Matthew 7:1-2……….Working

Matthew 7:1-2……….Working

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way as you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

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Note: Another way in which this call to “Judge not”  is commonly misunderstood, is that people who routinely quote the verse do so to justify their own failure to assist  other people in following Jesus. Hence, they interpret “Judge not” as if it were “Care not” and “Help not.” That they have no right to stand in God’s place by correcting another persons behavior.

Note: Judging here is not condemning but “judging” the spiritual condition of another. First of all, what we are not doing is condemning anyone. That is not our call. That is God’s call. But the very possibility of condemnation should make us very concerned about the spiritual condition of the people around us. This should drive us to love them and to share the gospel so that they would indeed know repentance; and the forgiveness of sins and eternal life in Jesus assured to those who repent. But when Jesus says “do not judge” He means don’t take on God’s role. We do not say who goes to heaven or who goes to hell. God does, so in this sense don’t judge, don’t ever judge, this is not for you and it is not for me. However, this does not mean that we are not to judge the signs of danger and concern. As St. Paul teaches at 1-Corn. 5. We are not to judge the heart but we are to judge a persons fruit.