Friday, June 17, 2016

Judge vs Judgemental

In the Bible Jesus Christ brings up judging frequently.  Here are a few examples:

"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment."


"
Judge not, that ye be not judged. "


Is Christ suggesting that you shouldn't judge at all or are these statements more related to being judgmental?

In todays world it means both because most people either can't handle being a judge, don't know what judging entails or both.

A person who acts as a judge usually follows a set of rules, methods, ethics, etc. when judging.  Not only do they follow courtroom procedure but they also are bound by laws on how to judge.

In the time of Christ people were judged by the mosaic law but Christ himself didn't agree with the mosaic law.

There are many times Christ was judged before his final judgment that led to his crucifixion.  There is one example in my mind where Christ judged another.

The example that comes to mind is the example of the women taken in adultery that is brought to him to judge.

A crowd brings her to him to judge.

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So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."

He basically tells the crowd to judge her.

Then when they leave he judges her but he judges righteously.

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