"If you judge others you will find no reason to love them",?

Question

I borrowed this quote that "Charlene" posted to one of my questions.

I think this it is very profound.

Is this possibly why in John 8 and Matthew 7 that we are specifically told not to judge others?

Do you think that many churches/Christians today are more concerned with showing people the backhand of God's judgement, than the face of God's love?

Could societies ills be based on the lack of love from others...be it from parents, or the rest of the world....and could this lack of love be because we find it easier to judge?

Your thoughts?

Answer 1

Human pride omits love by it`s very selfish nature, Hitler believed that the German race was pure and above all other`s (Ayrianism) and Stalin behaved like a diety because of egotistical pride, so I guess that were love is there is God also and where love is absent there you will find Satan and his hoardes.

Answer 2

NO!!!

Love comes from the heart and Judgement comes from selflessness and intellect to decide what is wrong and what is right in the Social aspect where there is no margin for any personal benefit or self-centeredness.

Question is that who do you judge and on what account? A thief cannot be the judge for another thief.

Secondly, can you,or do you, have the aptitude or capacity to judge someone with full honesty and impartiality without any prejudices?

A killer may have saved you from getting killed in an accident because he had not been paid for to kill you. But what about the other 10 people that he had killed for money????

You can love him because he saved your life.

Can you pardon him for the 10 murders that he has performed, deliberately, for his financial gain?

When you love, its your personal matter. But when you judge it becomes a social matter which concerns not only the one who is being judged but also the people who are associated with him/her as well as the people associated with you.

Moral of the story: YOU NEED TO BE TRUE TO YOURSELF AND FIRMLY BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

Only then your love and judgement will be justified.

Answer 3

Being judgemental is something I feel is engrained in our society, we learn it young and use it to find where our place is in life. Being this way is helpful, but harmful if misused. I feel the backhand judgement you speak of is important, because it helps teach others what they may be doing wrong, and their consequences. Since most people go to church to better their lives, I feel a focus on love is necessary, but anyone who has put anything they have learned from the Bible into use, they know God's love by how their life changes for the better. I can't explain how, you just have to experience it. Sorry, but in the same light, explain eating your fav. food, especially when only you may like that food. Hard to do when others don't share your same likes and dislikes. I feel a basic run-down of the rules of God is important, since most come to church to know what is right.

Answer 4

The greatest love we can have towards ourselves
is to judge our own wrongs and how they can be
solved in Jesus. We will all be judged.
Do not judge is not the greatest command.
The greatest command is to love God and the
second greatest is to love others.
If we love God, we will judge wisely.
Judge does not equal hate.
Judgement can be done with perfect love and
then it will be for a good purpose.
The Bible speaks against hypocracy only.
It is the idea of judging ourself first before
judging others and judging correctly WITH
love and compassion - correcting wrong
as necissarly. This generation is SO
obsessed with not being judgemental that
it "throws the baby out with the bath water"
on this subject!
It is being used only as an excuse to
give the "right" to do what they/you/I want to do
instead of what is right to do!

Answer 5

That's a very nice saying. I think I'll use it at work.

Answer 6

ok kool i like that quote

Answer 7

Nonsense.

Substitute "evaluate" every place you see "judge" and you'll see exactly why.

Answer 8

ok