Have we as Christians the right to judge anybody else according to their conduct.?

Question

Can we look for instance at other believers and say "did you see what so and so did, and they call themselves Christians?"

Read 1 Corinthians 5:9-13.
This judging is not for the people in the world (not a Christian) but to a person that calls him/herself a brother/sister.

Answer 1

Yes. Christians are supposed to judge other Christians.

1 Cor 5:12 "For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? 13 But those who are outside, God judges. REMOVE THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES."

Answer 2

Matthew 7:1-8 (New Living Translation)
New Living Translation (NLT)

Matthew 7
Do Not Judge Others
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. 2 For you will be treated as you treat others.[a] The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.[b]
3 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye[c] when you have a log in your own? 4 How can you think of saying to your friend,[d] ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.

6 “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy.[e] Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.

Answer 3

I don't know if anyone has the "right" to judge another, but I do believe there are those who are given the responsibility to do so (after all, there's an entire book in the Old Testament called "Judges"!). But even those who are given that calling must do so with love, kindness, wisdom, and understanding, lest they abuse their calling and risk causing as many problems as those whom they judge (hense the warning about worrying about the mote in someone else's eye while ignoring the beam in your own).

Answer 4

NO. Don't judge others, but protect yourself from immorality, harm and evil.

Ex. You meet an ex-con that was in for murder. Don't judge him, we don't know the whole story and it's up to God to decide where he goes when he dies.
BUT, don't get all hunky-dory with the dude, going to the gun range with him and stuff!

Also, things like Christian groups calling out Jessica Simpson when she got all Daisy Duke-d. She said don't judge me, you are suppose to be Christians. I can see if a Church says things along the line of standing up for their values without verbally saying mean things about her or to her. Her whole family was very religious and the next thing she is walking around with hardly any clothes on. It's one thing to gossip about it, but another thing entirely to stand up for what you know is right in the eyes of the Lord.
BUT, there are things that He and she knows that we don't. She was having a rough spot in her marriage so maybe she was insecure and thought she needed to do things like that. He is very understanding to our plights. All over the Bible he was forgiving harlots left and right. Some people do things because they don't care about God, but other people do things because they are unhappy and sad, and He knows the real reasons.

So no, we shouldn't judge lol.

Answer 5

It all depends on what is meant by judging. We are not to condemn one another, no. We are to exhort one another to good works and godly behavior. If we see a fellow Christian in a particular sin, Paul says that those who are mature in the faith are to restore the other Christian gently. Clearly, we are not to tolerate obvious sin in the church. (By obvious, I mean overt and/or observable. One should never presume to judge or even try to determine another's thoughts. Leave those sins -- sins of thought and intent -- entirely to God to deal with, and trust Him that He will deal with it.)

However, there's nothing to stop the heathen from acting like heathens, so these things apply only to confessed Christians.

Answer 6

Christians are not supposed to judge each other. A brother is not even allowed to call another "fool". As human beings, we are equal and not to pass judgement on others. We are supposed to correct them when they do wrong. But if they do not listen, then just let them be.

Answer 7

The first answer says, by their fruits you shall know them.
You can only know that if you have given yourself completely to God. But also their are those Christians who think they are better then the ones that have no faith or don't believe as much as they do and it is those Christians who judge, not true Christians. It is best to acknowledge the fact you are no better then the non believer.


like king Solomon said do not be over wise or try to be over righteous why kill yourself.

Answer 8

Sure we do. If you see someone suffering under a life of sin, you should judge that person to evaluate how to help.
You should not condemn them to hell, that's not your right or mission.
Yelling , You are going to hell, never scared anyone into repentance.
One of the gifts of the Spirit is discernment of spirits. If you discern an evil spirit in someone and you aren't equipped to handle it, discern the best thing you can do is seek help. That's judgment.

Answer 9

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. this isn't judging, but rather pointing out the truth in hope of bringing repentance in the other person. 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

Answer 10

To gossip about another, idle, non-profitable gossip, avails little.. But, that doesn't mean a wrong should be called right either. If someone feels that another person is making a big time mistake, it would be better to talk privately with them and respectfully, kindly, prayerfully, sit down and talk to them.