I'm worn of people throwing the old "judge not lest you be judged" thing in our faces. Why would you not make judgement calls on such important issues like the murder of children. How shallow and uncaring it sounds to not judge someone for killing their baby because they are lazy or selfish and don't value their bodies by ripping someone from their womb. I found this on several sites, one being christianissues.biz. Several others confer: If you disagree, judge people at least by their sinful behaviors, not looks or stupid behavior.
Many Christians misinterpret what the Bible says about judging and say that we should never judge. In Matthew 7:1-5, Jesus did say not to judge. However, a close look at these verses will show that He is referring to hypocritical judging and He went on to say that when a hypocrite cleans up his own life then he will be fit to judge another. Of course, it is always wrong to make judgments about a person's motives or thoughts because we don't know their mind. In John 7:24, Jesus said, "Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment." In this verse Jesus is talking about making righteous judgments in regard to God's laws. We must make judgments in matters of biblical doctrine and righteous living. The Bible is our foundation and if we don't discern and follow what God says then it will become just another book. Then everyone will be doing whatever they think is right, just like the Israelis did in the time of the Judges. Judges 21:25 says, "In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit".
I'm worn of people throwing the old "judge not lest you be judged" thing in our faces. Why would you not make judgement calls on such important issues like the murder of children. How shallow and uncaring it sounds to not judge someone for killing their baby because they are lazy or selfish and don't value their bodies by ripping someone from their womb. I found this on several sites, one being christianissues.biz. Several others confer: If you disagree, judge people at least by their sinful behaviors, not looks or stupid behavior.
Many Christians misinterpret what the Bible says about judging and say that we should never judge. In Matthew 7:1-5, Jesus did say not to judge. However, a close look at these verses will show that He is referring to hypocritical judging and He went on to say that when a hypocrite cleans up his own life then he will be fit to judge another. Of course, it is always wrong to make judgments about a person's motives or thoughts because we don't know their mind. In John 7:24, Jesus said, "Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment." In this verse Jesus is talking about making righteous judgments in regard to God's laws. We must make judgments in matters of biblical doctrine and righteous living. The Bible is our foundation and if we don't discern and follow what God says then it will become just another book. Then everyone will be doing whatever they think is right, just like the Israelis did in the time of the Judges. Judges 21:25 says, "In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit".