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There is a difference between how we judge a person, and how we feel about a person. Both concepts can sometimes become intertwined with each other, but let us look at how each one is inherently different from one another.

When you look for the definition for the word "judge" in the dictionary, you will get a few meanings. A judge is a person who hears evidence on legal arguments, is charged with the administration of justice, an administrative head, a person who holds an opinion or estimate, or even someone who makes a careful guess about something.

In general, a judge is someone who settles an argument or holds an opinion based upon the facts put in front of him or her. To settle this argument, the judge needs laws in order to make sure that justice is carried out. The first known laws created by humans date back as far as 3000 BC., and they have changed through the years depending on the time and situation. As these laws have changed through time, the concept of a judge has not. His job will always be to base an opinion based on the laws he has to work with. In other words, a judge cannot simply say that he is right and others are wrong. He has to decide based upon the law. In addition, we as a society have laws of etiquette and other concepts that we regard as important. These "laws" may not be written, but we as humans try to abide by them as well.

Today, people might say that we have the laws of Moses (Ten Commandments), and that we as humans can interpret those laws, and therefore judge based upon what we think is right, but this is not entirely true. There is a difference between the laws of God and the laws created by man. We as humans create our laws, and we change them according to the time and situation, but the law of God will never change. It will be the same until the end of the world. Since we create our laws (legislation, etiquette, communication, political, etc.), we can judge accordingly, but we did not create the laws given to us by God. Even if we add them to our own legislation or belief structures, we still have to abide by his guidelines. Only God can judge us according to his law. If for example we feel that we are "better" because we pray every day, this does not mean that we are better, just that we have judged according to our feelings, and not by God's law, which bring us to the concept of feelings.

Feelings can range from emotions, sentiments, attitudes, and opinions, to consciousness, and thought. For now, we will simply look at how our beliefs can affect our feelings leading us to judge.

Based upon our own beliefs, when we come upon a situation in which we feel our beliefs have been threatened, we as humans will simply rush to a judgment. This judgment can appear to us to be the "right" one, but it will usually be based upon our own belief structure, and not by God's law. You will not find any part of the Bible that states that we must judge. You will find many parts in which we are told to do certain things, and to act out to make sure that justice is served, but these actions are not brought about by using our own judgments, but by the commandments given to us by God.

As Christians, we are not taught to judge, but to accept, to hope, and to love. We cannot judge someone based upon what we feel is right or wrong, but we should only accept them as who they are, hope for the best outcome in any situation, and to love one another as Jesus Christ loved us.

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