I wrote a devotion about the harm of pornography and a woman wrote and told me, "Judge not." She said I shouldn't judge people's choices in reading materials because that was God's job.
Her misunderstanding is common. Many people think that the Bible prohibits us from judging anything beyond our own sins.
But the "Judge not" passage (Matthew 7:1-5), when read in context, actually teaches us these points:
So why have we so easily accepted this "judge not" error?
Because Satan has been twisting Scripture from the beginning of time to confuse us and make us soft on sin.
But we can refuse Satan's counsel by checking everything, even out-of-context Scripture passages, against the full truth of God's Word.
https://biblelovenotes.blogspot.com/2013/01/do-not-judge.html?m=1
Her misunderstanding is common. Many people think that the Bible prohibits us from judging anything beyond our own sins.
But the "Judge not" passage (Matthew 7:1-5), when read in context, actually teaches us these points:
- Don’t judge others with a different standard than you judge yourself.
- Judge your own sins first, because unrepentant sin alters your "vision" (perspective).
- If you appropriately deal with your sins, you’ll be able to appropriately judge others effectively.
So why have we so easily accepted this "judge not" error?
Because Satan has been twisting Scripture from the beginning of time to confuse us and make us soft on sin.
But we can refuse Satan's counsel by checking everything, even out-of-context Scripture passages, against the full truth of God's Word.
https://biblelovenotes.blogspot.com/2013/01/do-not-judge.html?m=1