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Add to FavoritesYes, it has been spoken and shown that judging others is against Christian principles.
I have heard that Christians boast of not casting judgement on others, but I have witnessed differently. There are things I write about that have caught the religious eye and have been met with hostility because of it. Most groups that have approached me were Christian, as the others were other various religious sects.
My thought was that Christians did not judge others, but applied careful words and techniques for others to view how they view. I was wrong of course, because anyone who does not have the same beliefs or views were considered a threat (and that is from first hand experience). I will not try to squash anyones' bubble by being mean so I will speak with a nuetral voice by saying this. They have helped many people, but they have also did things that are not morally good either. When someone casts opinions, they have the right to do so, but sometimes it seems that Christianity go well beyond just voicing opinions. They go all out on things they believe to be morally wrong and that is their God given right. The only thing I do not agree with is to turn that opinion into a violent action. Of course, they would never admit that they have taken such a turn and most cannot be proven, but in time all will tell.
They talk about how they are closer to God and that He speaks through them which I do not disbelieve. I also think that they take it way too far when they go out of their way to bash people verbally. They do good things by helping others, but how far will they go to secure people into their religion? It has been proven that their faith healers are nothing more than charlatans by many sources in newspapers claiming they are money hungry and what not. I can say that I can heal people by touch, but I have never charged a person because I believe that it should be done because the true intent was to help people, not earn a profit.
I think that we need to step back and remember that we should never judge anyone. That power alone is left up to God, and not once did I ever read that it was a choice given to us in the bible or anywhere else.
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In order to test the value of something, you must first judge it. This goes for cars, tools, appliances, clothes, food, and other items. The same can be said about people. In order to know their value or worth, we must judge them.
Coming from a Baptist background, I will use deacons as an example. The church decides to vote in three deacons. Do we just go out there and say, "We want you, you, and you." Of course not. We judge who will be the best man fit for the job by looking at their lives. Do they tithe? Do they attend church regularly? Are they involved in church functions? Is their home life pointing toward God? Etc, etc.
We just judged these men. Is that wrong? Of course not.
It's not who we judge or how we judge, or even why we judge. It's all about what we judge.
The one thing we certainly cannot judge is a person's salvation. That is God's decision. We can judge others about how they live after salvation.
The Bible says "...believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God" How do we try them? By judging them.
The Bible says to beware of wolves in sheep's clothing. You won't know if it is a wolf or a sheep unless you judge its actions.
Many false prophets like to come into the church and take innocent people and turn their doctrine upside down. Unless we judge everyone, we do not know whether we are dealing with a false prophet or not.
We judge people when we place them in leadership positions in the church.
The most quoted verse, "Judge not, lest ye be judge." is often misunderstood. First of all, look who he is speaking to. He is speaking to the hypocrites. Those who have a beam in their own eye certainly cannot see to get the mote out of another's eye.
Secondly, we are told that with whatever we judge people by, we will be judged by the same character. In other words, I can't judge you for not tithing if I myself am not tithing. That's hypocrisy.
And besides, how do we restore a fallen brother if we do not know he has fallen. There will be signs of his backsliding. How do we know he is backsliding? We judge him according to God's Word.
Also, the Bible says we will know people by the fruit they produce. You don't get apples from an orange tree. We as Christians do have the right to inspect other Christians to see the fruit they produce.
Once again, we do not have the right to judge a person's salvation. That is between them and the Lord. But we must take care of our people while they are here on earth. We do that by judging. And remember, we can judge all day long, but we will all be judged one day by God Himself.
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