Who are we to judge?

Written by Zhey Chua |Posted on May 18, 2008 | Comments

John 7:24 says “judge with righteous judgment”
Proverbs 31:9 says “Speak up and judge fairly”
Matthew 7: 19-20 says thus, “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.” (to recognize their fruits, one must use judgment)
2 Thessalonians 3:6 says, “In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us.” (to know who you should keep away from, judgment is clearly called for)

The above passages are just but a few passages from the Bible that speaks about judging. So yes, it is not a sin to judge per se’, but as John 7:24 says, “judge with righteous judgment”. Judge according to the Scriptures, if you see or hear a brother sin, rebuke him, just as Christ rebuked the Pharisees, Sadducees, the Samaritan woman, Nicodemus and even his disciple Peter when he walked on the water and fell for having little faith, and more.

Being judgmental is the very essence of discerning right from wrong, for how can you separate good from the bad if you do not judge? However, it must be taken into full consideration that we must judge fairly and righteously, so if I’d write here that atheism is sinful and is an abomination before the eyes of God, certainly I am being judgmental but also, it would be safe for me to say that I am using righteous judgment because atheism diminishes the Lordship of God, in fact, it denies God. Atheism does not only believe that there is NO God, it even insults God, atheism mocks at anything and everything that speaks of and about God.

It is sinful to tolerate and respect other people’s views and opinions if these speak against God. Exercising tolerance for someone who speaks falsely about God and/or Christ makes him accountable to God. To merely shrug one’s shoulder and say to himself, “well, that is your opinion, I respect it”, makes him accountable to God, too because he is allowing the name of God be insulted and blasphemed. The Scripture says thus: ”

But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.- Matthew 10: 33

Anyone who believes in God also believes that God is the Father, in fact, He is also called the Almighty Father, but it is very, very sad to see so many of these so-called God-believing individuals allow non-believers bash the name of God, all in the name of “tolerance”, “respect” and “trying not to be judgmental”.

Funny, but when someone call our parents by any insulting name, we raise the red flag and immediately come to our parents’ defense. The question is, if we can do it for our own parents, why then can’t we do it for God? If we cannot tolerate, respect and not judge those who insult our parents, then why do we do so to those who insult God? Isn’t God our Father?

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“One of the biggest lies of the devil is that unity must be preserved through the abolishment of all criticism.” – CuttingEdge.Org