“For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.” Matthew 7:2
It is good for us that God does not judge us the way man does, otherwise we would all probably be gone. We are so judgmental toward one another. Many of us who are saved sit in judgment of those who do not know Jesus. We judge people based on their past mistakes or our prejudice toward someone. We can be very harsh with each other.
Jesus tells us that they way we judge others is how we will be judged. How do you judge people? Do you show people the same mercy and compassion that God shows? Our judgment will not win people for Christ. Even the bible says the kindness of God brings repentance. We are to show the love of God especially to the unsaved. We must remember that we were once sinners and Christ died for the ungodly. We are saved by grace and not by works, so we have no room for boasting. Let’s use the measure that Jesus used in judging others. Jesus sees the best in a person and does not hold their sins against them because He died for all of our sins.
One day we will stand at the judgment seat and must give an account for what we have done. Do you want to be judged on how you judged others or judged by Jesus who already paid the price for your sins?
This one I’m working on… There’s such a fine line between having an opinion and being judgmental… Trying to stay on the right side can definitely be a challenge, but we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, right? (smile)
I really believe you have to look at a person’s heart also. There are those that judge based on hatred or in pride and not in the spirit of love. I think we are all prone to hold some judgment or opinion of others but how do we act on that? When we think too highly of ourselves and put others down to stroke our own egos is where the problem lies. As Christians we are to hold each other accountable and correct our behaviors giving wise counsel etc.