I fear that Matthew 7.1 is the only Bible verse people in much of modern Western society know, and that they know it quite badly. What is judging in the Bible? We are in fact to make moral decisions and assess whether something is right or wrong. But we are not to condemn out of hand without knowledge.
So how should we judge? We look at the facts. We consider Scripture. If something is sin we identify it as sin for which Christ died. If something is not sin we identify it as something which is good in the sight of our Lord. We consider that our sin is every bit as serious, maybe more serious, than the sin of those around us. And we rejoice in Christ's atoning sacrifice.
Who's judgmental? It must be those people who have decided that Christians are judgmental.
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Dave Spotts
blogging at http://capnsaltyslongvoyage.blogspot.com and http://alex-kirk.blogspot.com
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