For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged and with what measure you measure, it will be measured to you. “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. Lets look at the entire paragraph in Matthew 7 instead of just picking out one sentence out of context: Jesus was rebelling against hypocritical judging and commanded us not to do that. Jesus was rebelling against the judgmental Jewish hierarchy and commanded us not to do that. They forget to quote the second half of “don’t judge lest you be judged.” It’s: “the measure by which you judge is the measure by which you’ll be judged.” At the final judgment, when God comes to judge them, do you really think God will be okay with excuses like “Oh but I was right to judge!” or “But I wasn’t sinning so it was okay!” No - God’s gonna judge then the same way they judged others. It feels good to judge! The world judges! But we should be transformed by the renewing of our minds into following Jesus’s clear instructions. They are human and love their judgment and condemning others and will twist Jesus’s words to fit the desires of their sinful flesh. How can you really take someone who says “don’t judge,” has the story of the log in the eye, and more, and turn him into someone saying, “Yes you should judge more!!” It’s another indictment of how far from Christ some corners of modern Christianity are. Too many Christians do mental gymnastics to make Jesus’s clear words on judging mean the exact opposite of what they obviously mean. Please visit the wiki for the complete list. No one comes to the Father except through me." - John 14:6Ĭome chat with us on IRC /#reddit-Christianity /#reddit-Christianity-meta Religious/Denominational Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. If you are asking a question, be sure to check our FAQ as it may have already been addressed there. Our Community Policy (XP for short) contains guidelines to help promote healthy discussion and discourage trolling, please review it.
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