Sunday, March 20, 2011

"Thou Shalt not Judge" Where is that in the Bible?

Matthew 7:

1"Do not judge so that you will not be judged. 2"For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. 3"Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? 5"You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. 6"Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Luke 6:


36"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

37"Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. 38"Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return."

Romans 2:


1Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.


4Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?


1 Corinthians 6:

2Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts?

3Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?

Most Christians read judge not so that you will not be judged" and make it say"thou shalt not judge" changing it into a commandment. Not.

Judge yourself first taking the log out of your own eye then you can help with the speck in the sheep's eye. We don't always know the sheep from the dogs or the pigs. When you repent you become righteous and your judgments become holy. When you say to a sinner "you're living in sin" the dogs will ignore you. Or when you show someone that his world view is wrong the pigs will turn and attack you. The more we teach the truth the more they will attack us pressed down, shaken together, and running over. You say the same things to a sheep living in sin or believing what is wrong and he will repent.

Judge not that you be not judged is a warning not a commandment. It is impossible to say to someone "you need to repent," without first judging him.

The fact is Jesus wants us to judge ourselves first so we can be kind to the sinner showing the mercy of God so through His goodness we call everyone to repentance.

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