Nobody Can Judge?

When it comes to judging, Jesus' teaching in Matthew 7:1-5 is about not judging hypocritically. For Jesus' teaching on not judging to be applicable in all cases, between all people and in all matters (like most believe), it would have to be that every one is an evil doer who should not speak against or "judge" what other evil doers are doing (because that would be hypocritical). Then it would be a case of total darkness. There is no way out of that because with such a belief that Jesus has absolutely forbidden all exercise of judgment, the plank can't come out of no one's eye and no one can love a brother or sister and remove the speck out of his or her eye either. Because light and truth are necessary to see the problems in the body and address them. And Jesus did come into the world, and He did say He is the light of the world and that those who follow Him will not walk in the darkness but will have the light of life (John 8:12).

John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Exercising righteous judgment is shedding light, and not everyone appreciates light. So Jesus also says:
John 3:19-21
19 And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his works would be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”

Some do walk in the light, without a plank in their eye and are able to exercise a righteous judgment. It does not mean "hating" on someone or pretending to be perfect. But thank you Jesus! He died to allow all those who follow Him to walk in the light and be alert and vigilant because the world is full of deceivers. 



See also:
Who am I to Judge?
https://yestothetruth.blogspot.com/2017/07/who-am-i-to-judge.html
 
The Myth of Casting Stones
https://yestothetruth.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-myth-of-casting-stones.html 

"Only God can judge me!"
https://www.facebook.com/yestothetruth/posts/1342248582520728




 

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