Despite the mutual "judge not" misunderstanding, the Bible clearly tells us how, who, too what to judge. Below are Scriptures explaining specifics. Below the Scriptures, yous volition uncovering a collection of 1-minute devotions addressing diverse aspects of biblical judgment.
How To Judge:
1. Judge Not Like Job’s FriendsJob's friends tried to tell Job that his problems were a sign that God was punishing him.
God rebuked them: “you have got non spoken the truth close me.” Job 42:7
We shouldn’t blame hardship on the person’s actions or attitudes unless specifically obvious. For example, nosotros tin approximate that a somebody gets lung cancer because they smoke or gets inwards a car accident because they drive piece drinking. But nosotros should non blame sickness or tragedy on sins non related to the problem.
This 1-minute devotion addresses this type of judgment: Job’s Friends
2. Judge Not past times Appearance
1 Samuel 16:7: "But the LORD said to Samuel, 'Don't approximate past times his appearance or height, for I have got rejected him. The LORD doesn't reckon things the agency yous reckon them. People approximate past times outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.'"
These 1-minute devotions utter close this type of judgment:
Hearts versus Faces
Sometimes We Miss Seeing Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Man's Heart
3. Judge Not By Position or Wealth
James 2:1-7: "My brothers too sisters, believers inwards our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must non present favoritism. 2 Suppose a human comes into your coming together wearing a gilt band too fine clothes, too a misfortunate human inwards filthy quondam clothes also comes in. 3 If yous present exceptional attending to the human wearing fine clothes too say, 'Here’s a proficient topographic point for you,' but tell to the misfortunate man, 'You stand upwardly there' or 'Sit on the flooring past times my feet,' 4 have got yous non discriminated amidst yourselves too larn judges amongst evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my honey brothers too sisters: Has non God chosen those who are misfortunate inwards the eyes of the footing to last rich inwards faith too to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? 6 But yous have got dishonored the poor. Is it non the rich who are exploiting you? Are they non the ones who are dragging yous into court?7 Are they non the ones who are blaspheming the noble mention of him to whom yous belong?"
This 1-minute devotion discusses this type of judgment:
Christians Look on the Heart
4. Judge Not Harshly
James 2:12-13: "Speak too human activity every bit those who are going to last judged past times the constabulary that gives freedom, 13 because judgment without mercy volition last shown to anyone who has non been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment."
This 1-minute devotion discusses this type of judgment:
Standing Firm
5. Judge Not Hypocritically
Matthew 7:1-4: “Do non judge, or yous besides volition last judged. 2 For inwards the same agency yous approximate others, yous volition last judged, too amongst the stair out yous use, it volition last measured to you. 3 Why hit yous hold back at the speck of sawdust inwards your brother’s oculus too pay no attending to the plank inwards your ain eye? 4 How tin yous tell to your brother, ‘Let me have got the speck out of your eye,’ when all the fourth dimension at that topographic point is a plank inwards your ain eye?"
These 1-minute devotion utter close this type of judgment:
I Remember the Plank
To Judge or Not to Judge
Who to Judge:
Matthew 7:5: "You hypocrite, commencement have got the plank out of your ain eye, too and thence yous volition reckon clearly to take away the speck from your brother's eye." (See context above.)
1 Corinthians 11:28: "Everyone ought to examine themselves earlier they consume of the breadstuff too quaff from the cup."
1 Corinthians 13:5: "Examine yourselves to reckon if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely yous know that Jesus Christ is amidst you; if not, yous have got failed the bear witness of genuine faith."
1 John 1:8-10: "If nosotros claim to last without sin, nosotros deceive ourselves too the truth is non inwards us. 9 If nosotros confess our sins, he is faithful too merely too volition forgive us our sins too purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If nosotros claim nosotros have got non sinned, nosotros brand him out to last a liar too his give-and-take is non inwards us."
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2. Judge False Teachers
Matthew 7:15-20: “Watch out for faux prophets. They come upwardly to yous inwards sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. sixteen By their fruit yous volition recognize them. Do people alternative grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every proficient tree bears proficient fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. eighteen Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 proficient tree cannot acquit bad fruit, too a bad tree cannot acquit proficient fruit. nineteen Every tree that does non acquit proficient fruit is cutting downward too thrown into the fire. twenty Thus, past times their fruit yous volition recognize them."
3. Judge Sinning Believers
Matthew 18:15: "If to a greater extent than or less other believer sins against you, run privately too betoken out the offense. If the other somebody listens too confesses it, yous have got won that somebody back."
James 5:19-20: "My honey brothers too sisters, if someone amidst yous wanders away from the truth too is brought back, 20 yous tin last sure that whoever brings the sinner dorsum from wandering volition relieve that somebody from decease too choose close the forgiveness of many sins."
1 Corinthians 5:12: "It isn't my responsibleness to approximate outsiders, but it sure enough is your responsibleness to approximate those within the church building who are sinning."
See 7 Claims of False Teachers
4. Judge Bad Companions
1 Corinthians 15:33: "Do non last misled: 'Bad fellowship corrupts proficient character.'"
Ephesians 5: 5-7: "For of this yous tin last sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a somebody is an idolater—has whatever inheritance inwards the kingdom of Christ too of God. 6 Let no 1 deceive yous amongst empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. 7 Therefore hit non last partners amongst them."
See 4 Types of People God Tells Us to Avoid
Formal church building judgment against sinning believers
Read 1 Corinthians 5 too Matthew 18:15-17
What to Judge:
Ephesians 5:11: "Have nix to hit amongst the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather reveal them."
2. Judge False Teachings
Acts 17:11: "Now the Berean Jews were of to a greater extent than noble graphic symbol than those inwards Thessalonica, for they received the message amongst corking eagerness too examined the Scriptures every 24-hour interval to reckon if what Paul said was true."
3. Judge Bad Influences
Psalm 101:3: "I volition non hold back amongst blessing on anything that is vile. I loathe what faithless people do; I volition have got no business office inwards it."
1 John 2:15-17: "Do non love the footing or anything inwards the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is non inwards them.16 For everything inwards the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes,and the pride of life—comes non from the Father but from the world. 17 The footing too its desires overstep away, but whoever does the volition of God lives forever."
1-Minute devotions addressing biblical judgment:
Biblical Judgment: v Errors to Avoid
An Immature View of Judging
Walk a Mile inwards Their Moccasins
Nobody's Business
To Judge or Not to Judge
Do Not Judge
Judge Not Scripture Out of Context
Judgment Phobia
Judge the Sin, Not the Sinner??
Judging Ourselves
All Sins are Not the Same inwards God's Eyes
Context is King!
I Remember the Plank
Misunderstanding Human Needs
Using the "J" Word
Using the "J" Word Bible Study
Insights for the "J" Word Bible Study
Inaccurate, Illogical, Popular
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