While the Bible denounces faultfinding, it applauds fruit inspecting Matthew If a person has a pattern of wrong or hurtful behavior, that information helps us make sound decisions. Many people suffer because they suppress the negative vibes they pick up. The rest of Matthew 7 explains how to do this. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly?
Are you not acting like mere humans? Love is stronger than tolerance. It seeks the eternal good of the one loved. It protects even when it uncomfortable to do so. If something is harmful evil in the above verse , love stays away from it.
A woman told me a tragic story of the peril of ignoring discernment. A neighbor came to her apartment late one night and asked to come in. How can I call myself a Christian and turn him away? She let him in, and he raped her. Satan misused Scripture when he tempted Jesus in the wilderness Matthew He uses the same tricks today. It crushes tender spirits and causes people to hide their spiritual gifts. The Bible gives us plenty more advice as we investigate this topic, so let's explore some ways to judge righteously.
Take into consideration the bigger picture when making a judgment. To simply judge a person based on their appearance, reputation, gossip, or rumors is foolishness John ; Proverbs ; Luke Make sure you have all the facts before you judge. Going along with judging wisely, we need to be sure of the truth of what we say in judgment.
To knowingly bear false witness is to lie and absolutely wrong Proverbs Titus reminds us to "slander no one. Before we judge another person for their alleged sins, we need to take a good, honest look at ourselves. Do we have any right to judge someone else's indiscretions or sinful mistakes in the state we ourselves are in? See Romans and James Jesus had many strong rebukes for hypocritical people in the church Matthew , 5, 16; Luke , and He very harshly warned against copying those actions Matthew Just because we recognize sin in another's life, that doesn't give us the right to hack them to pieces.
Titus tells us to always be gentle toward everyone. If someone were to confront you about a sin, how would you want them to go about it? Would you want them to be harsh and hurtful or gentle and compassionate? One who has skill to decide on the merits of a question, or on the value of any thing; one who can discern truth and propriety. A man who is no judge of law, may be a good judge of poetry or eloquence, or of the merits of a painting.
In the history of Israel, a chief magistrate, with civil and military powers. The Israelites were governed by judges more than three hundred years, and the history of their transactions is called the book of Judges. A juryman or juror. In criminal suits, the jurors are judges of the law as well as of the fact. To compare facts or ideas, and perceive their agreement or disagreement, and thus to distinguish truth from falsehood.
To form an opinion; to bring to issue the reasoning or deliberations of the mind. If I did not know the originals, I should not be able to judge, by the copies, which was Virgil and which Ovid.
To hear and determine, as in causes on trial; to pass sentence. He was present on the bench, but could not judge in the case. To discern; to distinguish; to consider accurately for the purpose of forming an opinion or conclusion. Judge in yourselves; is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? God, in His infinite wisdom searches the hearts of men, understands our intentions, and calls us to follow Him. He is not an angry, harsh judge, but rather a judge who looks at the sin within the human heart and calls us to repentance and salvation in Jesus John We must see God as a just, merciful judge Psalm whose intentions and commands are for our good and the good of others Romans And we must acknowledge that our sinful hearts are prone to judge and in a need of a gracious Savior.
The sin of judgment is often rooted in insecurity and pride. It is easier in our awkwardness to make a comment to the person beside us, than it is to hold the judgement that is on our tongue. And our pride often tells us that judgement is okay because we are and know better than the other person.
In essence, our insecurity and pride reveal the judgement of souls through our criticism, gossip, and assumptions of others. But God is not fazed by our judgmental hearts. In fact, He even called out the priest Samuel for judging by appearance in 1 Samuel :. As Christians we are not called to judge the appearance or outward perception of someone.
Rather, we are called to exhort and build up the church, humbly confront sin, and always seek reconciliation. In 1 Corinthians 5 , Paul is very clear as he writes to the church about who we are and are not supposed to judge. Do you not judge those who are within the church [to protect the church as the situation requires]?
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