body.
The eye cannot say to the hand, "I do not need you," nor again the head to the feet, "I do not need you."
Indeed, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are all the more necessary,
and those parts of the body that we consider less honorable we surround with greater honor, and our less presentable parts are treated with greater propriety,
whereas our more presentable parts do not need this. But God has so constructed the body as to give greater honor to a part that is without it,
so that there may be no division in the body, but that the parts may have the same concern for one another.
If (one) part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy.
Now you are Christ's body, and individually parts of it

Answer 5

It seems that whenever one person confronts another person over an issue, the statement "Do not judge!" comes up. Christians are often accused of "judging" in contradiction to what the Bible says whenever they speak out against a sinful activity. However, that is not the meaning of the Scripture verses which state, "Do not judge." When Jesus told us not to judge (Matthew 7:1), He was telling us not to judge hypocritically. Matthew 7:2-5 declares, "For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."

In Matthew 7:2-5, Jesus warns against judging someone else for their sin when you yourself are sinning even worse. That is the kind of judging Jesus commanded us not to do. If a believer sees another believer sinning, it is their Christian duty to lovingly and respectfully confront the person with their sin (Matthew 18:15-17). This is not judging, but rather pointing out the truth in hope of bringing repentance in the other person (James 5:20). We are to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15). We are to proclaim what God's Word says about sin. 2 Timothy 4:2 instructs us, "Preach the Word ; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage — with great patience and careful instruction." We are to "judge" sin, but always with the goal of presenting the solution for sin and its consequences - the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:6).

Recommended Resource: Hard Sayings of the Bible by Kaiser, Davids, & Brauch.

Answer 6

Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment. Jesus said that in John 7:24

We're not supposed to judge people, but their fruit.

The Word says "You will know them by their fruits"

You're right when u say the church shouldn't be so judgmental. The Word also says" And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye' and look, a plank is in your own eye? "Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." Matthew 7:3~5

Answer 7

I have noticed alot of people calling themselves christians and they don;t even go to church, alot of people wear crosses and they are in gangs, so just because they wear a cross, or profess they are christians...does not mean they are, that being said, you would have to see if the person is really living a christian lifestyle, but then if they weren't you would call the person a hypricrit, so anyways...maybe you would like the mormons, they are fakers to the core, they look good and put on a happy face, but behind closed doors they are truelly themsleves and you never see them for who they really are, but they can make what they claim to be christianity, look good, would you rather see a fake christian or a true christian??? You would you rather have us christians pull the wool over your eyes or be real? so who is judging who?

Answer 8

There is a difference between judging and speaking out against that which is wrong. Jesus Himself told the prostitute at the well that what she was doing was wrong. But, He did not say "you are going to hell," He said " go and sin no more."

Answer 9

Well here is my take on that. In 2000 the late Pope John Paul II said all who live a just life will be accepted into the kingdom of heaven, even if they do not believe in jesus.

Although I am an Atheist/Secular Humanist; I will have to say that the pope would be more knowledgeable in this matter than your average church goer.

Just my opinion.

Answer 10

Sometimes our love for the truth can be misconstrued as judgment. When we try to point out to people that we are all sinners and in need of the Savior.....they take that as an insult.

But they will never fully understand that we are simply trying to divert them from the ultimate judgment that is coming......the judgment of God